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    Russian Ukraine shenanigans

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Clark Griswold said:

    Gotta get things going before the ground thaws and the roads/fields turn to mud
    Blitzkreig works only if the infrastructure/conditions support rapid movements to punch thru and outflank


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    Does this mean the groundhog saw his shadow or not?

     

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    1 hour ago, tac airlifter said:

    What do you mean?

    Reference the 11R community being left off of the bonus list this year.

    I wonder how long it will take HAF to fix that glitch for this year? Or maybe next year they will sneakily add them back on.

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    Any RC-135 CSOs?

    in Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

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    On 6/3/2020 at 10:34 AM, sizzo19 said:

    I was recently selected for OTS with a CSO slot. I’m still unsure about which airframe I’d like to work on, but ISR seems like one of the more interesting jobs you can do as a CSO. Plus, location is among my top, if not my top priorities when choosing an airframe, and RC-135’s have some great bases.

    Anyone here who has experience on the RC-135 and can speak to what the daily life of an EWO is, your deployment schedule, and the base options for the RC-135? 

    Ref: page 5 on the second link. Data is mostly still valid. Still no concrete words on getting a new airframe and dudes are seeing a lot more EUCOM/PACOM/others instead of the desert which is nice. 

    CSO airframe opstempos

    in Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

    Posted

    On 3/8/2020 at 3:49 PM, SirBriefs said:

    I am in the same boat.
     

    1. My question is how often would a CSO PCS if the bird they operate on only has one to three duty location? Would they do their entire career at that location or noice between those bases the airframe is based?
     

    2. How long would it be before a CSO would be moved into more of leadership over flying?

     

    3. What is the OPS tempo for the RJ as far as deployments/tdy/morale/family suitability?

     

    1. Only one main operating base results in a lot of people staying on station for upwards of 7-8 years if you stay with your first MDS. At Offutt at least, they seem to try and move folks to staff or elsewhere no later than about the time you pin on O-4. Plenty of PCS opportunities exist earlier if you want to get out and see the world - whether to a different airframe, Pensacola or some people to the GSUs. 
     

    2. Totally depends and things this year are different than they were last year, etc. If you’re in a line flying squadron, expect to fly & deploy at the same rate whether you’re a newly qual’d dude or someone that’s been there for 5 years. If you go to a group/wing job, definitely don’t deploy as much, maybe one 60 day trip every 12-18 months? 
     

    3. RJ land seems to have slowed the deployment rates for a lot of folks recently. Dudes average 1-2 trips a year with many going to PACOM/EUCOM multiple times before they see the desert. In between deployments, there’s still Red Flag and Weapons School support but those are infrequent for a lot of people. At my busiest, I was gone maybe 200 days/year but then had slow years that had me gone only 60-75 days. The squadrons have had great leadership the last few years and everyone seemed very happy with where they were in life. Omaha is a great family-oriented city with KC/Chicago/Denver a short drive away if you want to get to a larger city. 

    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

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    So the mysterious PDSM that everyone has been waiting on was released this afternoon. Looks like most of the '07 YG and all of the '08 YG are excluded from this board and the 5 year window begins with the 06 YG for the most part. OPBs should flow to SRs on 17 Dec and the board convenes 4 May 20.

    -APZ (which I thought we were doing away with this terminology...) begins for folks with a DOR of 31 Mar 16 and earlier  

    -IPZ is folks with a DOR between 1 Apr 16 - 31 Dec 16

    U-2 Dragonlady info

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Danger41 said:

    Glad to see the U-2 is starting up participation in WIC. I think the RQ-4 and them are going to be a part of the intel WPS. Anyone confirm?

    Confirmed. The 19 WPS absorbed them in hopes of creating a “recce WIC”

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    Game of Thrones (No Spoilers)

    in Squadron Bar

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    12 hours ago, Shazaam said:

    WTF did I just watch for 1 hr 20 mins?

    When did Westeros become wheelchair accessible? Bran didn't want to be Lord of Winterfell because he is the three eyed raven. But he watches Westeros burn, could have stopped it, and now he is in charge.

    Sansa the snitch. "Winterfell will always be free." "Bran can't father children." How do you know he can't father children Sansa? I won't be watching your movie Dark Phoenix. 

    There goes the “no spoilers” part of this thread. 

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    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

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    So let me get this straight - I can't buy Maxim or most fitness magazines with so much as a woman wearing a sports bra on base anymore because it will turn me in to a sexual predator, but apparently this passes the sniff test? Gotcha...

    Way to go AAFES!

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    More Uniform Changes!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    So apparently PACAF just dropped a memo approving the 2 piece flight suits and I'm the lucky guy for our Sq that gets to put together the order. Of course Envision on Kadena doesn't stock them, so I'm looking for a retailer to order from. 

    Is there more than one manufacturer for them? My quick google search made it seem like DRIFIRE has the market cornered. 

    Any other data to pass on how the fit goes would be greatly appreciated as well!

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