Ghost of James Post
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1 hour ago, Clark Griswold said:
My two unsolicited cents, no.
The Saudis export extremist Sunni Islam all throughout the world … broader Q: why should we even consider them an ally.
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Warning to anyone considering VLPAD - be prepared for the AF to screw it up. I did a VLPAD tour July 2016-Sept 2019. Accessing to active duty was easy enough, but the AF has no idea how to offboard Reservists back to the Reserves. First, you'll have to find your own unit after you're done w/ VLPAD. This wasn't a huge deal for me, as a I had an informal "drug deal" with my prior unit …but still, it would be nice to have return rights. Your career will be managed by AFPC during that time, and they have zero idea how to manage Reservists. For example, they screwed up my separation orders, and I didn't get actual separation orders until 2 days before my final out. Then, instead of flowing me to the IRR, while I awaited the 1288 to be processed for my new unit, AFPC completely discharged me from the military....which took 6 weeks to un. I could go on with examples of this. Another thing to consider is promotions - I met a ROPMA mandatory board a year late, and I didn't pin on major until I was a 7 year captain.
My $.02 - if you can get an AGR gig, take that. If your unit has an endless stream of man days, take those over VLPAD. VLPAD is a giant cluster
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1 hour ago, pawnman said:
We see the same thing when they come here for Ops Air Force or whatever they're calling it now. Like maybe 1 or 2 of the 40+ cadets wants to fly airplanes. The rest all just want school paid for and bounce. They have their eyes set on jobs like cyber, contacting, acquisitions, and finance.
Oh, and usually 1-2 that want to be JTAC/SERE/CRO/crazy obscure special ops AFSC
As ROTC instructor from 2016-2019 (Sept), I can confirm. Of our 40 or so cadets we'd have each year, about 10-15% would go rated, and of that, about half wanted RPAs.
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14 hours ago, CharlieHotel47 said:
Im sure there have been exceptions in the past; from what I understand, a unit must gain you first. Once your in the books, a school request is submitted to higher. submittal request goes to A3 at NGB. Not sure how it works for reserves.
I'm going through this process now in the Reserves. While a unit will hire you, you won't be on their UMD or administratively controlled by them until you get your Wings. The 340th (JBSA) administratively owns all UPT/UCT students until they've completed UPT/UCT. Once you head off to your FTU, you'll be gained by your home unit you were hired into. Once the 340th gains you, it doesn't take that long to get dates (2 days for me) … the weight was getting gained to the 340th.
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On 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM, Scooter14 said:
So, here’s what jumped out at me from the height article.
“Don’t automatically assume you don’t qualify because of your height,” said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. “We have an incredibly thorough process for determining whether you can safely operate our assigned aircraft. Don’t let a number on a website stop you from pursuing a career with the best Air Force in the world.”
I get all the anthropometric standards at all, but I think it may be time to, oh I don’t know, change the standards a little bit. The way it’s worded is horrible, proven by the fact that a two star has to get on the internet and say “yeah, I know what the reg says but apply anyway and we will waive it.”Bruh ...this is glaringly obvious this is the Air Force's way of pursuing a "diversity" (our state sponsored religion) initiative and pushing for more female pilots, without explicitly accepting more females over men, which it can't do. The AF times even understands this, and it wrote an article noting as much. While I admire their ingenuity, I loathe their cause. Clown country, and ever increasingly clown AF.
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4 hours ago, Homestar said:
I don't understand the excitement over the Air Force having Enlisted do Officer jobs for Enlisted pay. You'd think the Enlisted Union would be up in arms about the lack of pay and incentives given to Enlisted aircrew vis a vis Officer aircrew.
Nobody doubts the competency of Enlisted aircrew. But it certainly seems ironic that we bash the Air Force for not providing pilot pay commensurate with the civilian economy but we're celebrating the fact that the Air Force can get away with paying an E-4 half of what they would pay an O-4 to do the same job.
This is the argument that goes through my head every time someone shouts "bring back Warrants!" We should demand that the Air Force pay incentives and bonuses something near the market wage for a particular skill.
(edit to add: I'm not opposed to the enlisted RPA program)
100% concur - it's akin to hiring scab workers (not to denigrate the enlisted force ...or scab workers). If you're enlisted, and want to fly ...get your degree, and put your OTS application in. Don't do what officers do for much less.
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8 hours ago, Lawman said:
There are plenty of public poles on Single Payer. What there aren’t a lot of and what fails miserably is positive polls when people are told what they will be taxed to pay for single payer.
Everybody thinks these pipe dream “lets be like Europe!” Ideas are great in space. Once you find out the VAT tax and lack of take home pay enjoyed in those countries the people who succeeded enough in life to not be sitting with 120k in debt and 3 years of college wasted while working as a barista realize really quickly they don’t like the idea of “we just need socialism to fix everything.”
