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15 hours ago, Danger41 said:
I’m cautiously optimistic. Apparently the framework is a Taliban brain child originally so maybe they’ll be more open to abide by it. The part that makes me nervous was Haqqani put in his NYT op-ed about how they’re willing to do things IAW Islamic law. We’re all aware of their interpretation of that so we’ll see how that goes.
Let them run their $h:thole country as they see fit. As long as they aren’t a threat to Americans.
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No it has not. Mr. Musk is speaking out of his a$$. Anyone that has looked at the CDO offensive capes of our near peer adversaries fully understands that.
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I wonder how much time Finger’s CAG spent on this worthless science project.
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You can’t just grow a beard willy nilly, you have to be interviewed by a chaplain to determine basis for religious accommodation and it still has to be approved by an 0-6 or higher.
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Well that was one for the books. BG McGee honored, his 13 year old grandson wants to go to the academy and join the Space Force, 10 year old impoverished girl gets to pick her school, deployed family reunion, and stage 4 cancer patient Rush Limbaugh given the presidential medal of freedom. Of course there was a great deal of showmanship but last night Trump delivered a message of optimism and positivity for this country. The economic, foreign policy and military successes cannot be denied.
On the other hand, you saw a career politician; that has run California into the ground, rip up the speech like a petulant child, and most of the rest of her colleagues sitting there pouting like children. It was a look of defeat. I even saw some Democrats, like AZ senator Simek, stand up and applaud only to be given the stink eye from Pelosi. I think it is safe to say we will see 4 more years of Trump.
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On 1/23/2020 at 2:39 PM, SocialD said:
I also have no issues with management being rewarded handsomely...if they produce without leaving the company a dumpster fire and not fucking over their worker bees. If they do those things, then they should actually be held responsible/accountable...not gracefully walked out the side door with $62 million in severance and a slap on the back.
Haha, is it any difference in the Air Force? How many of you have been in dumpster fires of Squadrons but as long as the commander was liked by the 0-6s their careers continued on.
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737s flew just fine before MCAS. Why do they keep over automating commercial traffic? This is what happens when there is an over reliance on automation and less emphasis on raw monkey skills. $$$ before safety I guess.
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1 hour ago, jrizzell said:
So what I’ve learned is that if your wife says someone grabbed my ass, we have men who would need 2 or 3 other witnesses, plus texts messages confirming the act, before she’s to be believed...
Those were just examples, someone saying “he grabbed my ass” in of itself is not evidence. News flash, women also lie.
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2 hours ago, JRBac said:
What if it were your wife? Sure, CDIs suck sometimes, but so do some of the individuals we work with.
So, again, what exactly would it take for you to believe the woman that accused him?Evidence and facts. 2-3+ impartial witnesses with the same story. These days text messages etc go a long way in painting the picture (maybe not in this case but in general.)
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3 minutes ago, JRBac said:
I'm putting more faith in a CDI than one of his (presumably) male friends who would never have been touched inappropriately/sexually by him. What exactly would it take for you to believe the woman who accused him?
Yes because CDIs are always fair, unbiased and the woman never lies...You must be one of those believe all woman types. What if it were your son? You are naive and part of the problem if you don’t think false accusations are a problem in the military. Fair, unbiased trial with facts and evidence - then someone becomes guilty. Unfortunately, many have forgotten the very constitutional principles even the UCMJ was founded upon.
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1 hour ago, 14N Guy said:
So a 40% chance of promotion for folks that don't have a DP.
I still don't see how this improves the chances of folks that were passed in the old system, but I do see how this could get a lot of folks promoted on their 1st/2nd look.
You’re being compared to your peers instead of someone in a completely different AFSC who may have had more leadership opportunities. I’m guessing you are Intel? Most Intel majors I know are crushing it as SIO. Unfortunately, that doesn’t look as good on paper compared to the MSG Major that’s already a Squadron Commander. Nor does being the overall mission commander for a Red Flag Ex as say a Pilot to an MSG on the promotion board. Now, you are compared to your fellow SIOs/pilots to pilots etc...the SFS Major Sq/cc is compared to the LRS Major Sq/cc.
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15 hours ago, WheelsOff said:
Exactly the same way in literally every community in the MAF.
Yepp, as long as you don’t have too many Q-3s and you made Instructor you can min run your flying and be much better prepared for promotion than the mission hackers. I’m hoping AFSC specific boards helps mitigate the good dudes being glossed over by nonners on the board.
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On 1/10/2020 at 8:48 AM, Breckey said:
Yesterday's resolution by the House is Congress not wanting to buy another ticket unless the pilot tells them where they are going. The passivity of Congress with respect to the Executive's ever expanding justification to use military force over the last 19 years has drastically changed the paradigm for the worse. The "all associated forces" blurb was never in the 2001 AUMF, however Congress' lack of enforcement has condemned us to an endless series of conflicts.
Congress' attempts to reign in the AUMF have been met with accusations of wanting the terrorists to win or not protecting America. ISIS in Libya is not going to attack the US anytime soon, why do we continue to spend treasure to play whack-a-mole?
Executive overreach has been a problem but everyone knows Congress is not coming to the table in good faith. They will stop at nothing to impede Trump. This act by Congress is purely political.
