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    Roll Call - (Rainman)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by Gravedigger

    I heard him say that he would have been much happier had he gotten a few more key staff positions. He's also pissed he was never a force support or MSG commander.

    He also worked less than finance because he was usually out doing formation pt, wearing a reflective belt of course.

    In all honesty, he's on sabbatical with PYB in France.

    More good press... $1 billion wasted on Air Force computer system

    in General Discussion

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    I 100% agree that we need cyber folks running cyber and that the space/missile dudes calling the shots from Bldg 1 are creating disasters daily. However, cyber-dude involvement in ECSS would not have helped.

    It's kind of like when missile dudes are calling the shots for space systems. Thank God the career fields have officially split per SecAF letter signed this week.

    I have a feeling cyber wont report to AFSPC for too much longer, it just costs a shit ton of dinero to bring up a new MAJCOM, which we don't have.

    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by Gravedigger

    These fuckers show up to Schriever every October to protest the military use of space. My favorite line: "those sneaky sneaky Air Force base people."

    Here is the real WTF moment. They brought an 80-yeard old disabled woman out in 2009, she probably died of pneumonia shortly after.

    Blues on Monday

    in General Discussion

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    she went from a "fail" to a 90? Or was it that the test she failed was such a crock for whatever reason and then turned around and got a 90 two weeks later. GMAFB.

    She actually failed with a 90 the first time, missed by 2 push-ups. The tests she has taken since she has been nowhere near the minimum, because if you are that close to the edge and have a shitty day, you fail.

    In my previous post I said it's not the one time failures I'm worried about. It's the people that fail repeatedly, even after ample opportunity to improve.

    I'm not saying the system is great, what I am saying is that fitness is important and that people that continuously fail PFTs generally have other problems as well. To me, it's kind of like DUIs. I have seen some really good dudes get a DUI. People that get multiple DUIs on the other hand are typically not the really good dudes.

    ETA: We obviously aren't going to agree on this one; can we agree that no more blues Monday is awesome, as are boobs?

    Blues on Monday

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gravedigger

    So, you "find" PT failures be symptomatic of bigger issues, and have "very rarely" seen people fail who are otherwise squared away. I submit that you're basing your "findings" on a rather small sample size.

    I am basing my findings on the stats from my wing. What I remember from my two previous bases lines up pretty closely with what I see at my current base.

    but we're also depriving ourselves of some talented folks who, for whatever reason, can't pass the PT test. Have you honestly never met anyone who's got his shit together, can max the pushups & situps without breaking a sweat and can do the run in a decent time... but whose waist is >39" and therefore an auto-fail...?

    No, I have personally not ever seen that. I have several friends that have failed PFTs, hell my wife once failed her PFT. All of them learned from it, got to the gym and passed with flying colors on their next test. My wife had an OPR closing out during her failure, so she got permission to re-test two weeks later and got a 90. You don't get kicked out of the Air Force for one failure. The squadron commanders that were fired are still in the Air Force. However, you can't hold people to a standard you can't meet yourself, so as a SQ/CC you can't fail, period. I am not saying that people with one failure in their career don't have their feces consolidated. I am talking about the people that fail every other test, or fail three then pass one to avoid separation. Those people, in my experience, aren't hard working or aren't motivated or are always late or have a lot of financial difficulty or have difficulty managing their lives in general.

    Maybe your experiences are different.

    Blues on Monday

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gravedigger

    Funniest thing I've read all week. Seriously, LOL.

    Thanks for that.

    You're welcome. I don't understand WTF is wrong with wanting people in the military to be in mediocre shape. Nobody says you have to get a 100, but if you can't haul your fatass around a track in 13 something minutes and do 30+ pushups and situps, you should find your way into a profession that doesn't have fitness standards.

    There are a million things I find retarded about the Air Force, holding people to a fitness standard is not one of them. Mandatory unit PT is one of those retarded things. The waist measurement is one of those retarded things too, no doubt, but very few people fail only for waist measurement. In the last two years, my unit had 18 failures, not a single one failed just because of waist measurement.

    Choke yourself.

    Don't worry, you're perfect for mall security. You might even get to ride a Segway...walking is tiring.

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    Blues on Monday

    in General Discussion

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    We have had two SQ/CCs fired at my base in the last two years for failing PFTs. In both cases they were terrible leaders and commanders in general, so I was happy to see them go. If you can't pass our easy ass PFT, you shouldn't be a squadron commander, in my opinion. I find PT failures to be symptomatic of bigger issues. I have very rarely seen someone fail a PFT that had every other aspect of their life squared away.

