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  1. 3 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:

    You sound like the twat in this interaction. Take that for what it's worth, which isn't much.

    You're probably right about that...my language may have been over the top, but I'll stand by the intent of my post.

    I found the original post inconsistent for this forum, and I'm at a loss for why it was included in a thread about VRRAD.  We generally post about how Big Blue gets it wrong on promotions, and then when someone makes it to O-6, he complains about how the Senior Leader assignment system works.

    @Dogs-N-Guns Acknowledged you had already applied for retirement...I'm glad you were able to make the choice that was best for you.  I agree that I've also seen too many O-6s just marking time for the High-3, and have done fuck all when it came to doing the J-O-B...as either a staffer or a commander.  You might not have been that guy, but it is sobering to realize you've crossed an invisible threshold and went from the top of the line flying pyramid and you're back at the bottom of the Senior Leader echelon. Colonels who move that often are doing so because they want to work the GO development timeline. No one's forcing you. Again, unless you have an ADSC, you can retire at almost any time you want to.

    Regardless, back to my passed-over days...it sounded like a petty complaint when there were plenty of O's who would have been great Lt Cols, let alone great Majors, who will never get that chance...even if they return to AD. 

    Sounds like there were two separate conversations going on, so I'll buy the soon to be Vet's first round if I fell for the spoofer comms.

     

  2. 30 minutes ago, Dogs-N-Guns said:

    You seem understandably salty because I walked away from something you were actively pursuing.

    Woman With a “No Regrets” Tattoo Regrets Robbing a 7-Eleven

    Nah brah...I've accomplished everything I needed to, and plan on leaving nothing on the table when I walk away.  Making rank is at the bottom of the "nice to have" list, and it's certainly not a requirement for my service. 

    Perspective is a great thing to have.

    Please make sure you have your retired ID card out before you get to the gate, and don't bore the thicc A1C a the gate with your "back in my Air Force" stories...some of us are trying to get to the shoppette before they stop selling booze on Friday night.

     

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  3. 36 minutes ago, Dogs-N-Guns said:

    It seems I did not get the VRRAD email because of my line number for O-6. After I retire in 2 weeks I assume I could come back as an O-5 minus my line number. There is zero effort at retention. They only want the bored and the desperate to comeback so they can be abused with crap assignments without repercussions. Rumor is 5% of my O-6 year group had retirement orders prior to the results and they lose even more from the O-6 gameplan involuntary PCS. This may not seem like a lot, but that is 15-50 fewer Colonels in an already undermanned AF. I'm sure the restructuring with a new MAJCOM and three more 3-star commands will help alleviate the staff shortage. If you think you have no control over your career, the O-6 assignment process and the Colonels group ramps that up to 11. PCS every 2 years with a 2-year ADSC. If you have a 90-day ADSC past assignment notification as a Col(S), you cannot 7-day opt out. If you 7-day opt an assignment mandatory retirement in 90-120 days. Once you accept a PCS as a Col(S), they only way off the train is to submit for retirement 1-year into your assignment before the next gameplan. Don't want to gamble your pension on a command tour, opting out requires deputy MAJCOM approval.
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    Passed-over Maj gkinnear checking in

    Yes...but in most cases, you can always retire.  The old-school "brief" was direct about about it. "What if I have a rising senior, sick parents, etc?"...slide..."Feel free to retire".  Unless the devil's money is holding you in, an O-6 has the trump card in their hand.

    I've only had a few glimpses into that rarified air, but I've seen assignment comments along the lines of "I want location X, Y, Z.  I do not want A, and will retire if selected."...and the hiring GOs had an honest conversation about it.  Ultimately, the new philosophy, to my understanding, is there is an assignment for everyone.  GOs and Colonels are the main groups that actually get a retention effort.

    Baby GOs get selected from the O-6 kiddie DV pool...so the assignment train is necessary to get all the box-checking for pilots who've barely left the cockpit.  I've got a few Navy and Army O-6 bros who did all things as young O-4s.  One more data point how Big Blue sucks at all things Joint.

