SocialD
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52 minutes ago, pawnman said:
He compared folks not shaving due to medical or religious reasons to wearing skinny jeans.
Ironic given that he has photos like this:
Meh, I'd say it's a bit different than the personnelist who wants to sport his beard to fit in at the coffee shop. There really seems to be a strong infatuation with beards recently. I don't particularly hate them, but I get why the military/companies are against them.
On another note, you guys see this dudes first duty assignment. Irakloin AB in Crete, probably not a bad place to chill for a first assignment.
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21 hours ago, brabus said:
@SocialD I know two people who “retired,” and months later were told, “sorry, we messed up when we thought 2+3=7, so you still owe 2 more months of duty to retire. See you on Sat for drill! Oh, and you’re also overdue for a PT test, plus you might as well expect a piss test too”
I'm not surprised, this is why you have do everything yourself. One dude thought he had shacked 20 years plus 1 day, based on their data. But that was too close for comfort so he extended his orders a few months. Good thing because, after the fact, they realized he'd have been short anyway. Must have lost a day here and there.
As always, never trust anything admin in the AF. I trusted them on my 214s, but as I did a pre-retirment audit, I realized I'm missing 5 of the 12 DD214s I'm owed. Standard.
Wrt PT tests...our base has always exempt PT tests for anyone within a year of retirement. Either way, it would be the damnest thing...every drill weekend I'd have a vision problem and not be able to make it to work. 🤣
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11 hours ago, hindsight2020 said:
You joke. Received today in my inbox.
Of course this shit happens when I'm set to retire. It wouldn't be a fitting end to my career without one more admin fuck job lol.
At this point, I really shouldn't be surprised by any of this. The first time I submitted a batch of orders for early retirement (circa 2017), I received the results in about 10 days. I submitted another one in early Feb (assuming same timeline), and I have yet to receive a response. I wanted to add another order (just completed) but it won't let me because, it's still "work in progress." It's been in that status for over 2 months now.
I called and asked about the timeline because I retire in 2ish months. The VPC lady had no idea and couldn't get me in contact with those who may have an idea...good talk Russ! She did say that I can still work this issue in retirement, but she said, "it's more painful." So I got that going for me, which is nice.
Fuck, at this point I've already totalled my days and know what my early retirement should be. They should just take my data and call it good. I mean, we already do everyone else's job as it is, why would this be any different?
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Their inability to get a bonus out before the 8th month of the FY, is a perfect metaphor for how things go in the AF.
Nothing like spending a monumental amount of effort on TDYs that just get cancelled. Not knowing if the money will be there for a TDY until the day prior to leaving (true story). Even then, the money didn't flow, just told, "Trust us, it will be there." Fuck it...let's roll!
$50K isn't enough, not in today environment. It will be a nice perk for those who were staying anyway.
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The day these dudes hit their ADSC (as they originally understood it) they will turn into a pulse that shows up to work. Good luck trying that angle.
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1 hour ago, HeloDude said:
Oh the DoD isn’t afraid to to burn a $100 bill without blinking…they just do it due to waste, bad management, etc.
But, you had better not even think about booking an AirBnB! ...how will they know what to pay without an itemized receipt!
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9 hours ago, FLEA said:
Oh man, I really want to see that.... Guess I'll have to wait for drill next month.
Don't be an asshole with classified. That pretty much sums it up, you can now delete the e-mail without reading. On another note, I'm impressed that you actually open your e-mail as a DSG/TR.
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16 hours ago, HeloDude said:
If Kamala or Gavin are so bad, then why were they able to win their Dem primaries in California?
Because people like this get to vote.
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So do I get to just show up, fly BFM/DCA/BSA, get my OHWS massage and go home? Or do I still have to do all the bullshit that makes life painful in the military (SAPR/CBRNE/pretty much anything by flying)? Also, is there an "indispensable BMC," that is something like 3 sorities/month? Asking for a friend.
Last year, my WG/CC was denied indispensability by our TAG (Army) because... well, he's Army...