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    CV-22 Osprey info

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gravedigger

    Wow. Same category as the guy with the parachute & a big fan strapped to his back? Sounds like a disconnect to me....

    No...same category as Harrier.

    You have to have the capability to land vertically under the powered lift rating. Don't think any ultralights or paragliders land vertically, intentionally.

    FDA requires lowering of Ambien dosage

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Yes and non-flyers don't run the risk of killing themselves by flying their desk into the ground. The real solution is to allow alcohol at deployed locations so people can have a nightcap or 8.

    Very true, and self-preservation is a compelling reason to want to be alert. I imagine it's a very shitty situation to be in an aircraft alone and fighting to stay awake. Particularly when your ability to accomplish the mission suffers. I don't have any experience with that.

    I am not bitching about not getting issued Ambien, perhaps that's how it came off (sts). I am simply stating that in my experience, NyQuil is a lot more safe/effective than prescription meds. It has a lot less latency than Ambien, which I find very important.

    You have to be a fairly accomplished drinker to be able to put yourself to sleep quickly without any adverse effects...I have not yet found that balance.

    FDA requires lowering of Ambien dosage

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Non-flyers don't get meds to deal with fucked up schedules; therefore I have about a three-gallon supply of NyQuil. Works like a charm, and no harmful side effects.

    I once worked 2200-0700 5 on/2 off for 2 months. It took me about three miserable weeks to adjust to a 0500-1500 schedule after that.

    Gen Welsh - USAF Chief of Staff

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gravedigger

    New vision out from the CSAF today.

    I've personally enjoyed the amount of communication we have received thus far from Gen Welsh. I honestly believe that he cares about mission accomplishment, Airmen, and our service's viability in the future. Sure there will be a lot he can't fix, but his messages at least give me confidence that he is trying. The only communications we ever got from Norty were safety messages or directives to wear blues.

    My wife is a developmental engineer and got an email from the CSAF addressed to 62Es thanking them for what they do and acknowledging some of the issues they face. She was relatively certain Gen Schwartz was unaware that the 62E career field existed.

    Add to it the fact that my blues have been in the dry cleaning plastic for about a month now, and I'm pretty excited about his leadership right now.

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    Masters information (MBA/GRE)

    in General Discussion

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    Have heard good things about the Space Studies department from other dudes in the squadron.

    I did the MS in Space Studies and I thought it was excellent. Having a space physiology professor with 4 Shuttle flights was pretty awesome. While most of the students are space dudes, there were a fair number of rated folks that made the discussions a lot more interesting. At least a couple of U-2 bubbas and some F-22 and KC-135 guys that I remember too.

    If you want to branch out of just aviation or military studies, I'd highly recommend this degree. Just brush up on your calculus, orbital mechanics and vector math.

    U-2 Dragonlady info

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    A brief list of the pilot backgrounds we have is as follows: A-10, F-14, F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-18, F-117, B-1, B-2, B-52, S-3, KC-135, RC-135, C-5, C-9, C-12, MC-12, C-17, C-21, C-130, E-3, P-3, E-8, U-28, T-1, TA-4, T-6, T-34, T-37, T/AT-38, T-45, Cobra, Huey, Phrog, Blackhawk.

    So no Global Hawk guys? Weird. I figured it would be an easy crossflow for them since they already have all the same capabilities. :beer:

    Peterson AFB/Colorado Springs info

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I would recommend living in an apartment downtown or near Colorado College if you are single and don't have kids. There is a lot to do in those areas. Tejon Street is infested with young enlisted kids from Carson getting into trouble, but you can still have a good time if you avoid Blondies, The Mansion, etc. Jack Quinns and Phantom Canyon are much better places to drink, if that's what you are looking for.

    If you want a big house, look in Falcon/Peyton. My wife and I are renting a 5-bedroom house with an enormous yard, three-car garage for all of my toys and huge basement for $1500/month. We live on the tee box of a par 3 and have a nice rec center as well. We lived on base for a couple of years and paid almost that much and got a lot less. There are tons of houses in this area with 2- 4 single Lts/Capts splitting rent, and it's a 15-minute easy drive to the gate or to Colorado Springs proper.

    As far as the city being dangerous...you'll hear that from people from the midwest that have never actually been anywhere dangerous. Being from Atlanta, I have seen bad parts of town. There aren't any in COS.

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