Champ Kind
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4 hours ago, MooseAg03 said:
Thread bump. We’re into the busy flying season, anyone want to post their monthly gross for some motivation for those of us still in the penitentiary?
There was a great thread on APC where people were posting their 2017 W2 earnings with company, year, and caveats. Incredibly informative. Can't find the link now.
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5 hours ago, dream big said:
Haha there is nothing more important that we should be focusing on..the issue many people have is the increase in requirements with the intent of making squadrons go NMR in order to provide a demand signal for more people and resources. How many DOs / CCs do you know that would let that happen?
I don’t need some clown up at MAJCOM HQ to tell me to focus on tactics and flying, those worth their salt do that anyways as professional aviators. Plus, this technique isn’t going to sharpen people’s tactical proficiency. People are just going to get even more creative, cut corners in order to check the box and be green by the end of the semiannual. Seen it happen before.
This isn’t about letting us focus on the important stuff: If MAJCOM really wanted us to increase tactical proficiency, they would eliminate queep - like making WOs execs / aid de camps / additional duties / resiliency day etc. So far, except some weak memo from the CSAF, have not seen that effort.
This could be fuel for the argument that's come up in a previous thread: the MAF doesn't know what to do with WOs. Well, here's their chance. You want to beef up training requirements to reflect the current threats out there and the integration required to mitigate them? You've got people on your base that can have your crews ready when shit hits the fan. You just need to let them develop and execute a training plan and leave them alone as far as the other jobs and queep Dream Big discussed above. And when your units are better off than they were before as a result of the hard work, reward the guy or gal appropriately (and I don't mean with a sweet exec "opportunity") and push them for leadership roles.
This really is not that difficult.
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I’ll play along.... why is this a bad thing? Squadron manning aside, there’s still a job crews need to be ready to do. Sounds like someone near the top of the mobility world thinks we suck at parts of it and want to fix it. I think that’s good.
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I have heard that it will be a 91% promotion rate
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The VR stuff seems pretty cool. I can see a lot of potential there.
I’ve never strapped into one of these VR contraptions, but so far, my experience has been that nothing replaces your ass in the seat of a real airplane.-
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22 minutes ago, NKAWTG said:
The MAF would get by OK without patches, but I'd rather have a tanker guy planning tanker stuff than having the fighter patch doing it. It's just that AMC values queep above everything else, and they take the most capable bodies, and toss them at whatever the senior leaders view as important. Hence, the patch turning into an OPR/PRF monkey at the wing.
NKAWTG beat me to it. Lots to say on this topic, but that sums it up: the CAF and MAF appear to value different things.
Ram, I appreciate the dialog regarding patch necessity in the MAF, but I think that they do play an important role. Their role would be even more important if the MAF used them to their full capacity, but because of misplaced values, we have what we have now. The issue that the MAF is facing is that I truly don't think they know what to do with WIC guys. MAF upper management has been told by their colleagues at the CAF that patches should be treated as shiny pennies. So, the MAF has done the only thing they know how to do with shiny pennies: make them execs so that they are "broadened" as to what happens outside of the squadron and in the wings that they will supposedly command one day. Probably well-intentioned, but completely antithetical to what the Weapons School is supposed to produce. MAF management can't fathom bypassing developmental opportunities by leaving a shiny penny "down in the squadron" to build, teach, lead, and make the unit more effective in its primary (non-queen) mission.
And while I realize that patches in exec-type roles are non-standard in the CAF, I can say firsthand that I saw a patch flyer O-4 carrying Gen Goldfein's hat around on a base visit.
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AMCs “Fly only track” but only for DV platforms, because that’s where we are short on experienced aviators. Just when I thought AMC was at least on a good trajectory they pull this shit.
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/August 2018/Mobility-Boom.aspx
I had hopes for that initiative too. I can’t really think of a good reason to restrict “fly only” pilots to VIPSAM and keep that talent from the operational MAF.
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16 minutes ago, ThreeHoler said:
Sounds a lot like the AF of today. Somehow the only “distinguishing” features on a career are things like PT score. I know someone who was almost denied a PCS medal because he failed one PT test once after a max duty day in the desert (he scored a 98 two days later, but that didn’t matter).At the risk of a total sidebar...
I agree that PT is out of control as a "QFI", but how does one fail a PT test in the desert? (i.e., what was he doing taking a PT test while deployed? How is that even a thing?) If the PT test was immediately upon return to home station from a deployment, what was he doing taking it instead of being on post mission/recon?
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3 hours ago, HarleyQuinn said:
I learned something in the SOS auditorium.
Now we know you're trolling. Nobody learns anything at SOS.
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How can they possible do that. The board for every one with out a negative indicator was blind(Blank PRFs) so did they even rank those packages. If they didn't them the can't possible promote 95% of that group.
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Were PRFs mandated for people with negative indicators? Maybe if we're short Majors and the Wing CC says a guy with some marks on his record is deserving of promotion to that grade anyway ... just give him the damn oak leaves.
Spot on.
Is there a manning issue, or not?
The USAF has a hard time distinguishing between mistakes and crimes.
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Are there any other incentives big blue is offering to return?
I think I remember seeing in the bonus thread someone saying something like “yeah I’d come back....for $$$/year, permanent PT test exemption, no deployments, no queep/fly only, etc.”
Just wondering how much they are trying to sweeten the deal to attract back some talent and experience. -
How does someone heading to JCS get passed over?
