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On 7/11/2023 at 10:03 AM, bad_timing said:
I have an ADSC out to 20 years. I was planning on signing the bonus today. I logged in this morning to see that the window closed at 1630 CDT last night. "Surprise, fvcker!"
My UPT ADSC is up soon and I could've been free from these games. I regret choosing to stay in the AF.
Sorry but your name is very ironic based on your post.
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1 minute ago, DirkDiggler said:
If you’re truly not happy in AMC and can’t find another venue inside your community for job satisfaction then come on over to MC-Js, if you’re looking for more tactical flying we definitely have it.
For sure. I started out in slicks and got tired of training low levels and airdrops just to go downrange multiple times and only transport shit around. I remember one crew bragging about doing a "real life EXERCISE air drop" in the red sea like it was some big deal. Yeah, we were training for the next fight, but it got tiresome hauling plastic dog shit to hong kong (sts) and never doing the mission we trained for.
Went AFSOC, and while the HQ leadership is a shit show right now, I deployed and did cool stuff on almost every sortie. It was a night and day difference.
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8 hours ago, pawnman said:
Ironically, his trolling is just the same mentoring any O-6 or GO would give a young aviator.
Maybe O-6/GOs have been mentoring sarcastically this whole time. Peak trolling involves turning combat aviators into little bitch boy secretaries that hate their lives.
Damn, im going to go find some lieutenants and sarcastically tell them to seek out exec jobs and see how many of them are dumb enough to do it.
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1 hour ago, Dogs-N-Guns said:
Update: O-6 select, retiring 1 Mar 24.
Good on you for resisting that O-6 carrot. Start collecting that pension on top of whatever you end up doing next. I plan to do the same if offered O-6.
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I'm sure the AFSOC flesh peddlers won't use this as an opportunity to delay PCSing people out of cannon... right?
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The great purge 2.0!
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2 hours ago, nsplayr said:
It gets everywhere…
Thats why I like Cannon. Sand is coarser there. Also, the meth head girls don't test my marriage as often.
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BOP flat out will not work in AFSOC. The bonus ADSC is the best way to ensure Cannon manning without a bunch of 7-day opts.
Personally, I didn't take the bonus and still plan on 20 years AD. The extra money isn't worth having my hands tied. I've seen the AF (and more specifically AFSOC) do some really shitty things to good dudes and they just had to eat the shit sandwich because they took the bonus.
Don't take the bonus, be a free agent, and leave the reserves/guard/civilian door open even if you don't end up using it.
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1 hour ago, tac airlifter said:
My opinion only—
AFSOC has an unusual internal power dynamic due to unique COMREL creating distinct officer cultures with different career incentives.
AFSOC has two masters: Big Blue and SOCOM. The more senior you get, the more difficult to serve both and you eventually pick your tribe. SOCOM is harder to compete for senior leadership and requires combat credibility in an officers pedigree. Big AF is easier and doesn’t require multiple forward tours. Currently the Big AF inclined officers are leading AFSOC & the current MAJCOM/CC has to overcompensate for his lack of combat credibility; thus he finds Big-AF type endeavors to champion and shuns anything (and anyone) who is of the warrior tribe within AFSOC.
The group commander he fired had 11 medals to his 1.5 air medals. Talk about rack envy...
But seriously, you hit the nail on the head. The last two commanders have been balls deep in the blue kool-aid. I dont see the emphasis on acting like AETC while deploying like SOCOM ending anytime soon. Especially since the gene pool in AFSOC is so shallow and leadership installing their personal sycophants into squadron cc positions.
The culture emphasizes a "cover your ass" attitude instead of accepting risk or speaking up. Why push the mission envelope when good officers get paperwork for things that should have been a simple chewing out. This spooks everyone else and leads to ridiculous policies at lower levels.
After a dozen AFSOC deployments I am really getting sick of this shit.
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15 minutes ago, Danger41 said:
There isn’t a community (outside of FAIP) where you won’t be on the road a good bit. It’s depends on where the community at is in their FORGEN cycle/TDY cycle.
Don’t let that influence your drop sheet. Put the mission you want on the top of the sheet and hope for the best. You’ll have plenty of time later in life to sit at home and being a boring old loser like me. Get out there and have fun as a young buck raging around the world.
Agreed, plenty of time to get real boring around the O4/O5 mark where you can start daydreaming of better days while updating excel sheets in staff.
