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Then we should add a block on the EPR/OPR for "Smoker" because smokers cost a lot more in medical costs. Lets add another block for motorcycle rider because they cost more when they crash. How about another block for "workout junkie" because all those sports related injuries cost Big Uncle Sammy more money. I can predict future medical costs too. Out (with dripping sarcasm)

As most decent SrNCOs give sage advice to their bosses, this story fits where the Chief reminds the 2 star of how many Es were shown the door, lost a stripe, prevented from adding a stripe, lost that supervisor job, etc, all in the name of the almighty and glorious PT test, praise Shawn T. "It will look bad, it will look like favoratism, Sir." And he's right. I've been there watching an NCO try to strain out that extra 3-4 perfect, all the way down, all the way up push-ups. And upon failure, throw down the water bottle in frustration as he knew that he was now going to lose a stripe for another failure and take away from his ability to provide for his family. That is FUCKED UP. On a side note, observing a few status of discipline meetings the bulk of the problems were PT failures. On the flying sq side, most CCs chose to request retention from the wing CC, but non-flying CCs more often did not request retention. I guess they used PT as a tool to get rid of undesireables or "slackers." And flying units could do the same, but they didn't. When we asked for retention, we got it. I will add that of all the discussions regarding discipline, PT was the most heated. So I think wing CCs are getting the full picture, but whether they take that passion up higher for change, who knows. Out

Nope. Didn't bother to look it up and I relied upon old-man memory. It seemed like the DP rate used to be less or that I've seen some decent dudes that didn't make the list. With that, those current rates seem fair. Out

So I saw this spreadsheet and on it contains every box one could check: DG, PME (both corr/res), Masters, Bac +, jobs like Flt CC, instructor, evaluator, etc. Then there were things like last 3 OPR bottom line pushes. Also, there was a PT test score. Then someome gave these items a point value to create a score. The sad thing was that something like an excellent on a PT test was worth more than other things like DG. Now I understand that promotion boards do the same thing, but wings should do a better job of knowing their people and not relying on numbers. That is why we have STEP promotions, SRA BTZ, and DPs for Os. I do find it a little sad that promotion boards override some of those DPs, but then again there may be something in those OPRs that just cannot be overlooked/forgiven. Perhaps an answer to promoting the right folks is increasing the DP numbers for wings to something like up to 50-60% and that a wing CC doesn't need to use all of them (in case there is a turd that needs to go). The rest can compete with the rest of the bottom 50% AF wide. It sure would make promotion boards go faster, perhaps easier. I'm sure most of us can rattle off the top 50-60% of Capts, Majs, etc. in our units. For school selects, since wings rack/stack their DP, boards can look for those top 10 and start there. There is a chance of favoritism, but we already have that, just dressed differently, i.e. the wing exec is number one because the wing king's exec cannot be number 2, that is why he/she is exec. Out

While I haven't seen a piece of paper that lists the overall changes, AD drew the short straw. LR gives up all its active duty H1s and H3s. That is more than 10, but in the larger reshuffle, the net result is no AD Hs at LR, only AD Js and ANG/AFRC H2s. I hear Pope will go Js so there is your likely source of H2s. Perhaps there were some planned retirements that are now delayed in those numbers. Lastly, if you are interested in a particular unit, just ask them as they may know more. I'm just CSI-ing this from some news stories, rumors, CC calls, and what was passed last year. PS, if you are in a unit likely affected by this and not hearing anything, that's fucked up. Out What kind of work load? I did hear that many units cut their flying hours.

He's an interesting thought. If the CSAF commands all wing commanders/etc that they will not use AADs for O3 or O4 boards or else*, they will snap to, just like they did when the CSAF said to get rid of funny pictures or else*. Now will he say that, probably not. Will CCs still use the AAD as an indicator of leadership ability if masked, probably. Next, CCs will ask where/what about the degree and decide accordingly, especially if it gets masked. What's next, club membership? My point is that quite often box checking is the only way to show wing CCs that you are good, especially when it gets down to PRFs to Capt. They don't know most of the Lts and frankly, neither to Sq CCs as many just popped out of the pipeline. What is sad is that now I see people with masters degree coursework out instead of their FTU courseware out. That is fucked up. Next will be the degree mill that charges you the least amount because TA goes away forever. *Else = whatever the man threatened the wing CCs with that made them all jump and take swift and furious action. It was amazing (and sad) to see/read about all the action that took place.

Lt Jack gOff???? The G is silent, I swear! What an awesome name!! Just wait until he's a Major!!! Ha ha ha ha, Out

Most likely part of a large reshuffling. H1s and H3s from LR need to go somewhere. Det 1 and 189th will likely get H2s as that is what they have. 302 and 182 fly H3s so that is probably what they will get. That working group that the AF Times article referred to probably pulled out the ol map of US of A and played shuffle-the-Herk until they were happy with the Picasso. In the end, the ANG and AFRC got to keep a bunch of planes and the associated units, so its an overall win for them. Active side cuts the rope and starts divesting itself of H active units, except for the few TFI units (for now). 189th will start taking over the H schoolhouse and AD will augment. Cats and dogs started sleeping with each other. My guess: If you are LR, tough to say. If you are in training, there is a chance of being redirected (I'm not a decision-maker and I don't know any numbers). Those close to grad are completing initial and moving to their units. There is still a war on and someone still needs to deploy and there are not enough J's to clean out AFG. The LR reductions will likely be effective in 18 months. One thing I will say is that if you are in the pipeline, those that suck the least may be better at surviving any potential cuts (redirected). That is the only thing you have control over. And that has always been true regardless of the times. So no, nothing has changed. Out