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11 hours ago, Herkasaurus said:
And now the vice wing commander is in charge of the J model Airlift Wing...he’s a nav.
I like Rooster, he’s an old school dude who doesn’t put up with shit. But this is the 2nd time big blue has put a nav in command of a J model “Airlift Wing”. The other being the schoolhouse, which is why I use the term “Airlift Wing” loosely.
I don’t understand putting a guy in command who can’t fly the only MWS assigned to him. (Yes there are ways he can fly on a J, but that’s not the intent.)
A WSO in charge of the Bomber Wing or a Fighter Wing with Strike Eagles, sure. I get that. But this is just silly, especially to have done it multiple times now.
I assume I’m missing something.
The Airlift Group (AG) commander (before the 317th was a wing) during the C-130 H-to-J transition was a Herk nav.
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7 minutes ago, spaceman said:
Two years ago downrange the solution was to just wear a tan flightsuit nametag on the top part of your left shoulder (opposite of where the flag goes on your right shoulder). This year they say no more aircrew style nametags, so everyone got little velcro patches of just wings only to velcro on the left side of your chest above the US Air Force tape (same place wings go on ABU's). I don't think the wings patches are being mass produced/sold yet, so everyone has just been getting them custom made from the nearest embroidery shop.
Here you go:
https://uspatriottactical.com/action-embroidery-aeronautical-2-piece-flight-suit-badge-multicam/
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1 hour ago, cragspider said:
It’s about time AMC realize that they should stop putting non Herk guys in charge info Herk units.
The Herk community is not devoid of toxicity.
33 minutes ago, juacey said:Good news is that the 317 never needed a wing commander in the first place.
Truth. But hey, AMC got, what, three more O-6 billets out of it?
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For the love of god, we ALL know how worthless ACSC in correspondence is.... Please just stop. It can’t be a discriminator when the masses cut the bvllsh!t on their own.
Reference: AvIP changes, two tour in place option, CBT removal/thrash, 365 reductions, 5 year fencing for those that deployed their asses off. All because we are finally voting with our feet.
There’s no way in hell that you collectively get several year groups worth of officers to blow off ACSC in correspondence. A few over achievers with time on their hands ruins the whole deal.
And to the post above, no, a promotion board would not know whether you declined, and yes, your OPB only says “IDE COMPLETE” with no mention of residence or correspondence.... BUT, going in residence generates a duty title on your job history and a training report that will be at/near the top of your ROP. It is easy for a board member to know if you went in residence and it is still a discriminator.-
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[mention=1852]Champ Kind[/mention]
I also think they're not going to have you zipper-suited-sun-gods not be distinguishable in your 2-piece. You'll get some flair, or perhaps scarves will come back, or silver pipping around the collar...who knows.
We can only hope.
In all seriousness, my comments are more geared toward the “everyone’s a warrior” mentality. I’m a Herk guy. I support the war fighters on the ground. I get that. I accept that.
Why is it that we can’t just tell support functions (I am not talking about cyber operators...) that their job is to support, and that we need them to be damn good at it. They are not executing “the” mission, but take some pride in knowing that their support enables those executing and going into harms way.-
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There’s been a slow and steady narrative in the AF that one’s worth as an “Airman” is not measured by their proximity to the flight line. I think common looking uniforms for both flight and ground duties are, in management’s eyes, a step further in that direction.
I’ll be surprised if the green one piece bag stays, and I doubt they would authorize the green two piece above for concern over making flyers too “distinctive” and potentially triggering a nonner shoe clerk.-
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3 hours ago, Guardian said:
Some day. And maybe soon. As of right now I would still rather not be outed because my story would do that and I don’t want to have to deal with that fall out while still doing what I am doing. Sorry. Cryptic. You will just have to take my word for it that Fingers Goldfien could have been the one who wrote that article, even though it is a parody.
Edit: he does not care for us as individuals or members, just numbers.
Tease.
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But serious about fingers.
You’ve been pretty consistent with that message on here. What did Goldfein to do you, anyway? Story time.... -
Per CSAF, the ABU is replaced by the OCP. But to get it squadron t-shirts are gone.
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1 hour ago, Vimix22 said:I wonder if Coyote colored boots will be authorized with a green flight suit?
Is the AF going with coyote brown boots/T-shirts with the OCPs or sticking with tan? Either way, I too am curious to see what the regs will say regarding their wear with the green one piece flight suit. I remember the green boots looked weird as hell when they first became authorized.1 hour ago, Vimix22 said:for those who may prefer it over a one-piece flight suit
Hopefully some MAF commanders don’t get to overzealous in their “more restrictive” local supps and limit wear to only the two piece flight suits.Edit to add: also curious if leather jackets will be authorized with the two-piece flight suit.
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8 hours ago, pcola said:
Thanks guys. Gonna do 800k with AAFMA for a 15 year term I think. I’ll be 58 in 15 years. By that point the goal is to have a net worth such that we can consider ourselves “self-insured”. In other words no longer need a policy to cover my loss of income for my family’s standard of living. I guess an airline’s policy will be a “bonus.” Also planning to skip the SSB by the same logic
I've had the same policy with AAFMAA for about 7 years now. It was a very simple process and the low monthly premium is worth every penny. I think every service member should take advantage of this coverage to make sure your family is taken care of should the unthinkable occur.
It's Official, OCPs are Coming!
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So are we going to be able to wear leather jackets in this uniform?
As for the off-base stops, I fully intend to blow off that rule, especially considering it's allowed for the "OCPs" but supposedly not for the "A2CU".