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5 hours ago, Internationalmesa said:
Thank you! That helps. My soon to be wife had a significant back surgery 5 years ago. No follow ups or anything needed. Maybe something down the road though if it got out of place. But was curious to see if that would disqualify our current OCONUS trip.
Hope your wife's back has healed nicely! We had an AD guy get an EFMP assignment to my Guard squadron...so anything is possible.
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8 hours ago, Internationalmesa said:
Question for y’all, is there a list of issues that disqualify OCONUS for dependents? I can’t find much online
Have you looked at DoDI 1315.19. Section 3 has a list of conditions, though it seems rather vague, which may be a good thing.
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19 hours ago, FourFans said:
Either way, I think you're right: that dude's getting paid.
This! Dude should get paid. I'm all for the military/FBI doing needed training, but you simply can't fuck up like this. I'm with others on here, saying it was a training mission, seems like a cover up.
18 hours ago, ClearedHot said:💯 - It seems the past few years the FBI has been more than willing to overlook or simply forget the Constitution. 45 minutes of interrogation in the shower?!?!? That agency has run amok!
Also this!
6 hours ago, Danger41 said:Also, if you ever get the chance to do the Hudson River tour VFR in your respective jets, be sure to do it. Awesome experience. Getting terrain warnings off the Freedom Tower is pretty wild.
Unfortunately, if I did that, the people of NYC would probably freak out and think they're being attacked. Meanwhile, in my city, we fly up the river and around downtown and the people on the sand bars raise their beers and the townspeople thank us and ask for more lol. Would be a cool flight though!
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38 minutes ago, Biff_T said:
If it wasn't Trumps fault then in was definitely G-Ws! /s
I blame Obama...we should have pulled out of Afghanistan during his first term.
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18 minutes ago, McJay Pilot said:
I had to check to make sure it wasn’t from yesterday.
https://www.klkntv.com/missile-missing-from-sac-aerospace-museum/
Gutsiest move I ever saw Mav!
Best punk mission ever!
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59 minutes ago, HuggyU2 said:
Let me guess... he also tripped and fell, and his penis fell into one of the strippers, right?
You too?!?!
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29 minutes ago, brabus said:
I have a friend who accidentally used his GTC at a strip club. But he didn’t say shit and paid it off like normal. Zero questions asked. Two entities you never confide to: finance about mistaken GTC use and game wardens about mistaken game issues. Both will burn you at the stake for a 100% unintentional mistaken identity problem that’s sometimes easy to make.
The borg actually flags purchases based on location ID. At least that's how it was explained to me by our GTC Ninja warrior. Maybe your GTC ninja just took pity as he followed the all to familiar trail...purchases at the Nells class-6, flamingo, Nugget then strip joint. Dude probably thought back to all the times he did the same and was like, story checks out...approved!
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1 hour ago, uhhello said:
Yup, but it will never go away. It kicks back a shit ton of money to the bases. Damn the time/drama/waste associated with it.
I sit in on the meetings where they brief what we get...it isn't in a realm I would call "shit ton of money," at least at my little Guard base. But agree with the rest, so unless it's a ridiculously clear cut case of fraud, my care o meter is pretty low when finance freaks out over "GTC misuse."
1 hour ago, FLEA said:Its one of the dumbest programs on the planet and in so many manners I find it completely unethical. The member is the only person who bears any accountability for negative impacts of using a GTC. The government in no was assumes any of the risk. Example: Its a credit card, but its tied to your personal credit. Or, you have to pay it on time, but we don't have to pay you on time.
This! I get you're in the military and some freedoms are given up, but being forced to use a GTC AND having it count against your credit is insane. On the flip side, I've let my card go WAY overdue because I never put anything on it that isn't reimbursable (airline, rental/gas, hotel), and I've never once had it hit my credit. If they don't want late fees, then they need to pay it on time. I was also threatened with the "your credit will take a hit," to which I said my credit is >800, but if I do take a hit, I'll pay cash like I did for my last house.