Part of me is like, yeah the public doesn't fully conceptualize the cost of such an overhaul, which would be vast (to say nothing of the already $1 Trillion a year we spend on healthcare) The other part of me sees this line of attack/rhetoric as disingenuous. Where were people arguing over the costs of OEF/OIF and our attempts to pacify the greater middle east? Where are the people arguing over the cost of maintaining a world-wide empire and garrisoning the entire planet? - At this point, we just sort of take that for granted. If you're going to bring economics into the equation, it shouldn't be selectively applied (not saying you do this … but in general, it is).
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On 10/19/2019 at 9:03 PM, nsplayr said:
To your second point that Tulsi is a "moderate," I also disagree. She's in favor of the same Medicare For All plan as Bernie, she backs an assault weapons ban, she's for free college, etc. She's in the leftward part of the party for sure apart from her...odd...foreign policy views. She's more left than me personally and I'm fairly progressive/liberal.
I'd love to see public opinion polls on it how popular a single-payer healthcare system is - but my gut tells me you underestimate how popular it is.
Regarding her foreign policy views, I would describe them as non-interventionist and in a similar camp to former Pres Carter's (and maybe Sen Rand Paul). Outside elite consensus ... yes, but when you loathe our political elite and the foreign policy prescriptions it champions, it's welcomed. Obviously it's anecdotal, but I plan on caucusing for her ...and I've only voted in 2/4 possible Pres elections (for Kerry in 2004 as a anti-Iraq War protest vote and Trump in 2016).
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31 minutes ago, Richard_Butte said:
Mcraven is the hero here. He is calling it like it is, completely apolitical and just remaining loyal to the US.
Bruh, cmon. Merely being a 4-star General means being political. McCraven merely represents elite foreign policy consensus. A "nice guy" ...maybe?, but I bet you he towed the line on some of our disastrous foreign policy mistakes over the past 20 years (Iraq War, Libya, etc.)
Don't pretend he's anybody he's not.
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Former ROTC instructor here (just left Sept of this year too ...so current) -
You're correct when you say ROTC will take a current 422 and PHA in lieu of an approved DoDMERB exam. The reason ROTC allows this is that you'll have to get a MEPS physical before you can enlist in the California ANG. ROTC treats a MEPS like a DoDMERB in that regard. Your MEPS/422/PHA will also work as your commissioning exam.
*****FOOT STOMPER**** If you go this route, you MUST contract into ROTC the day you're conditionally released (via form 368) from your ANG commitment. This date will be no earlier than 30 days prior to graduation/commissioning. If you do not, you'll have to get a DoDMERB .... and starting a DoDMERB clearance a month before graduating/commissioning is a surefire way of delaying your entry onto Active Duty.
Also, side note - for that month you're contracted into ROTC (and out of the ANG), you will receive the ROTC stipend, which will be $500ish. Not a huge amount, but worth remembering (beer $$$). You won't get any ROTC educational benefits while you're simultaneously in the ANG, however ....most state's ANG benefits either mirror or are better than what ROTC offers ....and it's a GUARANTEE, whereas ROTC scholarships are competitive. Let me know if you have more questions.
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I can't get to 80 ...at 201 hrs, PCSM is 69. I've retaken the AFOQT once, so I'm capped there, and since I administer the TBAS to ROTC cadets as the TCO, I can't actually take the test again (I guess it's cheating?)
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First post here too - looking for some feedback
AFOQT: Pilot 60, Nav 76, AA 64, V 57, Q 66
PCSM 26, 0 hours, start PPL next week. Will be at 50 when I'm complete.
GPA 3.62 undergrad (non-STEM); 3.79 grad school (have MBA)
LOR's 2x O-6's (both Weapons School Instructors and Group Commanders), President of major university
Age 32 ....oosh!...Age waiver
Very good record - strats of #1/17, 1/8, 1/7, 1/5, 3/14, 2/10, 2/7, & 2/5
PFAs usually 100% or 99%
9 years intel ...looking to go ANG or AFR...will be a junior major by the time I join a unit
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No program exists for this currently - I was a former active duty officer who went guard, missed active duty life, and tried to get back on. AFPC doesn't have a special program for it ....which is beyond retarded. Best bet is to Guard bum or work your ass off to get a technician or AGR job
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First post here too - looking for some feedback
AFOQT: Pilot 60, Nav 76, AA 64, V 57, Q 66
PCSM 26, 0 hours, start PPL next week. Will be at 50 when I'm complete
GPA 3.62 undergrad (non-STEM); 3.79 grad school (have MBA)
LOR's 2x O-6's (both Weapons School Instructors and Group Commanders), President of major university
Age 32 ....oosh!...Age waiver
Very good record - strats of #1/17, 1/8, 1/7, 1/5, 3/14, 2/10, 2/7, & 2/5
PFAs usually 100% or 99%
9 years intel ...looking to go ANG or AFR
Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT
in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
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I might know your buddy ...another FDNY bro named Joe?