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This got me interested so I took a quick beak. Our (DAL) 2nd year E190/CRJ900 Capt rate is $168/hr and 12 year rate is $182. However the E195 rates are $198 and $214 respectively. My rate as a 6th year 330FO is $208/hr..I know which one I would bid lol.

Ya, I used to have a bit of faith in a CDI and/or OSI, then I saw a few investigations run their course... I'm not saying there is no way this happened, but it definitely piques my interest when they had to dig up shit from 10 years ago. Also, the fact they just let him retire tells me their evidence was shaky at best. Sorry but this one smells funny. But then again, I have absolutely zero faith in our justice system. Stay quiet and get the best lawyer money can buy. Read this little gem. I can assure you there were likely many more where the accused weren't so lucky. Upward trend in unfounded sexual assault charges.

Of course it's a massive IF this incident actually happened. If it were an open and shut case, there would be no need to dig up shit from a decade prior...color me skeptical. I have zero faith in our "judicial" process in the military. Guilty until proven innocent, and even then... Don't trust the process, if you ever find yourself in this situation, don't say a word and hire the best civilian lawyer money can buy.

Reserve or trips with overnights at home?

Nice! A buddy signed his last June and hadn't heard a peep. He called over to personnel and they found out his had been canceled by NGB for some reason. He was told he had to resubmit...so there's that.

Eh, you can find good spots pretty much anywhere you go...hell, I even enjoyed living in Wichita Falls, TX. While "avoid if any landing in ATL" is an integral part of my bidding strategy, I also know that VA ave does not represent the entire area. I have a few buddies that swore they'd never live in "base housing," but have since moved there and absolutely love it. If you're willing to take gigs like sim IP or duty pilot, you can make a shit ton of cash AND be home every night. There are a few places I wouldn't mind moving to, but the idea of commuting just makes that unpalatable to me (full disclosure, I live 8 minutes to Guard, 45 minutes to my family and 60 minutes to the employee lot). Others find commuting to be a non-issue to live where they want. Being happy by living where your family wants is huge, but there is no denying that there is a real cost in $$$ and time at home with said family. That's the beautiful part of this job, there is a little bit of something for everyone, you just have to decide if it's worth it to you. My advice if you want to commute (to pax carriers) is to get on a WB as soon as you can hold a line and never look back.

Hell, I'll even fly my cub around on short call...still get a cell signal at 500 feet. 🤣 On short call, unless I leave my house, I don't even shower and shave anymore. I do get Termy's gist...how about we just recognize days on duty (worked) vs days we actually put on a uniform. Fo sho! I'm on reserve and I spent the afternoon with a few squadronmates, wrenching in the garage and having beers...we're all 3 on reserve today. Just got home and about to crack a bottle of wine for dinner. In base, reserve life doesn't suck.

Apparently, he's confident that his security forces will get to you faster than you can draw your own weapon...

This! Did a quick peak at the Tyndall and Shaw AFB O-6 bios and they all had pretty much the same amount of hours. I'm sure there are plenty with more hours. I also have plenty of buddies that would say most of their "combat" time was spent boring holes in the skies over Iraq/Afghanistan, just waiting for something to happen. I would say that this would characterize about 3/4 of my combat time. Not defending any of these CCs as I don't know any of them, but Muscle is right...sortie count would be a much better indication. Circa 2013, we had a LTC retire that spent ~25 years straight flying the Viper. 12ish years AD, a few years in a Guard FTU squadron and the remaining years in a standard Guard fighter squadron. He hit 3,000 hours on his fini flight and despite numerous trips to the sandbox volunteering with other squadrons...he never once had the opportunity to employ a weapon on a combat mission. Way back when, a few months after he PCS'd to Luke, his former squadron flew off to WW Desert Storm. Never trade luck for skill.

Your link looks like it goes to the new guy. Look like he is likely almost out of MLOA...better find a replacement quick!

Wow, that's what it takes for "loss of confidence?" Guess you just hope to never get a boss that doesn't like you.

Second hand info. Accepting apps but it's on hold indefinitely with no estimate on when it'll be back up and running. Sounds like even the dudes on the fighter porch aren't receiving much data on when it will be going again. Also, turns out AFRC didn't like their pilots being taken.

Did not know him personally but we had quite a few good PM convo's. I noticed a few posts here and there about being out on medical but he never brought it up. Terrible! Nickel on the grass!