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The entire GTC program is bullshit. I've had people purchase stuff while activated that if they had just pulled cash off their card (per diem) and bought it with that cash, it wouldn't have been a problem. But since they put it on the card, it's suddenly a "big deal." Insane hypocrisy in their own rules. Another incident the dude realize it, called himself out and paid it off asap...still had to do GTC misuse paperwork because big AF want's the some butts (the misuse form). I generally scoffed the form until one day the OG texts me and says someone way up the chain isn't happy with me and wants the paperwork. So in the comments I put in that the time spent filling out this form amounts to fraud, waste and abuse. Also mentioned that this is simply the cost of doing business when you force people to have/use a GTC.
Brabus is right, the SQ/CC mostly holds the hammer here, but it certainly helps to have some good top cover from the OG/CC.
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3 hours ago, 08Dawg said:
There is ZERO WAY the implementation of this is not completely fucked up like a football bat.
I actually think a football bat is more likely to succeed, with fewer fuckups, than this bonus proposition.
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2 hours ago, Scooter14 said:
Interesting
I applaud them for at least recognizing that you should incentivize additional quals. I mean, I don’t know how much it will help but it’s warranted.
The cynic in me will believe it when I see it.
The cynic in me also remembers when they raised the flight pay back around 2015-2016 and we were all erroneously paid for years due to the inability to update the antiquated DOS based mil pay system to properly calculate it.
Now we are going to not only have different amounts due to years of aviation service as well as different qualifications…yeah that won’t get screwed up at all.LOL, I thought of the exact same thing. I think I was told in 2018 that they'd correct our flight pay when they roll out the new pay system 2020 (near future?)! Well, here it is 2023 and it's still not active. Near future must have a different meaning to them.
BTW, has this years Guard bonus come out yet? What's the status on DSG's getting full flight pay? The part timer bonus that was available to like 6.9 people in the entire ANG. Cynicism is hard to get past when you've seen a career of their bullshit promises. Take everything with a massive grain of salt.
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Some people simply choose to be miserable. These broads have been threatening to leave this country since before Trump was elected and I'm still waiting on them to deliver on that promise. They appear to only contribute to people being more miserable...
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11 hours ago, WheelsOff said:
New reg change? Lol. That’s cute. I’m not giving up wearing my colored morale shirt…sorry (but not really). #guardhard #goguard
Did flying units actually stop wearing colored morale shirts?
I will say, I'm pretty happy about the baseball cap in flight suits change. Of course the effective date is the same day my participation in the Guard goes nearly to zero as I near retirement. Thanks for nothing!
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4 hours ago, dream big said:
“Non criminal in nature” according to Okinawa Stars and Stripes…must have been shacking up with someone, or must’ve tweeted something anti-woke that they dug up. Either way, everyone I know that’s served with him has had good things to say..
Well I think I've uncovered the reason right here. Too many good things to say about him...can't be having that type of leadership around here!
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1 hour ago, slc said:
True, but then you start right back where you started on the seniority list where the QOL is minimal. Pay may be 40-50k more per year BUT that's based on working the full schedule per month (which I don't/won't do). Ultimately the 70/20/10 rule applies anyway....70% of folks are a pleasure to fly with, 20% are 50/50, and 10% are on the avoid list!! And when you only plan to do this job for a few more years anyway and retire in the mid-50's to enjoy life....what's the point!!
Can't argue that thinking and a tip of that hat to your retirement plan. I'm planning as if I can retire when I start to draw my guard retirement around age 57. Who knows if I will, but that's the dream.
I live in a weird spot where I am 25% in the left seat (vice 60-65% as a WB FO). Lucky that everyone thinks the 717 is the worst place to be...hopefully it continues. I did spend some time as the top 10% in the right seat...hard to beat that life. Only upgraded because the seniority and for ability to drop a bunch and still top FO pay.
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The new airline thread
in Squadron Bar
Posted · Edited by SocialD
Meh, that message was probably the extent of the pilots "dealing" with a pax. At the gate...send a message and it's someone else's problem. Off the gate...send a message and it's someone else's problem. Airborne...send a message and it's someone else's problem. My flights are short enough that I'm going to my destination anyway. The one time as a Captain, I've had a pax removed (drunk guy), I didn't hear about it until after the fact...perfect! Either way, I'll be in the cockpit, searching for the end of the internet lol.