As for the aircraft ops tempo, this is all well covered in "How do you feel about your airframe and mission? "
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7 hours ago, grasshopper said:
Seems like a weird comment. Trolling? The data shows that back in your day the promotion rate to O-6 was 45%. Today the promotion opportunity is 50%. Also today, most pilots are promoted within the same competitive category, so they’re mainly competing against each other and not the bigger Air Force.
Yeah it does seem like trolling. I'm happy retiring as a lt col without losing my soul in the pentagon and not moving my family every 1-2 years, thanks.
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23 minutes ago, Scooter14 said:
I disagree
From the article
“In letters the Army sent this month to the affected aviators as well as to members of Congress, which were obtained by NBC News, it said it “realized” after conducting a “legal review of this policy” that the three-year BRADSO requirement has to be served separately.”
I don’t think they knew. I would put money on the fact that, when they signed up, they asked if this commitment would be concurrent and I would put money on the fact that some personnel NCOs said yes.
How many times have you talked to someone at MPF and gotten a confidently wrong answer from someone and gone with it only to find out later that the info was incorrect?
I can give you multiple examples of personnel inconsistencies
When I was awarded a Nav slot in 1994, the commitment had changed from 5 to 6 years. I had to cross out every 5 in my contract, change it to a 6 and initial it. One of my friends was at a Det that didn’t do that. Guess what? She got out at the 5 year mark.
My kid was told in Jan 2021 that he could commission into the ANG from ROTC in 2021 under the Bow Wave program. Everyone was on board, he found a unit and got hired…then in April 2021 A1 ended the program and didn’t tell anyone…not the gaining state recruiters, not the ROTC det, not the unit. They did all the paperwork to submit in May only for AFPC to say “sorry, that program is over, the moose out front should have told you.”
I could go on and on.
So to make a blanket sweeping generalization that every single one of these aviators read a contract that apparently the entire Army didn’t even understand and they all need to man up?
It’s another case of the member getting screwed and the incompetent bureaucrats run free.
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network ForumsThats the problem. If they are going to reinterpret the rules then Grandfather everyone in based on the previous widely known interpretation.
On another note, was it coded as a concurrent or consecutive? Are the S1's literally changing the code that they, themselves, input previously? Army aviators must have a vmpf equivalent where they can see the type of commitment.
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6 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:
Bro if you'd seen what came out of the 3rd floor this week you'd know this overly checks/truer words have never been spoken.
Im sure you can't say but is it any worse than, "let's bring everyone back and deploy all the tired, worn out FGOs to staff positions downrange?"
With only a few exceptions, all the sharp dudes in my neck of the woods got out recently and the douchers all went to aide de camp jobs...
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On 3/27/2023 at 11:20 PM, Majestik Møøse said:
Special pay for extra quals would be pretty easily tied to your AFSC prefix, W-, Q-, K-, S-, etc. If they want to pay FTU instructors more, make up a new code for that. Easy.
In fact, add B- and C- code special pay and it’ll start to make a lot more sense. Taking on commander duties deserves a lot more cash than being a line Lt Col.
Why would they incentivize CC when there is already a line of officers eager to deep throat big blue by applying for wing exec, GOFO exec, and aide de camp jobs? Seems like the incentive is already there. And most (not all) take the CC job for a shot at full bird which comes with a lot more pay than O4 to O5.
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5 hours ago, FLEA said:
AI is going to be life changing for so many people. There are a lot of admin task we do day to day in the AF that AI can solve in a matter of seconds. There are a lot of tactical applications that haven't even been investigated yet.
If ChatGPT can do the job of an exec and pump out PME essays, it follows that AI will eventually take all the #1 strats/DGs and soon the CSAF will be a chat bot. Troubling times we live in...
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5 minutes ago, BrightNeptune said:
Imagine sitting in that thing for 8+ hour missions on a regular basis. How much storage does that thing have for piss bags?
The best solution was turning the Dornier into a do-everything platform.
Maybe they'll add a hatch so the crews can drop piss bags on the enemy.
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8 hours ago, MexicanHouseRULZ said:
Nothing special about AF Special Operations.
Showed up as a squadron commander after schoolhouse and staff-weaseling without a single Air Medal. Tried to make up for this by counting every leg he flew in AFG as a day to get one. A now-retired two-star (that should have had this job) reminded him of the rules, and had him count 20 days like everyone else.
I looked it up, he has TWO air medals thank you very much. I just hope he continues the tradition of his predecessor and focuses on social justice issues within AFSOC.
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13 hours ago, viper154 said:
Ya, you right.
Link or screen shot?
I would assume, like most things AFSOC, it was about not getting taken care of career-wise. The command is good at grooming officers on their HPO list but not so much the middle majority that continuously deploys. I dont think U28s are alone in that matter.