    Now, aside from the counter-point of view on the "Why," the Colonel's Group works that way...I'll end by saying you sound like a little bitch complaining about a system for O-6s...which guarantees an O-5 retirement at worst, with the added kicker of expanded career opportunities post-USAF.

    Congrats on your selection, congrats on your retirement, thank you for your service!

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  4. 2 minutes ago, HeloDude said:

     I believe playing sports also teaches valuable skills about how to be on a team, hardwork, discipline, etc…

    But that hard work and discipline doesn't matter if the on-field record doesn't.

    I think it's becoming it obvious neither of us will be swayed by the other's arguments, we'll agree to disagree and move on.

     

    And since this is my last post on the 2023 CFB Playoffs, I'll leave off with what @Rainman once posted that applies here:

    1)  Life isn't fair

    2)  Timing is everything

    3)  Bloom where you're planted

    and

    4)  Boo Corrigan can get fucked.

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  5. 19 minutes ago, HeloDude said:

    How much are you going put on FSU beating Georgia since you’re so confident they’re a top 4 team, when Georgia isn’t?  VMFA refuses to answer the question lol.  I said in my original post that I think it’s kind of messed up they went undefeated and didn’t get in, but that I don’t think they’re one of the 4 best teams…if they are, then they should be able to beat Georgia...but I don’t see that happening.  And without their 1st string QB, how are they going to be one of the best 4 teams?  

    I'm not betting anything...and that's the issue. 

    Enough people are betting, as well as TV just throwing money at the sport in an effort to turn people's emotional connection to a college into dollars down the road, that the chase to maximize the $$$ is the deciding factor.

    As a team, FSU is one of the 4 best teams in the country....look at the undefeated record in what used to be a Power-5 conference.  Hell, ACC has dominated the CFB Playoffs just as much as the SEC has....yes it's mostly Clemson (Go TIGERS!), but other than UGA's recent run, it's been all 'Bama in the SEC.

    If it's down to who you feel as deserving in the playoffs, why didn't the Big-12 put OU in over OSU in their conference game? 

    But the record is what fucking matters...not how you feel about it.

    'Bama's on field record doesn't warrant a Playoff spot...they lost to a team (t.u.) who lost to a team (OU) who lost to Kansas.

    They also needed Auburn to implode...a team that lost to NM State lost the Iron Bowl instead of 'Bama winning it.

    I'm not the CFB Playoff Committee chair, and I haven't been paid by anyone to vote...but Boo Corrigan can get fucked.

    BONUS Mention:  Kirk Herbstreit, Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, and any other ESPN & CBS on-air talent that sucks from the teat of CFB Playoff money...can get fucked.

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  6. 3 minutes ago, HeloDude said:

    When you beat the #1 team in the country for the conference championship , I think that speaks for itself lol.

    Going undefeated, on the road, and with backup QB #2 & #3 speaks for it self...unless you're not in the SEC or Big-10.

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  7. 2 hours ago, HeloDude said:

     More importantly, how much are you going to bet on FSU beating Georgia?  If I were as confident as you are, I’d be putting down some serious cash.

    Well, I think you landed on the real reason...more money will flow with 'Bama being there. 

    But, I won't be surprised if FSU and Clemson bail on the ACC...ESPN has a clear bias for the SEC (which has a losing record overall to ACC this year) and proven it's the P2 +2

    Notch another mark in your belt boys...killed the PAC-12, and will probably kill the ACC.  Apparently winning all your games doesn't matter any longer.

    Boo Corrigan can get fucked

     

    EDIT to add:  changed P3+1 to P2+2.  Once that school in Austin leaves, the Big-12 is just as screwed over as ACC is. 

    Just what the college football tradition is all about...2 super Conferences and everyone else.

     

    Boo Corrigan can still get fucked

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  8. 18 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

    And Bone WSO is "myopic" after having served as a Legislative Fellow?

    'Myopic' in that Bone WSO a) may have a bias from a close and personal working relationship with the aforementioned Senator, and b) his was a micro look at a singular member, not the macro level I was initially referring to.

