Jaded

With the threat of recall a very real possibility right now, are there any gotchas to simply resigning one's commission in the reserves? Can a person rejoin the service after resigning their commission?

And canopy pooling rears its ugly head again... Sad.

Is that O-4 or O-5?

I think the anonymity is for the poster, not the OG. If you give out a name, it reveals what base that person is at, and post histories can be used to find out who that person is. Cue reprisal from said OG.

Why would you apply and not accept a return? Didn't like the job they offered?

USAF didn't even know this policy was going to drop. It was SECDEF acting alone.

You are way too old to be that good with memes.

Ok internet lawyers, what are the loopholes for this? In what situations can you not be recalled?

I don't think you guys understand. There is no negotiation required when you can just order people back. You'll get your AD paycheck, and you'll give up any retirement you'd been drawing. Why would they possibly give you anything else? It's just a backdoor draft, and anybody who gets recalled is going to get the shittiest job for the least pay possible.

I'm more wondering how VA disability affects your ability to re enter AD.

Here's what I don't understand. You can fly in the guard and reserves with very high disability ratings. Would AD be any different?

From a good source: "First blush from A1 is this just let's us open VRRAAD from 25 pilots for 12 months to up to 1000 pilots for 3 years...but still VOLUNTARY!!! I'll get you more info on Monday.”

There already exists a program to allow to voluntarily recall 25 people. 0 have signed up so far. This program increases that number to 1000. It makes no sense to increase the number of slots if there is no interest anyway, unless the plan is to start involuntary recalling people.

If you've been living in your home financed by a VA loan, and you decide to move but keep the old property as a rental, is there a requirement to refinance? My understanding was that the primary residence requirement was for the application only, and is not restrictive if you want to move out and rent later.

brick, I understand your anger, and I get your post, but ONLY in the context of why you voted for Trump. I was in the "wait and see" camp when Trump got elected, and was excited to see what he and the GOP would do with a unified house, senate, white house, and supreme court. I've been horrified by the last six months. I understand that you are a true believer, and that nothing I say (and nothing Trump does) is going to change your mind. Just please understand that there are people like me, who consider themselves conservative (think WSJ, not Breitbart), who believe that Trump's contempt for things like the rule of law concern me as much as anything that happened during the Obama era. He seems to believe that he is the King of America, and his consistently erratic behavior is not something I value in the person who controls our nuclear arsenal.

Yeah, this is great. The stock market is up what, 20% since the election? Just a quick question though - if the stock market were to fall 25%, would you consider that Trump's fault (or does he only get credit when it's a positive thing)?

The Army is not a social laboratory; to be effective, it must be organized and trained according to the principles which will insure success. Experiments, to meet the wishes and demands of the champions of each person for the solution of their problems are a danger to efficiency, discipline, and morale.

https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=80124D36-EF8B-4CBD-A75A-9C6C697CA235 From John McCain: STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON TRANSGENDER AMERICANS IN THE MILITARY Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump’s tweet regarding transgender Americans in the military: “The President’s tweet this morning regarding transgender Americans in the military is yet another example of why major policy announcements should not be made via Twitter. “The statement was unclear. The Department of Defense has already decided to allow currently-serving transgender individuals to stay in the military, and many are serving honorably today. Any American who meets current medical and readiness standards should be allowed to continue serving. There is no reason to force service members who are able to fight, train, and deploy to leave the military—regardless of their gender identity. We should all be guided by the principle that any American who wants to serve our country and is able to meet the standards should have the opportunity to do so—and should be treated as the patriots they are. “The Department of Defense is currently conducting a study on the medical obligations it would incur, the impact on military readiness, and related questions associated with the accession of transgender individuals who are not currently serving in uniform and wish to join the military. I do not believe that any new policy decision is appropriate until that study is complete and thoroughly reviewed by the Secretary of Defense, our military leadership, and the Congress. “The Senate Armed Services Committee will continue to follow closely and conduct oversight on the issue of transgender individuals serving in the military.”

Everything that's old is new again. Where's the practice bleeding memo?

There's a guy in my reserve unit that is one seniority number from being able to bid to live in domicile. He's been stuck there for almost a year. $30,000 is one month's worth of captain's pay. It's hard to understand what even just a little bit of seniority means in this business. If you want to fly for the airlines for the rest of your working life, get out as soon as you can.

How many people know they aren't going to do 20 years at the beginning of their career? Maybe guys figure it out 5 years in, but at that point they've given up 5 years of matching and compound interest. How many guys that get out at 12 eek out a reserve retirement through the guard and reserve? The total benefit for 10 years of 5% match is what, $35k? $40k? For an officer who has a 4 year ADSC, it may be a no brainer. For an officer with a 10 year ADSC, it is not.

You do people a disservice by referring to this decision as a no brainer, regardless of situation (and especially for pilots.)

The new retirement system is a joke. A 5% match? WTF.

Eerily similar to the Shaw jet at Osan about 5 years ago. https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/landing-gear-collapse-caused-f-16-crash-in-s-korea-air-force-says-1.251417 As well as the Osan crash in 2010. https://www.stripes.com/news/landing-gear-failure-linked-to-f-16-crash-at-osan-1.114321#.WU6ZkMtOlnE

I've seen it before - lots of similarities to an f-16 demo. No crazy AOA stuff. Love the jet though.