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    The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

    in Squadron Bar

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    10 hours ago, BashiChuni said:

    Woke until if affects your city…then OOPS!

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    She is very much disliked in these parts…surprisingly even by those on the left. 

    Same messaging can be applied to the rest of the DC council & Mayor….all for “sanctuary”…until it drives up to your doorstep. 

    ATIS 

    The Next President is...

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by ATIS

    1 hour ago, ClearedHot said:

    “Trump's lunatic call to re-reinstated is laughable, he needs to just go away. “

    **message end**

     

    … rest of what you wrote valid, but you nailed it in your first sentence. Time to move out and onward. 
     

    I will say this… a year at the Deid sucks…but I didn’t miss the constant political BS around every news or media corner.  You could just bury your head in CAOC queep . Granted…I’m now back home on Cap Hill…so I’ll punch myself in the nuts for that one. 
     

    Scooter…wake up it’s meeting time. 
     

    ATIS 

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    AF Light Air Support Aircraft

    in General Discussion

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    On 4/18/2022 at 8:00 PM, Danger41 said:

    There was discussions awhile back about pulling old S-3 Vikings out of the boneyard and turning them into an Armed Overwatch Concept. Obviously nothing came of that.

    Thank goodness...and I'm a former S-3 Viking aviator (and DRACO plankowner).  

     

    ATIS

    AF Light Air Support Aircraft

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, FLEA said:

    Omg I about barfed in my mouth on career day in UPT where the dude with a 20# beer gut said "we are pretty much the Navy SEALS of the sky."

    While the platform does some pretty cool stuff, and I thank my lucky star for being on the ground floor of the program...whoever said that needs a throat punch.

    ATIS

    AF Light Air Support Aircraft

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Having said all that, I hope AFSOC does a 10000x better job selling this airplane to young assignables than they did with the U-28.

    This gave me a chuckle.  Spring 2006 I still remember the day walking out to the flight line with the 9 other NFO's (an the initial cadre of USAF stick monkey types) seeing 419 taxi in for the first time at Hurby.  "So....this is a U-what?"

    ATIS

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    Major Airlines are no longer requiring 4yr degrees in becoming a Commercial pilot

    in General Discussion

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    30 minutes ago, tac airlifter said:

    The truth is no community has a monopoly on good or bad leadership.  In my opinion the best leaders put outcome over process, and value their team mates who do the same.  Assume the best about others, use subordinate mistakes as learning points, and ruthlessly close with and destroy the enemy… or execute their support mission with similar single mindedness.  


     

    Shack. True in the Navy as well. 
    Scooter…you might be the exception (I kid…I kid). 
    You can stop by my office tomorrow and give me shit. 

    ATIS

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    AD USAF to USN Reserves

    in General Discussion

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    On Vandy's point:  If you can't get a flying job in the Navy Reserves (orange/white, or VR) ...then I agree...reserve component is just a meat grinder to get to 20+ years, avoid (I believe that is not your intent but more for SA). 

    This is based off of AD Navy, B-1 ANG (brief T&G there before I bolted before JSTARS), P-3 Reserve, and U-28 plank-owner flying (luckily D’Arg and Jay shielded us Navy peeps from the AFSOC suck...and we just did our job).

    Most fun I had flying was Draco followed by flying in the Reserves.

    ATIS

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

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    SB:

    Not saying we were perfect by any means (sometimes far from it), just different when the first tails were on the line. And not saying greybeard guys/and gal were better or worse. I was very impressed with the on station performance of the later block crews I witnessed, and the level of Stan you brought. A lot of that was a pickup game in the early days with the different communities we had.  The oversight from the staff level seemed a little over the top in my opinion (I’ve git the same opinion in my service the higher I get). “Highly skilled, that could be debated, but only over a beer. 

    As you said “fitting at the time”. 

    ATIS

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

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    13 hours ago, Skitzo said:

     Like calling an entire B Hut of Dracos to attention for an MWR inspection? I thought we were under attack. Crew rest be damned.

     

    First few years of DRACO('06-'08) the Boss did a great job protecting us.  Never sensed the CJSOAC, althought some of the USAF types had to take the walk down the hallway to feed the bear a few times.  We were left alone and just did the mission...and being new kids on the block and needing to earn our keep...I am glad we had that cover.  It was only toward the end of my time (2008-ish) that the creep started to happen.  USAF produced crews (front and back) [vice hand picked, by name request front and back seaters] started to filter in.  That's when CJSOAC went to 11.  The new boss's for sure weren't "Old Breed"...they were managment.  Not saying that was bad...but you could tell they had a new master to serve.  Fast forward to 2013-14 when I came back for a touch and go in my Bragg capacity....it was full on stupid at that point.  The squadron I once knew, cowboy-ish...just fly and do the mission and keep the GFC's/JTAC's happy and calling on us, was long dead and buried.  Still great guys and gals flying the mission and did great work on station...but not the same culture as the original bunch.  

    I am sure we all miss it to some degree...but in the back of our minds we knew we were at that right place at the right time....and it woudn't last.  And it didn't.

    My buds locked the door of our B-hut when someone wearing a USAF uniform tried to come in from what I heard (I was flying days).  Boss intercepted them before they tried again and that was the last we heard.  

