ARIs 'R' Us

That's mostly correct, unless you're at an AETC base for "TDY-to-school" (non AETC bases, like Dover for C-5 training claim this too, but I don't believe the reg states that specifically, YMMV). The reference reg is AFI 34-246. Bottom line, if you're at a school, they may have the option to move you one time on or off base. So it'd be better to start on base, so that your one move would place you, and keep you off base. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App! Side note, I recommend all aircrew reading the non-A section in 34-246. That way when you go TDY to, say, Aviano and the General Manager (who's name might be Jeff) refuses to give you a non A unless you let him book the hotel room off base, you can politely tell him to go to hell with a reference to his own AFI. It may not get you the non-A, but it will make getting the voucher paid easier, and (more importantly) it will make you feel better. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

My point is that when I left college, I had two choices to fly. The one I made led to me being much more stable, financially, than my/our peers in the civvy world. I'm not complaining...and I'm not sure what led to LTC Slear's decision to do so. Good point. Agreed. So you're saying that a few more benefits, the lack of a RIF, or a guaranteed COLA increase once you retire would change that? Me neither. edit to remove ####### failed

Our old Wg/CC would send emails to the wing distro every time somebody got an ARI...my favorite was the one describing a female Airman waking up to discover that lewd & inappropriate images had been drawn on her in Sharpie , which she angrily reported to SF (I assume). She & the host of the party received paperwork...I can only imagine that counseling session.

Good...no, great point. I just didn't feel appropriate making it for you :)

When I graduated college, I was making roughly $9K (before poverty tax breaks) a year as a CFI/MEI, trying to get hours so I could work for a regional airline and make $20-30K/yr. Several years later, while my peers are in the $50K region at the regionals, I'm making six figures (when you include benefits, BAH, etc), and I'll be able to keep half of that, forever, if I stay until 20...not to mention the hundreds of thousand I'll make at my next job which Air Force flight time will allow me to get rather easily. I, like all of you, have worked hard and sacrificed a lot (although many have sacrificed much more) to get to where I am...but I'm not complaining. The majority of our non-mil peers have financial circumstances rougher than we (officers) do. Enlisted is a completely different argument.

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Ratner might be right but, as of April '14 it was. They've been threatening to close it for several years, but were having trouble getting the ROBD cert'd for MAF guys (I'm pretty sure fighters are all in the sim now). I'd email your future DOT now to set up a date ASAP. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

It's historical fiction but The Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk are two of the best written and best researched books I've ever read, with a lot of history and 60-70's outlook of WWII thrown in. If you haven't read Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, which is doubtful by now, go get it today. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Dover seems to have figured out "What's Wrong w/the Air Force..." (the bold/caps/exclamations are original, not added) Commentary 5/13/2014 - DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- We have all checked out a rental car and thought 'it's just a rental'. Some drive it differently, park it in the tight parking spots without a care about door dings and could never imagine taking it to a car wash. As we turn it in with the gas gauge just below full, having skidded the tires around a few corners, or spilled food on the passenger seat we hope no one will notice these defects and hold us responsible. The responsibility for our judgment and actions is with the OWNER, not the borrower, right? Service to our nation has many parallels to the rental car. You sign your name on the line to commit to a "contract" in the form of a service commitment, contract, or oath. Rather than paying for the car, you venture out with the "vehicle" earning a salary, using supplies and necessary equipment all paid for with tax dollars. You turn your vehicle back in at the end of your commitment and hope that the OWNER can repair the flaws and hidden defects you have left in your wake. If you have chosen to borrow that vehicle for many years you are given loyalty reward points, paid in the form of a retirement check and health benefits. You have been given a responsibility to take care of borrowed property - our nations trust and expectation of a professional, well trained, and responsible military force...TAKE OWNERSHIP of that responsibility! Change the car from a rental to a purchase. First, buy a well-built, reliable "car"- the core values should serve as this basis for you. Next, keep your engine running at peak performance by exercising, eating healthy, and getting adequate rest. Keep it clean and polished by adhering to dress and personal appearance standards - if the fender of our car was beat up or rusted we would replace it. We need to do the same with our uniforms and professional equipment. Okay, okay - enough car analogies. Show up to where you work with a sense of pride in yourself and the place you work. If you see a problem, fix it. If you see garbage on the side of the sidewalk or an overflowing trash can, they will not fix themselves - you are the OWNER. If you see a process that can be improved and more efficient or effective - come up with a plan, pass it through the appropriate channels and make the change - OWN it. If you see someone else not abiding by the high standards we expect - confront them. Learn the standards, abide by the standards and enforce the standards. I've highlighted the word OWNER quite a few times in this article. I can't emphasize this enough. As our service goes through numerous force shaping programs, you as an Airman or civilian, employed in the support of the greatest military force in the world, must think as an owner of that service rather than as a borrower!

This sucks...and the fallout will be interesting. On a slightly different note, did anyone see the initial CNN broadcast where they were talking to a Private (who called in) on his cell phone while "sheltered in place?" I'm not too optimistic about his immediate administrative future.

"Robin Olds wouldn't fit in today's Air Force" is when he lost the other 20% of our class

Did the required background reading. Not sure the complaint...if you're in a 6 on, 6 off job...wouldn't you want your 6 on to be during the "solo" ?? Edit: Posting while drinking. Disregard everything I said...he is an asshole.

Glad they both ended up on the ground, and safe. On the other hand, successfully parasailing behind a Cessna would have been a better story for the bar.

Draft a memo with what you deem acceptable for the sqdn and send it to your CCE for the boss' sig/distro.