AlphaMikeFoxtrot

I'm no mathematician nor do I claim to be. These are the numbers as reported by AFPC. I phoned a friend today and got them since MyPers does not have them posted online yet; even though they so graciously direct non-selects to check out how competitive their board was. Unfortunately I do not have the spreadsheet in front of me but I will attempt to explain. A DP does not necessarily equal a promotion for an individual. There are rare occurrences that do not lead to a promotion. Those numbers did not sink into my grey matter so I will not speculate on them. Additionally the remainder of the pool does not equal a P. There are some DNPs. Basically, the 5% you're looking for could be made up in the DPs not promoting, the DNPs, as well as whatever other outliers are considered in their formula. I dug pretty deep today to capture the data, compared the Day 66 mesage from 2014 (75% DP allocation) to the 2015 message (70%) as well as looked at where the swing occurred. The reduction in DPs allocated were made up in a greater percentage of Ps promoting this year i.e. they left more up to the board. I will take better (actual) notes tomorrow and provide better data though I'm fairly confident what I reported is what AFPC is reporting. I'm getting old and my mind is starting to fail me. PM me your .mil and I'd be glad to send you the document. Duck…glad you guys did well. We had 22/32 selected, pretty sure Lstcause and I are at the same place.

Overall promotion rate was right at 93%, within 1% of last year. Only allocated DPs at 70% this year vs typical 75%. Edited to remove bad data.

Try this. Infidel Corn Paper(1).pdf

Laughlin is hurting for mx. They aren't contract here though, they are GS employees. PM me if you are headed this way or would like for me to track down a POC.

Same over here on the Rio.

My understanding is it's DT vectors and your subsequent Wing push.

It's typically top 20%. This does change from Wing to Wing, but that's generally the standard. That also coincides with the typical selection for school. It's not impossible to get school as a select, but it's not likely.

It was planned to return, but that quickly got turned off with the current BS.

Don't know if this helps anyone or just muddies the waters even further, but I just got this from my CC: Source: This is a shitshow!

I got them to answer "via myPers chat" that very same question. They stated "the Air Force will begin accepting applications on 6 Feb." They also stated the absolute earliest to apply is at Midnight (0000) CST. Hope this helps.

I may be wrong, but 13-130 (the latest version) is for the RIF and 14-08 is VSP only. I don't know why you would have to justify being RIF'd but I can see why your justification to voluntarily leave could necessary. At least that is my understanding of the two programs.

Got a reply from Cornyn, valid and respectable:

If it works like their electronics they simply make a phone call to verify the price and that's it. Had them knock about $80 off a Mac and still saved on taxes this way. It seemed way too easy. Hopefully their firearms work similarly.

M2 did you see that the Randolph BX just started selling firearms and ammo? Checked it out today, the shelves were still fairly well stocked and prices seemed reasonable.

How many of those got a P vs a DP from that same WG/CC? That's the real issue. Your chances to promote decline significantly with a P, the WG/CC determines who gets what (DP/P) on their PRF. All the board sees is the recommendation from your base and then look at the supporting data. No AAD and a P is pretty much the kiss of death. Just saying, your WG/CC is the problem not the lack of the AAD if he's not giving DP's to people because they don't have an AAD. On a side not, my WG/CC recently addressed many of us here about the next O-4 board and made the statements that CSAF policy is not to require AAD and you should only do SOS corr if you don't go in residence. Many left there with a smile feeling like the CSAF finally made an impact. A week or so later an "email" from my SQ/CC clarified policy and that is that to be competitive for SOS in res you must complete it in corr. It also went on to say similar things about competitiveness and the AAD. Which is it? This sh!ts gotten out of control.

It takes me less time to log on to the crappy computer outside of ETAR AMCC and print my own paperwork than wait on them to do it. I simply call them, sit at the computer, get my sh!t, then call them back to let them know we're on our way and to please pass our block 10 to MOC. Worthless is an understatement.

As of a month ago that sign was gone.

Dude...I almost posted to this thread earlier to re-iterate what great advice Tonka had in his reply. Then I thought to myself "self, surely this kid gets it and can comprehend what has been spelt out." Then you drop the "I'm on a cell for intranet and work for/go to school for a living BS" and I want to punch you in the dick. I have a shred of sympathy since I too am an Aggie (non Corp as well) but I realize that this school may be getting too big for it's britches. When I left in 2003 it was 43,000 string and I assume it is now even bigger. I truly thought that you would be whining about the "boot" comment and truly wish that was it. You now seem, to me, a sensitive new aged prick. Notice how I didn't even give you the pilot respect that your signature block commands. ###### you, and go away. Work for it, earn it, and listen to what others tell you. If you had gotten over yourself for an instant you wouldn't have forced me to come out of my alcohol induced coma to write this. ###### I'm pissed. Honestly, Tonka's response was all that this thread needed. Thats it. He provided you with an answer, as well as an avenue to search out other facts and you decided to be a whiny bitch about it. Don't come into our house and demand respect, I don't care who you are.

It's in here:

Should be at the same time as the '05 guys board. If I understand the process correctly the APZ guys roll into competition with the next younger peer group versus having an APZ board of their own. If you are talking about the supplemental board for identifying any potential mistakes on the board he was passed over on that should be later this year.

Samsung, maybe? http://www.linkedin.com/company/samsung-austin-semiconductor

It depends. There are 3 programs. The Capt's, Weapons School, and Maj/Maj (s) all share 7 core classes. The Weapons school program counts WIC itself as the other 4 classes but does not meet the criteria for J-PME. The Capt's course has 4 specialty classes that focus on leadership; this program also does not meet J-PME requirements. The 4 specialty classes for Maj's complete the necessary requirements for J-PME. So, a Capt will have to complete 11 classes to get their masters and then the 4 Maj's specialty classes to complete ACSC (15 total classes). A Maj will just have to complete the 11 classes to be awarded their masters and ACSC. The Weapons School course will have to complete the 7 core classes for their masters and then the 4 Maj's specialty classes for ACSC (11 total classes + WIC). This is my interpretation of all the programs. I completed the Capt's program (masters) and then topped it off with the 4 Maj's courses for my ACSC.

I'm an advocate for the AU OLMP. You'll have the 7 core classes (21 hours) to accomplish to get your masters. The course load is fairly easy. I made all A's and 2 B's all the way through and I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed nor did I spend great amounts of time on each class. Sure your studies focus on leadership, doctrine, joint structuring, planning and other blue koolaid nonsense but it's not a difficult curriculum. The only drawback to the program for you would be the research paper. It's a 25 page paper on whatever you want to research, and you have 8 weeks to build it. It's really not that difficult, just tedious. As far as J-PME credit goes, you are correct that you will not be awarded this at the end of your program. It will however count as 3 of 7 ACSC correspondence classes completed before you ever have a line number for Major. You then have 2 options, enroll in the new correspondence program and complete the remaining 4 classes or reenroll on the OLMP and complete the Joint Warfare Studies (4 classes, 12 hours) to complete J-PME. Sure it probably won't factor into a civilian employers decision to hire you, but it sounds like you are a few years away from this option. It does not require an ADSC extension or any monetary obligations from you and it advances you in ACSC completion before you're truly eligible. Let me know if you want more specifics.

Probably deserves a thread of its own to break it away from the 84 pages of babble.