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Excellent. Terms? I think AFSOC still has no LAA by 2021. Anything past that is vaporware anyway. I’ll collect (or you will!) Jan 2021.

Are you confident enough to bet a bottle of scotch?

No. AFSOC not buying unless CAF buys.

I had a narrative only PRF for my IPZ PRF. All bullets, including the push line, were written by my losing senior rater. The student MLR reviewed my records along with everyone else at school to decide P vs DP; that was literally all they did. The board does not care whether your PRF is NO or originating from your senior rater. Hope that sheds some light on your situation.

My comment was not directed at the specifics of this conversation but rather your style of communication; although lecturing an Apache guy about the proper way to employ Apaches is a bold move. Your points are frequently hard to understand. Talking less about yourself would perhaps make it easier for others to comprehend what you’re trying to communicate. It’s free advice, take it or leave it. Cheers.

What an odd comment to make to an Apache guy. You come across as a weird and ignorant dude. I mean that in a constructive way. Recommend not making every comment about yourself.

I’m sorry if this has been your experience. It has not been mine at all, and I don’t agree with this portion of your statement.

Interesting video Breckey. I hadn’t seen that. Did not look like “CSAR” to me. Other side of the river would have been the real deal.

SoCo that’s good advice. Some people don’t understand what a shitshow the Hands program has been— it’s a glaring example of the say do credibility gap rotting all trust away from USAF institutions. Sorry you got screwed, thanks for warning others.

Concur. Safety process totally broken. SECRET is easier to access.

Fair enough. I won’t quibble with semantics, and I concur with the frustration. I still think AFG is a war; using your definition: one side is trying to win. And succeeding. It’s just not our side. To me that doesn’t make this “not war” it makes us dumb. We seem to think WW2, which was historically anomalous, is the standard “war” and drawn out, ambiguous, sporadic fighting is abnormal and unworthy of study. But it’s all war. We’re just bad at it. Not trying to put words in your mouth, that spear is aimed at USAF PME. And I don’t blame politicians, I blame our generals.

Afghanistan is definitely a war. What is the timeline when a war becomes a conflict in your mind?

The way I read new reg wording, I’d wager no. It appears to effect only ADSCs for some types of flying training. I don’t see how a GI bill benefit transfer ADSC (or in-res school ADSC as another example) would be erased. i could be wrong, and it’s always worth a second opinion.

Shack, unfortunately. Lots of great ideas for increasing QOL along with mission effectiveness. Neither are variables considered in actual discussions on this topic.

Exactly. We have to stop being afraid of queep monsters.

Just wear it & see what happens.

For those of us not plugged into the UPT life..... what are you talking about?

This will explain.

Incredible footage. I watched the whole thing waiting for that stop light to disappear.

What exactly about the allegations concerned you?

Then change aircraft. Learn new things, have new challenges.

You ok man?

I asked for evidence of battlefield success attributed to diversity, you gave me a study on business. Invalid answer. What makes you think America is the most ethnically diverse country in the world? Google says we’re in the middle.

For your first point, if I’m paraphrasing correctly- “he’s saying something dumb but he has to, otherwise he’ll be dismissed” is illogical. He should say the truth, and if the truth gets him dismissed then get dismissed. Am I misinterpreting you chuck? You usually say smart things, but excusing senior leaders for saying dumb shit by reasoning that ‘they have to’ is intellectual rubbish and enabling bankrupt leadership. To your second point, that we must diversify thought and experience, I will disagree he was talking about ideological diversity. He mentioned there are too many white males so he was obviously wanting to diversify me out of the squadron. But I’m also curious why diversity is so sought after as an objective and why you think we need to diversify. Is there some proof that more diverse militaries are more lethal and more prone to success? I missed the ‘diversity as a decisive advantage’ chapters in Sun Tzu and Clausewitz. If diversity of skin color = battlefield success I’m interested in the evidence.

These are my problems to solve but I’m not empowered to solve? I’m responsible for outcomes without being given the authority to implement solutions? If you consider the amount of time, money and effort we spend educating General Officers, it’s truly astounding to hear them utter this kind of crap. One good thing though— at least they’re showing you the way this works now, at SOS, while you’re young. “I micro-manage, hoard authority, stick to the status quo, secretly reduce your strat for thinking out of the box, and blame you for screw ups only I was actually empowered to fix” will be a commander you work for in the USAF. So recognize the broken organization for what it is, and make your life choices accordingly. It’s good to show the young the absurdity of what awaits them higher up.