    As far as being a Legislative Fellow goes, I'm sure every selectee has a solid paper trail of sustained performance and is everything we've come to expect from years of military training.  As a future senior leader in the USAF, I seriously hope for nothing but the best for those cats...living with high expectations can be a bitch.

    YMMV.

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  9. On 11/3/2023 at 11:20 AM, Stoker said:

    It's a super common misconception that Congress is only working when it's in session - there's a lot more going on behind the scenes.

    Apologies for the double post...missed your post earlier.

    Same as my previous one...if there was the political will from the controlling party in the Senate, the senior uniformed military leaders would already be a confirmed.  There's no legal reason why the Senate can't discharge it's responsibilities to ensure our collective national security.

  10. 1 hour ago, BONE WSO said:

    My Senator (Sen Mike Rounds)...

     

    Sure, your example may be true...but you have to admit you may have a bit of a myopic view of the situation. 

    If National Security was truly a priority, and there was the political will to get it done, none of the listed examples would stop them.

    Again, why didn't the Senate Majority Leader bring a full floor vote for the USMC Vice Commandant, CSAF, & CNO when CQ was up for CJCS?  Was there a legal hurdle or a political one stopping them?

    At least that's my opinion as a voter and taxpayer.

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  11. 1 hour ago, Stoker said:

    It's not feasible in today's environment to hold a hearing and vote on every individual Senate confirmable office. Removing the big ones (SECAF, CNO) from the backlog will mean less pressure to confirm the ones lower down the food chain.

    Agree to disagree.

    Congress wants to be in charge, then accept the responsibility that comes with it.  I've got E-1, 2, 3, & 4s working 6/1s on 12s, I expect the same kind of work ethic from the highest law-making body in the land.

    Insert a cliché about 'ignoring a problem won't make it go away' or 'Bad news doesn't get better with time'...both apply to this situation.

    Again, this is political theater with three sides…unless you truly think that the 12x takers of the DoD policy on funded abortion travel is a higher National Defense priority over the nomination approvals of the Senior Military leaders.

    SecDef Austin and Senate Majority Leader Schumer have statutory options they are choosing to not exercise...and I have to ask myself "Why?"

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  12. 16 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:

    Well, the Senate stepped over Tuberville and confirmed CSAF and CNO.  Bigger headline is the CNO, 1st woman on the JCS staff.

    https://news.yahoo.com/senate-sidesteps-tubervilles-hold-confirms-165415542.html

    No offense, but 'exercised the authority the Senate had the entire time' is probably a more accurate description.

    What legally changed for Chuck Schumer between last week and today?  Tuberville's hold was never a insurmountable obstacle.

    Remember that politically, both parties use your military service as pawns of whatever it is its after.

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  13. I agree with both @Danger41 and @tac airlifter, but a few years ago I started to ask myself 'what's the right number?' on AMs or AAMs?

    I don't have a personal threshold, because some career paths, still hacking the mission, don't take you through multiple combat deployments.

    The examples listed above, white jet / FTU tours, etc.

    It's needs to be a balance...and while fuzzy, I know it when I see it skewed in one direction.

    A flying Wing King in the modern Era with low single digits on AMs...yeah, that's a little 'Sus as the cool kids say

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  14. I’ve told 3/4 stars a few times a COA was bad, why it was bad, and what COA should be executed and why. I’m about 50/50 success rate. The one thing I did note across all of those interactions is the GO was genuinely interested in my thoughts and appreciated my effort whether they went my direction or not. The O-6 level was pissed I would dare to speak. It made me realize how much good things are filtered away from GOs at the O-6 level and replaced with yes man bullshit.  
    I'm old enough to remember a scene in M*A*S*H, where COL Potter stated that other "Colonels are chasing that star that they'll do almost anything"...or something similar.

    Its a little disheartening that a line from a 70s TV show is the reality 50 years later. But I keep that in mind when I see the Council of Colonels in group-think mode.

    Most GOs, that I've worked with at least, enjoy the conflicting view point...presented in a unemotional & professional manner. Shoe Clerk Chief of Staffs in particular seem to get bent out of shape when that happens.

