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Big Blue simply does not care about properly developing and maintaining its Pol-Mil capabilities. 1. No FAO track (as opposed to USN/USA) 2. RAS/PAS must return to original AFSC or risk getting passed over 3. No APAC HANDS (as opposed to USN/USA), another CJCS-directed program, because we have RAS/PAS already (bogus reason) 4. Lack of communication/coordination between LEAP/AFCLC and SAF/IA AFPAK HANDS are supposed to be on the O-6 track, but there stories of them being out-stratted by some AF GO's exec/aide.

Spokane is one of the better AF locations out there.

"social media activism" is a more accurate description. Very easy to do from the comfort of one's keyboard. The event founder, Frank Baird is a "Life Coach" and he smells like an opportunist. Just check out his store: http://walkamileinhershoes.org/Store/store.html#.VTSrdZOAngM also this: http://walkamileinhershoes.org/Walk_Event_Experience/signingin.html#.VTSueZOAngM

Because high heels symbolize all rape victims... great, high heel 5Ks coming to a SAPR down day near you. /s I remember the days when everything was about warfighting. How times have changed... http://www.jointbasemdl.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123343138

I wonder if Army CID will verify the below claims from 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305184/Bowe-Bergdahl-Taliban-claim-captured-U-S-solider-teaching-fighters-bomb-making-skills.html

Wow... This is just plain sad. Wrong study guides sent for Course 15 http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2014/12/08/wrong-study-guides-sent-course/20082973/

From experience in the non-rated ops world, the "successful" careerists that climbed the ladder by planning parties are marginal at their real job. Many of them are now in leadership roles (Flt/Sq/Staff lvls) and are supposed to be considered SMEs because they checked a box from a certain assignment in the past (fake breadth of experience). Their #1 strats from previous assignments are probably the results of volunteer work, PME, and AAD. I might trust these people to "manage" a small unit but I would not rely on them if I needed to plan or a support a no-kidding mission. Their lack of real job knowledge at the tactical, operational and strategic level is scary. Also since they lacked real job knowledge, they are unable to mentor, guide, and train the junior Airmen in their shop except to tell them to check the boxes and volunteer like they once did. So this cycle keeps going and eventually the career field ends up with mostly careerists and not so many real experts. Yes I agree we want our leaders to be good at admin and job skills, but right now the balance is way out of whack. I personally would rather follow a senior leader who has been there and done that during an operation then someone who mostly excels at managing.

Better late than never.. http://www.af.mil/mobile/News/tabid/252/Article/551311/csaf-discusses-advanced-academic-degree-pme-for-officer-promotions.aspx

What about subsequent looks for a school slot. What's that based on?

Thanks for the explanation. The DP/P piles method is what is advertised to the CGOs when paper records were still around. This method is probably still being taught at SOS during the PRF exercise. Even with the computerized scoring system, SOS and some O-6s want you to believe that the reviewers don't have the time to review each package in-depth, and that most people rely on the DPs/strats/DGs in order to get thru all the packages within the allotted time.

Question for the folks who have served on the promotion board. With the new computerized process of reviewing and scoring records, do you have more/enough time to review each person's documents and look for the whole person concept and job performance history? Or is still the method of DP/P piles, and then look for strats/DGs to score the Ps? The old school folks are always saying the reviewers don't have the time to review the documents in depth, DPs/strats/DGs are pretty much what they rely on to score. Thanks. Btw, the old mindset of box checking is alive and well in the FGO world (especially non-rated ops/support AFSCs). Until those folks are gone, I don't expect much change to the stratification process.

List of names that needs to be reviewed and approved by the congress. (I think)

If you get picked up then expect twice-a-week online sessions with an instructor to practice the language. There will be TDY money for you to get language immersion. You will have to stay current with DLPT. After a year of language training and a current DLPT will qualify you for SEI rating. The online language training may be substituted with a language immersion TDY.

It goes back to Chuck's earlier comment about nothing has changed.

Yes IDE/SDE in-res are going to be huge, but the real question is how will an officer be evaluated for IDE/SDE vector/push? Gen Welsh's intent is to get rid of the box-checking mentality (AAD, SOS in-res) and evaluate/promote junior officers based on performance. Promotion selection process has changed, the mid-level dudes/dudettes need to evaluate officers based on job performance instead of new box-checking criteria (such as volunteer, PT history) or this is a wasted effort. My 2 cents.

A new era for the promotion process is here. Gen Welsh made it happen and the O-6s/O-5s are in the process of getting educated on the new requirements. SOS source and timing are now masked for selection board. Go to MYPERS and look up PSDM 14-70 - CY14D Colonel Nurse Corps (NC) P0614D and CY14C Major Line of Air Force (LAF) P0414C Central Selection Board (CSB). There is also a PPT floating around on some of the changes. "Beginning with boards convening 1 Dec 14 or later, Academic Education will be masked for all Line of the Air Force (LAF) Major and Lt Colonel Boards."

1-2 months ago secdef directed each service to come up with a plan to cut down on alcohol incidents and sexual assaults. This is lining up nicely with the Sept deadline. its just like the hi-vis rxns for sexual assault prevention activities. Duicon anyone?

Speechless... What happens when one of these "advisers" gets shot at, or god forbid, is KIA? Would their mission be considered as combat then? The grunts deserve more respect than this.

Got this from a friend today, posting here as a follow up about my PT score comments in the Master's degree thread. I laughed when I saw the message.

No one is saying obtaining an advanced degree is a bad thing, but checking boxes (careerism) is a bad thing. Beating a dead horse ---> The problem is "military leadership" advancement opportunities are/were largely based on junior officers' degree completion date regardless of degree program and academic institution. A degree completed early shows AF loyalty to the "leaders" and you are worthy of O-6 and the 20 yr retirement. This adds nothing to the mission and takes time from your family if you are married. This also takes time away from job focus/mission at a time when the junior officers need job experience/proficiency and with reduced manning/budget. (now it seems like we are just replacing the master degree box w/ volunteering and PT scores) AAD is still required for certain AF jobs (TPS/RAS/ROTC) so go get that degree if you want to be competitive for those opportunities, but Gen Welsh's message is that you should not need a useless degree to make O-4.

Yes.

Kudos to Gen Welsh for making it happen. Agree that it needs to be masked in the SURF or it's pointless. W/ the DoD-wide downsizing, let's get rid of the excessive "volunteer" opportunities as part of the rack/stack process. It's silly that we need to have a "selected winner" to coordinate a non-mission related event. I also propose no CGO squadron exec positions (maybe even wings and groups). You are telling me the CC can't function with only DO/ADOs/secretary? Speaking of MAF CCs... I get the need for a Ribbon chart, but PT score history for an initial meeting w/ the Commander? Really?

Well that wasn't very nice of Putin... Russian Bombers Fly Within 50 Miles of California Coast http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-bombers-fly-within-50-miles-of-california-coast/

There are so many stories from ex-coworkers, former officer students, and former enlisted students... nothing online as far as I can tell (except for that one comment above). I've seen many 14Ns get drunk with power as soon as they are put in some kind of a leadership role. These 2 are just a couple of more well known examples.

Just saw this little nugget from TC's take on the firing. I'm surprised the whole story has not made it to AF Times... http://www.jqpublic-blog.com/basic-military-abuse-lackland-trade-recruit-abuse-toxic-leadership/#comments