Times story was hard to follow. AF News lists it better. Besides, LR doesn't have an 18th AW (sorry AF Times, you suck. Get someone that can write). https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123340013

I was expecting this memo. It came in a proper priority of cancelling things. First was TDYs, then extraneous flying (funerals, grads, sporting events, etc.), then the T-birds/Angels season, then lots of flight hours, and now TA. The TDYs, that was internal and the public won't see it. The flyovers and demo teams, thats external for the public. Flying hours are an internal hit at readiness and a shot to Congress from our leaders in the chain of command side. TA is a hit towards Congress from the people side if we start making calls as suggested by various military membership organizations (AFA, AFSA, etc.). However, was the TIB season cancelled? Out Ed: spelin

There is more to the masters puzzle than our own promotions, and that is competition with the other services. "Look Jon, I know you boys think you've got worldwide experience with all that sailing and port calling, but my boys have more masters degrees than you and thus we should get more spots in the joint staff." AF News: AF claims its the "most educated" service with all its TCU TUI or "wherever nsplayr went to school" degrees. Out Edit: better?

Yup.

Nostalgia of that K2 deployment back in the day?

Do they have a 3-3? Or do they just just the AFTTP 3-3.Shoe? Creative writers out there can have a good ol time drafting one up. Out

Instead of taxing it away, why don't you go to Bill Gates house and ask for a few Bil, then head over to Warren's hut and get a few more Bil. Then set up a line and give everyone 10 crisp Benjamins. Point 1: lots of libs with lots of Bils, yet I don't see them redistributing it all to gov't or to the lowerlings. Point 2: Class warefare is awesome! Out

Herks are awesome!

Keep your enemies closer?

I raise you a memo by an ass-kicking Marine that says EBO is bunk. The enemy has a choice and the sight of TIB just might incite them to invade aw they will view TIB as a sign of our weakness. https://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/parameters/Articles/08autumn/mattis.pdf Can't Tosh.0 just but TIB on his show and the resulting publicity laughs TIB into extinction? And I'm waiting for when TIB cancels all their shows and the funding is diverted to a few more flying hours. Out

But how will the Army ever invade country X without its IMC "Normandy Reincarnate" Airborne Assault? Out

Evidently the threat facing the everyday Joe Q Public requires an MRAP. Therefore, I should have ARs, AKs and 30 round mags because my PD doesn't have any MRAPs. MPAP = Mine Resistant. Where are all the IEDs in America so that I can avoid them? Out punctuation

I can't wait for all the currency waivers to float up to AMC, etc, especially on June 30th. I wonder what they'll say. I wonder how much risk they'll take. Lastly, I wonder what will happen to the first crew/pilot that dents up a plane, was waived, and points to proficiency as the issue? I've seen memos in my outlook from SECDEF, CSAF, etc. all saying the same thing (be tough, we'll get through this), but not addressing the negative effects that will come of this. The military doesn't always run out of money, but when it does, it stops flying. Flying, good luck staying proficient my friends. Out

Ah hah! I knew it. You want lots of welfares so you and your party can get more votes. Its all about buying the election versus principle and leadership. Based on this evidence, are you the type that will take any measure necessary to get promoted? Whatever it takes to ge the votes, right? Because once you gain high rank, you can govern, right? Maybe not, but it has a common sounding theme. Out

Mind if use your story to press home the point? Lets say that the govt no longer has the money or policy to give the sister a check/house/food credit card a month. Will the sister ask family for handouts? Maybe, but that charity only goes so far. Family will get tired easiliy of bailing out sis, especially when she is capable of work. Family may even say, if you want help, you need to drop sat/cable TV, go to a basic phone plan, stop eating out, trade the escalade in for a dodge, etc. ASAP, you will want sis earning her own keep and not sucking away the hard-earned money from family members. My point is that the gov't has become enablers of laziness. When its so easy to get handouts, why work? Out

But here are my specific questions But I get it. When someone shows you something that doesn't fit, you look the other way. You know, I once knew a die hard liberal back in college, you know voted dem, wanted gays to serve in the military (before DADT), pro-choice, blah, blah, blah. That person went on to get married (I hear begrudginly taking the mans last name), had kids, stopped working (hubby made plenty), and over time, became one of the most conservative people I know (pro-life, marriage is between a man and woman, and so on). Its a phenomenon I've seen to varying degrees with people as they get older (wiser in my opinion). Maybe conservatism will hit you one day. Out

Welfare? You know, food stamps, WIC, public housing, etc. Unemplyment (federal subsidies)? Taxes? Minimum wage? BTW, how do you make welfare solvent? And lastly, since you didn't answer any questions on welfare and the current general welfare recipient mentality, let me clue you in. There is little work ethic and its all about gaining as much benefit as possible. They are experts at gaming the system to gain as much as possible. Its no longer the system it was intented to be, which was to help people get back up after falling upon hardship. Dems know this and count on the fear that Republicans want to take it all away and thus get the votes. Out