    Or I could just be the asshole who somehow keeps surviving.

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  15. On 8/2/2023 at 10:23 PM, Biff_T said:

    Im serious.  I dont care who General Chang is. 

    Any other reddit fucktards messing around on this forum should realize we're all not fake accounts.   

    Internet Warrior - Biff

    First off, I appreciate the use of 'fucktard'...classic insult that has layers, yet instantly understood across a broad demographic.  It saw heavy rotation in teenage GKinnear's day.

    Second, I agree with your post, as most of us did 10 years ago when @General Chang first appeared in these hallowed halls (fuck I'm old).  Chang was a more subtle character then, and played the part too well. 

    They say an old dog can't learn new tricks, but in time, after repeated textual onslaughts from the entire BO community against his blue kool-aid induced corporatist wet dream, Chang changed his tactics and is less outright in his 'you're replaceable' mantra.  He has occasional flashes of his previous delusions of grandeur, but overall he's a literal ill-conceived joke...and he knows it.

    @Biff_T you're capable of determining your own COAs...but there are better targets out there.

     

    @BashiChuni +1 internet point to you...Chang will continue to receive my full-send of downvotes.

     

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  16. 1,000s of EKIA disagree with the keyboard "warrior" comment.  If anything, this is the last place I'd throw those words around General.  Maybe some of you fearless leaders dont know what its like to have done the dirty work, but some dudes on this forum did the real work.  We didnt lie to the American public and inside trade our whole lives.  Go spout that keyboard warrior shit somewhere else.  I'd love to let you live a day in the my life.  My reccurring (every ing night) nightmares would probably put most congressmen into cardiac arrest.  Im on so many meds and my family has suffered for years because the warrior stuff.  When's the last time you thought you were not coming home while doing your job?  When's the last time you had to make a decision to save your crew's life and let the guy on the ground die?  Don't have to live with your past decisions  when you're a spineless scumbag that goes by the name Mr or Mrs Congressman.  
    I'm not sure if you're serious, or continuing the long con from @BashiChuni. If Chang were a real account, sure....

    For the record, hats off to @BashiChuni liking his own posts...its like public masturbation and getting away with it.

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  17. On 7/14/2023 at 8:41 AM, ClearedHot said:

    Currently JROTC is in just 10% of schools nation wide, in dense liberal population centers that number drops to far below 10% (New England 5% - California 6%).  Conversely, upwards of 65% of public schools in Louisiana Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have JTROC.  Not surprisingly 41% of all military recruits come from the south, 45% of all recruits come from a high school with a JRTOC program.  In other threads folks have debated the good and bad of JRTOC programs.  DoD recently put in a large effort to address many of the problems other have noted.  While the programs say they are not about recruiting there is obviously a pathway to military service for those that participate.  That being said, numerous studies have shown that students who participate in JROTC programs have better attendance, grades, and graduation rates relative to students who were in general academic programs.

    I know this is a military forum, dealing with military issues...but the JROTC decline is not an isolated event.  Any youth development organization that's been around for ~100 years or so is also facing a decline in membership.  Scouting, faith-based youth groups, HS arts programs, etc.  From my perspective, Club and HS sports seem to be main remaining avenues to mentor and grow kids into Adults that are contributing members to society...and their focus isn't necessarily on Civics, Service to Others, Mom and Apple pie type issues.

    Change is inevitable, and in this case, I don't think the societal 'need' that JROTC filled has had a suitable replacement designed, let alone delivered.

  18. 10 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:

    Editing room of Military Times one Friday afternoon:

    Editor - What have we got to publish?

    Perky Young Journalist 1- Well Boss, we could publish a story on the lack of PCS and Bonus money.

    Crusty Journalist 2 - I've got a story ready for the reserve call up to Europe for Ukraine support.

    Editor - Both of y'all get the fuck outta here with that nonsense...I want 10% more adds from Juul and Monster, and run this story about Civil War masturbation as filler.  We got keep that click count up!

     

    Any military times pub is only good for house breaking to dogs...and since the switch in paper quality, it's not even good at that.

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