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akele

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  1. Got my DQHB today and found my academic info blank. I immediately thought I was going to have to fix it until I read the instructions attached that said effective 1 Dec 14, academic data is masked for any promotion board under O-6. First real proof I've seen that masking academic data is happening instead of just reading or hearing about it at commander calls.

  2. Was totally not bitching…like I said, it is something we entered into knowingly. I also posted this in a join spouse thread. I wasn't looking for your sympathy.

    I find it hilarious that on this board as a whole people complain about Air Force leaders not caring about their people, and yet I just mention that join spouse is a dynamic I face with my career and people come out saying they don't give a f&*(&. That's fine, I just hope you are never in charge of me or someone else who has a family concern that would need your assistance is helping them out with their particular situation.

    I don't think I'm special being join spouse, I just want it to be a factor to be legitamitely considered when I receive my next assignment. As you all know, the Air Force has regs in place to do so, but it really depends on whether that happens or not. I just wanted to pass along to others to be proactive in their assignments and not just assume that AFPC will take care of it.

  3. http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/195587-dont-turn-away-from-reforming-military-retirement-benefits

    New article…same generals.

    Breaking faith with those whom have already served and those already in is simply wrong. I'm not saying screw the new people entering, but at least they will sign up knowing what their retirement will be and choose to serve while accepting those terms.

    Edited to add Air Force Times article about cutting TriCare to working age retirees. It just never stops.

    http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140117/BENEFITS06/301170020/CBO-Bar-younger-retirees-from-Tricare-Prime-save-90-billion

  4. Join spouse is a very stressful topic. The Air Force says they'll work with you but it's never a guarantee. You can either roll the die or be proactive in making it easier to get stationed together. Most of us are under commitment as well, so it's not like one of us can just get out. It's something we enter fully knowing, but it doesn't make it any less stressful. On top of that, someone's career almost always has to suffer. Fun times.

    Right now my husband is stationed 100 miles away from my duty station. Got to love join spouse!

  5. Air Force Times decided to add to the topic.

    http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140112/NEWS/301120004/Columnist-argues-abolishing-Air-Force

    I immediately discredited James Carroll's article due to him not even mentioning the space and cyber domains. The article above mentions those areas in the final sentence. I get we are the "Air" Force, but still, we are responsible for the other two domains as well and to not consider them when talking about another service absorbing those functions as well is just stupid and shows ignorance to all the Air Force does.

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