Prior NCO here as well. I've been amazed at the some of the things I've heard junior enlisted say. I mean like stuff I wouldn't have even said to a MSgt when I was SSgt. The only time I've ever done a spot correction was one day sitting OPS SUP and a particularly arrogant SSgt airfield kid (they augment our ARMS folks at the ops desk in the ANG) mouthed off to one of our SMSgt NCOICs. No need to even put him at attention and start yelling...just a stern, look at me and listen to what I'm telling you, "you better unfuck your attitude and what you say to your superiors" or we're going to go behind closed doors and have a talk with you and your SQ/CC and talk about whether you still deserve to be an NCO. Note: I didn't curse. Kid figured it out and I haven't had a problem since. If you have to lock someone at attention and start the yelling act, you've already lost that person. At least in my base, I've never really had problems with SNCOs...of course, a vast majority of our SNCOs are salt of the earth types that I have great respect for. My E-9 from my enlisted days in the early 2000s, is still an E-9 on my base and has over 38 years of service. I'd run through a brick wall for that guy. That said, he'd never ask that of me and was an amazing follower/mentor when I was a young Capt PROJO. He served as my NCOIC and let me run the show with gentle nudges here and there...talk about a truly humbling learning experience.

As I look at going on some orders prior to our deployment, it's quite amazing at the difference. As a 18 year O-5 and 6 year WB FO, it's ~37% cut, but that doesn't figure in the tax benefit of BAH/BAS. If I were on the big bonus it would be about a 24% cut. Must not be too overstaffed as our base just got hit with 25+ 6 month individual involuntary mobilizations (mostly MX, but a few LRS) to the desert. They're mostly SNCOs and a few MX officers, who will be going over to run shops at various bases in the AOR. Most are going to run shops that are currently being run by other Guard guys since the AD can't effectively manage their force. I've seen plenty of 6 month individual mobs in SFS and our Red horse guys, but in my short 18 years in the ANG I've never seen it with MX. I would agree though that some may be overpaid while other are severely underpaid. The real shitty part is they'll all be getting home as we are leaving on our deployment, so we're losing LOTS of our best MX NCOICs when we need them most in our squadron deployment. Based on the timing/dwell, we could very well lose them for our next deployment if they choose not to waive dwell. In the mean time, we'll likely have more 6 month individual mobs drops, and lose them as well, further perpetuating the downward spiral. It won't take much of that before we start losing our top talent who say fuck this, I have my 20 militarily and can go Title 5 or find similar paying gigs on the outside. The AD is doing its level best to kill what has made the ANG so great in retaining amazing talent.

When we built our new alert facility, among a few other ridiculous requirements, we were required to put in a bike rack and make everything NDA compliant. As in the kitchen counter is way too fucking low for person not in a wheel chair and we couldn't get a urinal (bathroom/shower is a coat hanger abortion). We're talking a facility that inside the red on a flight line (no bikes) that is almost never visited by guests and that is meant for aircrew and our mx guys that have to RUN to the jet when the horn goes off. They tried to fight many of these but as always, there is no room for common sense in the code of federal regulations. Wrt the nursing room. We laminated a piece of paper that said "Mother nursing," slapped a magnet on it and voila, any empty room can become a nursing room. I'm sure we'll be written up in some future evaluation. Then we'll have to set aside room in our 1950s built building that is already space constrained. Only 2.5 years left!

I can't quite put my finger on it, but it feels like we've seen this before... Goat fuckers are going to fuck goats...nothing we can do to change that.

This brings up a great point...living in base. If you plan on staying in SDF, then there is no question about it, do everything you can to get to UPS. If SDF closes, UPS is likely defunct. As I'm sure you already know, living in base is like a totally different job as compared to commuting to an airline gig. Not to mention all the opportunities you'd have outside of simply flying jets. Right, go to the first to call, then make decisions. I left one legacy for another and it's by far the best decision I could have every made...reference living in base comment above.

Probably not as uncomfortable as getting shot multiple times. I could just see it now. Leadership: You broke the rules! Armed Recruiter: Many people (myself included) are alive today because I broke the rules... Leadership: Ya, but you broke the rules... Armed Recruiter: Ya...but I'm alive! Leadership: We're still going to have to punish you! Armed Recruiter: Just so we're clear, you're punishing me for doing something that saved lives and is the reason I'm alive today? Leadership: But in doing so, you broke the rules! Armed Recruiter: But I'm alive... Leadership: ....... Armer Recruiter: Flips table!!!!! In all seriousness, if that dude didn't get a medal or award, our world is fucked!

Heck ya, if they've hired you and as long as there is a safety valve of getting out should something fall through with the pilot thing, go for it! Enlist now and get that career clock ticking. Be sure to get your 50 points (you get 15 for just being a member) so that year will count toward your 20 years of service. Seems small, but we have a few guys who missed a year or so due to not getting 50 points while waiting for UPT...as they near the end of their career, they all wish they had that extra year.

Awesome, great to hear. ANG here as well, just haven't had leadership willing to sign off on carry on base (just locked in car).

NAS Corpus Christi was on lockdown this morning and now one suspect is in custody, no shots fired. AZANG or Luke/DM/etc...? We're allowed to carry onto base but have to keep them locked in our cars, which should be really helpful...

All of this! What's the average reaction time of SF to something like this? I can assure you it's long enough for me, and many of my friends to get filled with bullets. At least give me a fighting chance. I'll take my chances that SF would confuse me with the attacker. What's going to happen is people are just going to start carrying anyway and taking the chance that they'll get in trouble.

How we leave....as soon as possible!