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On 5/26/2022 at 9:53 AM, AdamR said:
Greetings,
I’m looking to get some basic guidance on PME requirements. I am a new transition to the ANG, currently a 2nd year Major from another service. I was told when I transitioned to the Guard I would need to satisfy some mandatory PME prior to being selected for 0-5. I have read the previous posts and was looking for clarification on the requirements to check the boxes for promotion (tried calling the number listed on the AU educational services website… they were not very helpful).
Does OLMP check all the boxes for ACSC (No current Master’s degree)? If not, how much is required in addition to the OLMP degree (ACSC top-off)?
Is there a specific concentration that needs to be completed for 0-4’s to get credit for ACSC?
Any guidance would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
Joint warfare OLMP checks masters, IDE (ACSC), and JPME I. If you start the leadership track as a captain, you can wait until O4-select and switch to joint warfare to get those credits as well.
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On 4/13/2022 at 3:18 PM, Blue said:
Many excellent Captains became anonymous Majors--especially in 2nd tier staff roles and those outside the rhythm of Air Force life (no quarterly, annual, AFSC-specific awards).
So what the heck is a 2nd tier staff job and how do I sign up for this anonymous major thing?
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10 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
For a while he refused to pick someone to be a Squadron CC unless they were BPZ to LtCol, that was his pass fail test of leadership and fed his plan of trying to build as many AFSOC GOs as possible. That TTP went up in smoke when AFSOC started getting hammered on promotion boards and he ran out of BPZ folks.
The incoming CAT 5 is just as bad in other regards. He HATED the Weapons School (although he surrounded himself with patches anytime he deployed), he actually stood up and clapped when another O-6 WIC hater suggested we close the AFSOC WIC at a senior officer meeting. As a Wing/CC he tried to shame his SQ/CC patches into not wearing their grad patches..."I should know you are a graduate by your performance." One of those CC's caved (Pavelow Dude imagine that), he ended up on the fast track and is now a sitting Wing/CC. That current sitting WIng/CC has pulled all references to WIC from his official bio and exhibits many of the same narcissistic traits as his handler.
Never heard the WIC thing... that's incredibly disheartening when tactics take a backseat to optics and politics.
Its too bad Elton didn't take his place. As bad as clovis is, Elton did everything in his power to make the base and community better for the unfortunate members stuck there.
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On 11/25/2021 at 8:25 AM, ClearedHot said:
The situation at AFSOC is horrible but NO ONE CARES. The system encourages what has happened and the internal AFSOC politics made it even worse. There was a big purge of AFSOC O-6s a few years ago but nothing really came of it other than some very talented people ran for the door. You would think Big Blue leadership would pay attention when the sitting Group Commanders of your two premier AFSOC Wings bail at the same time. Both were on the Wing/CC list and they said nope...adios. Wait until the CAT 5 hits AFSOC....the current guy is horrible, so convinced he is right he do anything to preserve his legacy including getting rid of all the AC-130's...sadly this is not a joke. The incoming dude is pure hate, a vindictive cult of personality who will salt the earth behind him. Both have lined up their DOJ's (inside joke), and puppets who will continue to do their bidding to perpetuate the evil. I still talk to many folks on the inside and there is one overriding theme from all of them...dark dread. It will take AFSOC a generation to overcome, if it ever does.
Morale took a big hit when the current big boss handpicked every sq cc in AFSOC based on personal loyalty. This has resulted in leadership that prioritizes falling inline and not biting the hand that feeds instead of advocating for their squadrons.
I dont see it getting better anytime soon.
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Intrusive leadership that holds people accountable just sounds like toxic leadership with extra steps.
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1 hour ago, CaptainMorgan said:
Continuation is offered after being non-selected above the zone. If the zone is expanded to encompass 5 years, you won’t be non-select above the zone until your 6th look. They have not implemented the 5 year zones yet, but there’s a good chance they will for 2022.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI have a feeling that they will interpret the regulations to hold a continuation board at 2 years into the 5 year window.
Otherwise, the vast majority of majors are in sanctuary at the 6th year look. If this is the case, the major rank will become heavy and promotion rates to major will have to fall.
I also think AFPC has been intentionally quiet on the subject because they have no idea how to handle it.
Words of wisdom for new LT's?
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Scotch
Did it every single TDY and have some very fond memories. Its all predicated on the douchebag career bobs, that also happen to wear wings, never finding out about your shenanigans.
I think it matters more if they have something. But prenups don't stop herpes.