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    Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)

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    Here’s a little tidbit about the bonus for tax season. If you take the lump sum upfront and also contribute to a Roth IRA throughout the year, the lump sum will bump your annual AGI above the threshold where you can contribute the full $5500/yr.    If you don’t watch it carefully, you’ll contribute too much and will be subject to tax penalties. 

    What's wrong with the Air Force?

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    1 hour ago, Homestar said:

    Maybe the fighter world. Naming parties and the like are not present in most (if not all) MAF communities. 

    Which is unfortunate and IMO part of what’s wrong with the MAF “community”.  I’ve been in both and like aspects of each one, but naming and roll calls would bring some much needed camaraderie and morale to a MAF community that needs it badly.  

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    The Next President is...

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    Who needs a competent SECDEF like Mattis when you have a POTUS who says “I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me!” and ““[The generals] don’t know much because they’re not winning”?

    Sad day for the armed forces indeed

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    Track Selects and Assignment Nights

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    Apparently not a MAF wide thing

    10 hours ago, LookieRookie said:

    FAIPs also will be doing sim instructor duties at some bases.

    Not sure about other communities, but KC-135 IP’s are certified sim operators after graduating instructor school. This doesn’t sound like such a crazy idea to me. 

    IPhone to Galaxy S9+

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    3 hours ago, TreeA10 said:

    Does Apple maps allow you to download maps? I do that with Google Maps when I'm going somewhere I think coverage will be iffy and it works nicely. 

    Negative ghost rider.  Currently Google Maps is the only one that allows you to download offline maps AFAIK.  Apple Maps is nowhere near as good as Google Maps, but it’s getting better...slowly

    The new airline thread

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    5 hours ago, TreeA10 said:

    At AA, one of our pilots wrote an app/program called LiteSabre.  Based on what preferences you select, the app constantly pings the AA computer to improve your schedule through trades or trip pick-ups.  The program also pulls information about flight delays, gates, etc. As a dude sitting reserve, I don't have much use for it for the guys that use it, love it and says it is worth the $20(?) per month cost.

    I prefer manually pinging G2 and the scheduling Lt to improve my schedule. Much more interactive that way.

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    “Red is the new Green”

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    17 minutes ago, Danger41 said:

    If a young guy shows a desire to “be tactical” in the tanker community, is he ostracized by the old heads with the attitude in the previous posts or is that trait encouraged?

    Not ostracized, it’s just seen as a moot point in the tanker.  We aren’t maneuverable, don’t have defensive systems, and for that reason are rarely placed inside any threat ring.  

    Honestly, the most tactical thing tanker drivers can do is to do a thorough mission plan and brief, understand the threats, STFU, stop trying to sound like an airline pilot, and stick to the EMCON.

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    Questions on the GI Bill (Tuition Aid)

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    5 hours ago, HossHarris said:

    Is it still a different Adsc to transfer to spouse vice kids?

    or put another way, if you transfer some to a spouse at the 15 year point, and have a kid at the 17 year point, can you transfer to a kid?

    does any transfer open the doors to redistribute?  Or are there different levels of transfer?

    Same ADSC.  Once you opt to transfer it you can redistribute it as you see fit. If you have kids down the line and they are added to MilPDS, you can redistribute months to them with no additional ADSC.

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    BLUE: Episode 25 Pilot Pipeline

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    11 hours ago, ThreeHoler said:

    Those shitty sims are way better than the Tweet sims we had when I went through UPT. The video processor was shared between the sims and you only got video for a few seconds of takeoff and landing.

     

    Haha...in my day we flew upwind both ways and barefoot in severe icing.

    How about the 300lb bluesuiters sitting next to you who knew that it took exactly 13 “clicks” of trim to level off?

    Track Selects and Assignment Nights

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    13 hours ago, Ulysses said:

    Better late than never... CBM 18-10 & 11:

    T-38:
    2x F-16 WI ANG
    F-16 DC ANG
    T-6 FAIP CBM
    MC-130J Kirtland
    EC-130 DM
    U-28 Hurlburt
    C-130J Yokota
    T-38A ADAIR Tyndall
    C-130J Little Rock
    F-16 TBD
    F-15E SJ

    T-1:
    C-5M Dover
    KC-135 Fairchild
    KC-135 KS ANG
    C-130J Little Rock
    UH-60J JSDAF
    C-130J Dyess
    KC-135 MS ANG 
    C-17 Charleston
    U-28 Hurlburt
    C-17 OH AFRC
    C-17 McChord
    KC-135 RAF Mildenhall
    C-17 WV ANG
    T-1 FAIP CBM
    C-17 Travis
    C-17 Dover
    C-130J MS AFRC
    CV-22 Hurlburt
    RC-135 Offutt
    C-2 JASDF
    C-21 Ramstein

    They sent only 3 AD to fighters out of T-38’s?  So much for growing out of the pilot crisis. 

    Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)

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    13 hours ago, Lifer said:

    JPIG, if you know a lot of 12Rs that you trust you could all agree to not take the bonus early. Doing so may even cause the AF to raise the bonus for your career field. Knowledge is power. 

    I admire your faith in big AF’s ability to take action when confronted with a retention problem

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    SOS/ACSC information

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    5 minutes ago, bennynova said:

    You did others a disservice by taking a nomination from your two-star.  Why didnt you just decline to compete in your myvector submission?   

    I’m sure you know as well as I do that declining to compete on my last look is equivalent to showing my cards before the flop is even delt. Does it weigh on me that I could have possibly taken a nomination from someone who wanted it?  Yes, but I am keeping doors open until the last possible moment. I have to do what’s best for my family and my career, in that order.

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    SOS/ACSC information

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    9 minutes ago, tac airlifter said:

    Champs comments are good, but I’ll add my opinion: if you don’t want to do it, and you can option out, then option out.  Make your own choices.  

     

    Thanks for the advice @Champ Kind.  I’ve never been a fan of having to play the “I want to be the next CoS” game, but I’ve never had enough trust in my leadership to be open and honest about my career aspirations.  

    @tac airlifterCopy, I fully intend on doing so.

     

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