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I am kinda relieved that it's not just my safety office (two bases) that are full of this bafoonery - but it definitely indicates a larger issue at hand. It's something that the infrastructure is fully set up for, and nothing but bad leadership is keeping us from becoming better, safer, more informed Aviators.

I asked, was told it didn't apply to the kind of flying we do in AETC and thus would be unable to get a copy. Haven't seen, no briefing, and we could but about two years ago Safety went into a shut in with a major need to know justification thus inhibiting the ability to get safety reports. However,I believe this is leadership dependent, just very frustrating - not sure what HHQ guidance they were given (after the F-22 crash, was SIB was leaked which led to the settlement?)

On a more hilarious note, this happened: http://www.vance.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123368125 Next up, SFS leaving black bags around base to see who calls in a bomb threat.

It's colloquial, everyone knows the term Gucci relates to the KC-10 here -

Fortunately, you won't need twice the -135s to replace the KC-10 capability. The limit is more booms in the air, not total offload capability - IIRC the average offload for tankers is around 80k worth of gas. While I admit I love refueling from KC-10s A LOT more then KC-135s, we will eventually adapt as we always have. Here is a great article on future tanker needs. The -10 excels at strategic bombing support and airlift+tanker combinations, but it can be replaced. http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/library/resources/documents/Defense/modernizing-aerial-refueling-fleet.pdf edit: We would be MUCH better keeping KC-10s, don't get me wrong, but if the budget cuts force extreme measures, especially with the war draw downs, I could see the -10 going by the wayside.

Anything happen to the crew?

Is it ever viable to not talk to the SIB (or anyone) until the CDI/AIB has concluded?

Yeah, we showed up Tuesday morning for the Commendants Challenge (was really hoping that was canceled) and told we were graduating the next day. The SECAF gubment shutdown memo was briefed as the validating reason (no TDYs other then war or to protect life/property) so we all went home Wednesday. We were supposed to graduate Friday, so it was only 2 days earlier, and we all got credit.

I remember reading somewhere the desired take rate was 65%, on the surface level 62% doesn't seem that bad. Wonder what the desired/planned was for each community?

As of tonight, I'm getting these two pages when I try to go to the forums main page. I'm using Firefox 23.0.1 on OS X 10.6.8 And when I click "Why was this page blocked?"

We won't go, and Obama saves face that he wanted to act, but Congress wouldn't let him.

Ok I'll repost it. Currently at SOS, briefed by the AU/CC 3 star... he gave us a preview and told us it's coming. The whole system is changing, not simply a masking of whatever, but from my memory: 1) SOS being shortened to 5 weeks because of the 100% requirement 2) SOS Correspondence eligibility potentially moving until after in residence criteria has passed (have heard this one for a while) 3) Promotion boards will require a certain amount of credits instead of mandatory PME completion. PME in res will fulfill required credits for that perspective board, however if you got a Masters in say, International Security Studies, and a PME class is International Security, you will get PME credit hours for taking that Masters class 4) He said a lot of the senior leaders think the AAD should be masked until the O-6 board, however gave no indication on how Gen Welsh thought about that or what direction they were going, but hinted at changes for it. That's all I can remember right now...

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Enlisted creativity while flying isn't fun until they tell you "Don't mind the burning smell, we're soldering back here."

This!

I'm voting presidential pardon of him and Snowden in 10-15 years. Old Lead Gitmo prosecutor says 8-8.5 years before parole. https://twitter.com/...188695833280512

^I have no idea what you're actually criticizing... slackline? Dems? The media? ...colored fellas?

I'm agreeing with slackline on this. I care as much about this picture as I do the Mission Accomplished GWB picture. Next.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf#Post-war_life Seems to be doing alright

I think it's funnier when people don't realize it, a la http://literallyunbelievable.org/

Don't forget the 3F rule!

At my last unit, if we wanted to read a safety report, the safety shop printed them out with the caveat to personally hand them back later that day or the next day for accountability. I just in processed to a new unit and they flat out refused to even pull it up saying we had to have a "need to know" which is determined by Wing Safety to the squadrons, and then there will be a mass brief to the squadron. This strikes me as odd... I pulled up 91-204 and got this: This the new norm or an AETC FTU "perk" ?

That was yesterday, I was going to PM a mod about it but saw the topic posted here instead.

I as well...

LoD determination is a CYA policy for gross negligence. It is not used for earned travel on leave, especially when people know where you are, and will have it properly documented and deducted by a travel voucher when you get back.