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    Merry Christmas!

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    or to get through 1 meal this year without listening to how so and so was rude to so and so or so and so's baby threw a toy at so and so's baby, and god forbid one of them didn't volunteer for something.  

     

    If you’re referring to meal time conversations with your wife, it sounds like you guys need some hobbies, man.

    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I pity the poor exec in a flying squadron when it comes time to close out the captain OPRs.


    The answer to that lies in the changes to the promotion system. If you don’t need to show in 10 lines on a PRF that you have breadth and depth and are therefore worthy to serve in the next higher grade, then you no longer need 10 bullets of fluff in an annual OPR from which to collect inputs for the PRF.

    Now your OPRs can be simplified to:

    Does the officer suck? Y/N and a brief narrative why.

    Is the officer a rockstar? Y/N and a brief narrative why.

    Does the officer adequately perform his duties per standards? Y/N—no further explanation needed.

    Do that and break out rated from the LAF category for promotions, and you might just be on to something.

    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Champ, bro....If CSAF doesn’t have the bandwidth to command, delegate.  And if we can’t start fixing broke shit by firing weaklings masquerading as warriors because we fear potential second order effects, we may as well give up now.  


    Dude I get it. I just don’t know what mechanisms we have in place for CSAF to ID weak managers so that he can appropriately respond.

    If a risk averse Wing CC still levies ridiculous requirements on his groups/squadrons based on fear of getting canned for not adhering to archaic and non-applicable regs, how does CSAF find out about that (short of a poor showing during an inspection)? There’s no hotline for the Sq CC at the end of the whip to go VFR-direct to Goldfein and tell him that his guidance isn’t being followed. And the offending wing CC certainly isn’t going to come up on the net and self ID.

    I seriously welcome your thoughts as to how this part gets solved.

    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, tac airlifter said:

    The system has built yes men incapable of saying no.  If CSAF wants his free thinking approach embraced, he should fire commanders disobeying his orders.  Until he does so, his words are as cheap as his predecessors actions.

    Incentivization is an obvious concept unfortunately lost on our over educated managerial class.

     

    How does he learn of subordinate commanders disobeying?  Constantly check in on them?  I doubt he has the bandwidth, and even if he did, I fear this would exasperate the micro-managing culture that's already rampant in the USAF. 

    Merry Christmas!

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    You kidding me that you don't?  Here's the deal with that in my just above well below average analysis and it involves mostly TDY.  50% of the pilots in the group tell their wives everything, even the naughty bits you trust they are keeping secret.  50% of the pilots in the group don't tell their wives shit, ever, like the lore says we shall. (except [mention=2096]ViperStud[/mention], he shares my shit everywhere on this page....er).   Now, let all these wives meet once a month for a "coffee" and let them chat, what could go wrong?


    Well aware of spouse drama in general. I was just wondering if there was a specific backstory that we might all find funny. I mean, to burn your one “all I want this year....” on something like spouse drama seemed like there might have been something pretty epic to share. Otherwise, I would have used my Christmas wish for booze, cigars, or world peace.

    New BAH rates are out.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    “Check in” is open to interpretation. You’re going to have to closely flight follow your date arrived station (DAS)with finance and MPF. You can verify it yourself on your SURF and vMPF and then I’d check your BAH rates on your first couple months’ LESes and compare what you get with the CY17/18 rates.

    Civilian T-6 IPs?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    From what I know, this has been approved and will be showing up at a UPT base near you...

    Highlights from someone in the know:

    -The pay as of now is not competitive. ~$100K/yr and from what I saw was a fairly flat pay scale, little incentive to stick around.

    -Ideally looking for fresh separated guys/gals, but I personally don’t see how they are going to entice them away from going the Airline route. Maybe thinking people will sign up just so they can fly and not deal with AD/ARC BS? Tough sell with low pay in my opinion.

    -AETC/CC has completely championed this idea from what I was told and wants it implemented at all UPT bases eventually.

    -God help us.


    Is there a contract associated with it? Or could a recently separated dude park here while his apps are in and wait for the call then bail when he gets the CJO?

    Help with a Divorce

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Agree with everything said above.  My best friend went through this when he started pilot training about a year behind me.  He washed out in phase 3 and was divorced shortly afterward.  Whether you decide to work at the marriage with counseling, or decide to divorce, my advice to you would be to go to your commander NOW, air out your dirty laundry (he/she's going to find out eventually anyway), and try to get your class rolled several months.  That will give you time to work it out (whatever path you choose) before you are dealing with the rigors of UPT.  

     

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Its a great time here. Lemme tell ya


    So is the restriction for Oki only or all of Japan? I recall similar restrictions years ago but it was only Oki--I don't remember it ever being USFJ-wide. The article says "Japan" but I thought it may be a typo. Not sure what would surprise me less at this point: crappy news reporting or an over-reaching punitive response.

    Texas Church Shooting

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    The last time a CSAF was fired we got Schwartz as a replacement. Accountability: got it. But be careful what you wish for. I fear that if we go down the path some of you are suggesting it is going to serve as the next shiny thing for elected officials to "fix" in the AF rather than the issues that are frequently discussed on this forum.

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