    ATIS

    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    "supposedly ruffled too many feathers when he was CJSOAC-A/CC"

    That was my exposure to him...and I wasn't really in his direct Chain of Command.  I had another boss...but shared some common ground, and I camped out in his space.

    Regardless...when I showed up to take over and serve my time....I asked why my replacement (and others on the floor) had makeshift rear view mirrows at their stations pointing aft.  It was to see him walking down the hall.  When we moved to a new location, we quickly got rid of the mirrors because we all recognized the sound of his door opening on the new carpet.  As the CC, I was just amazed at how he treated his folks (badly and in some cases just plain mean).  Bless the 05 that was his deputy on the floor....great guy and good at shielding most of the folks from the frag, but not always.  I surely hope he is doing well because he earned his stipes there and was a good dude as well (actually all the folks there were pretty damn 5x5...except for my U-28 Bro....had to always give him crap).   

    His operational experience may be untouchable...and that I can't speak too.  All I can relate is watching him as the CJSOAC-CC, and I felt sorry for the AFSOC folks on the floor.   You could feel the sense of relief when the new CC came in, no more looking over your shoulder and just working the mission.  

    Don't take this as me throwing crap toward the USAF....we have tons of folks like this on the Navy side...heck, maybe more.  

    ATIS  

    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 3/9/2019 at 6:02 PM, Danger41 said:

    So word around the camp fire is that it’s official that the next AFSOC CC is the one and only Jim Slife. My interactions with him were very minor, but the reputation is atrocious. Anybody have any better info or is this news appropriately placed in the “What’s Wrong with the Air Force” thread?

    https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/743377/brigadier-general-brad-m-sullivan/

    Just wait.  I will weep for you if this happens. 

    ATIS

    Divorce

    in General Discussion

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    On 3/6/2019 at 6:00 PM, LJDRVR said:

    Sorry to hear that, Brother.

    Wrap your brain around the concept that she will get half of everything you ever earned while you were together. If you're able to come out better, then it's all gravy.

    Do everything you can to remain civil and professional with her. Never let your kids hear you say anything bad about her. Ever. Not once. As strange as this sounds, moving forward your relationship with her, and it's failure are none of their business. No matter how badly she may behave, she's their Mom. If you can sit down at the kitchen table with her and put it all on a legal pad, you'll save yourself a lot of angst and attorney fees. If you can "give in" to certain things she wants in order to facilitate a quick agreement in return for certain things you want, it's worth every penny. People will give you advice like:

    "Roll in on that cunt and fight her tooth and nail!"

    Ask those people to compare what they think they "won" in court financially to what it cost to litigate it. It isn't worth it.

    Moving forward, your relationship with her is going to be jointly parenting your kids. That relationship will be healthier for the kids if the two of you can agree to act like adults ad settle as amicably and quickly as possible.

    Now;

    You.

    You're a pro. Compartmentalize like a MF and work your way through indoc and IOE. When you get a chance, take some time for yourself. Nonrev to Hawaii and put it all out of your mind for a few days. Exercise is your friend - the more the better. At some point in all of this process, you'll have come far enough and gotten past the anger enough to look at what happened a little more objectively. When that happens, the single most important thing you can do is forgive her and yourself for what happened. Let it fucking go.

    You're also about to re-learn who your real friends are. Lean on those folks. Bigtime.

    Don't medicate with booze or food.

    That's it. The day you have to tell your children is the worst day of your life. Everyday after that will be just a little bit better.

    Good luck, chum. Those of us who've been through this are rooting for you. Hell, you can at least call yourself a real airline pilot now!

    What LJDRVR said x 1000.  All of those points served me well, and was the very advice handed down back in the 90's when my shit show happend.

    It's a roller coaster.  There is a business side and a personal side to this...keep that in mind and try to keep seperate.  It's hard, but in the end it will work out.

    The comments above about a blessing in disguise...couldn't agree more.  

    Keep your head up, you are not alone.  

    ATIS

     

    Revised CSO training scheme

    in Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

    Posted

    "The school rearranged training in order to identify students with the best aptitude for typical CSO missions. To do that, they inserted portions of formerly advanced phases of training into the primary phase using simulators. Cadre are now evaluating each student's potential to function as a WSO, sensor operator, navigator, or EWO before assignment in one of four new specialized advanced tracks."

     

    Interesting....that's how we did it in the Navy when I was winged back in the 90's.  I am assuming the Navy still does it that way.  Build the basics of a NFO, then track them to their community (in my day is was RIO training track, Over water Nav, and Attack A-6-EA-6B types).  We all had core Air and low level nav fundementals we all had to do in advanced training, but with a trend toward your speciality.  

     

    ATIS

    Future T-38 replacement?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, VMFA187 said:

    I love the Hornet more than most, but having a deck full of a single TMS (MDS for you AF types) limits capabilities fairly significantly, even as flexible of a strike-fighter as the F/A-18 is.

    Concur.  Plus the fact that range took a huge step back once the Hornet (baby or Super) hit the flight deck.  I'll just end my comments now to avoid emotion or spillage on this topic.

    ATIS

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