I have full faith that Trump will find an ultimately peaceful resolution. Iran is not some average middle eastern crap hole. Persian culture is rich, Iran is a country of doctors, scientists, etc unfortunately hijacked by a fanatical Islamic regime. I hope pro Democracy movements pick up steam and ultimately result in the overthrow of the Ayatollah. Who knows, Iran could become a key ally.
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30 minutes ago, 2Exy said:
I'm just venting. I told the GP/CC and his Chief basically they need to fix a big problem. We have an additional duty almost like SOF. But for whatever reason, only SNCOs and officers can do it. Why not allow your CCs to use MSgt selects or hand selected NCOs as they deem fit? Group leadership just needs to approve those members for said duty. Just like everyone can't do SOF. I told Group leadership if we are going to receive less MSgts and more NCOs in the coming months. "It is not about where the ball is at right now, but where the ball is going to be." Like getting ahead of your jet! The Deputy GP/CC agreed with me.
I can only say it's a Training Wing where I notice people don't make decisions. They need a group of officers to all agree which makes sense at times. I tell them nobody flies my jet but me. In the flying world you don't need the CC or GP/CC all up in your aircraft. Give me the stick/yoke and watch the outcome.
I've been to Beale and I can tell you a lot of what I know about training came from leadership there like Gen Stewart, Col Lee, and Col Hoffman. One of the DV tours I had to give more recently, Col Clark from the 9 RW was on it.
You have a SOF (supervisor of flying*) at a non flying wing? Did I read that correctly...?
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3 hours ago, 2Exy said:
Performing a special duty right now in a non flying wing. My wing king sends out daily read files nobody reads. Nobody has the balls to tell him to send it once a month. You lose your audience because it's redundant sending it everyday. That includes the weekend because I see it pop up on my government phone. #Really?
At PT, he is the douchebag telling folks to go harder when he isn't actually doing the exercises at all. Just walking around. (I don't have to attend PT FYI)
For some reason this dude thinks the winners Wing quarterly award ceremonies should do push ups as a group. Never seen that one before, especially when you have T-Rex arms and you cheat.
He gives pop quizzes at staff meetings over AF priorities. I'm like dude, this is a training Wing. You're supposed to be focused on training and supplying more people period.
He created a "Wing exercise." These fools were "deployed" and charged a fake base. Ever seen a bunch of support officers not have a clue? When does the AF of all branches charge or overtake another base in any combat situation? I think people in support roles want to play war, but have zero clue about what it takes. I've watched a lot of ops go down. I have seen pilots break down in tears after the mission because a ground guy was injured or an IED went off on a convoy.
I was mentoring an E who is trying to become an officer. We concluded that certain leaders breed the same type of people as them. This is why the promotion system has hit a wall. People get some power and lose all common sense. You can't tell them anything. Like hello, the dorms need to be fixed. Screw your $25M project that doesn't serve anyone on base and that HQ had to tell him "hell no."
Sounds like SOS! Flex anyone? Remember that gay “sport”? Your Wing King sounds like a tool. Tell him people like him are the reason we have a retention problem.
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14 hours ago, WheelsOff said:
Back on topic, the OG/CC was relieved at CBM this week. Yikes.
Do you have any further details? I’ve worked with the Wing King there and they wouldn’t have removed someone from command without good cause.
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On 8/26/2019 at 6:49 PM, jice said:
Awesome points; would be interested to see how many airframes would be required to generate an air bridge to sustain something like that. Asking because I’ve got no concept: Do you think it would be possible to surge and provide that type of flexible resupply (assuming the admin were no factor) for any period of time with the current fleet? What would need to change if no? Is that something the MAF thinks about/trains for?
Happy to exchange .mil/other via PM if you’re more comfortable answering there.
Without going into details, many C-130 and C-17 units are researching and developing these capabilities as we speak. These ideas are in their infancy stages but MAF leadership is starting to focus heavily on the near peer fight and what that logistical situation (ie adaptive basing) would look like.
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11 hours ago, SurelySerious said:
Spacepersons
Nah, Spacemen, trigger some SJW feminist types.
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Just a reminder, when and if you redress said proverbial MSGt, do it with respect and diplomatically: more often than not said MSgt/senior/Chief will complain to mommy and now guess whose fault it is?
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1 hour ago, YoungnDumb said:
Forgive the ignorance, what does WIC for the U-2 look like? It is ground heavy with lots of intel briefings/study or does it involve a lot of flying?
WIC for every community is academic and briefing heavy, obviously plenty of flights but the flying is only there to validate the complex mission planning. The desired end state for any WIC is being able to integrate not just across MWSs but domains, a requirement critical for the next fight.
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The idea that MWS squadrons should teach what should have been taught at UPT is going to get people killed. When I get a new Copilot, I don’t need to be teaching him basic instrument skills or airmanship. I need to be teaching him how to land in an LZ, airdrop 19 year olds into hot DZs, defend against a spectrum of threats, operate in a contested environment, integrate with SEAD, CAS, JTACs, be proficient at TDL or at a bare minimum not kill himself and his crew in Afghanistan. If 18th AF/CC thinks we can train in the Ops squadrons then he is directly countering his boss who has made it clear that peer and near peer readiness is a priority.
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1 hour ago, K_O said:
There’s no perfect system, but I think what “Ned” is proposing would do more good than bad. If the AF does not follow through with at least some of these changes (i.e. 5-year looks) asap, then the latest announcement will be all for naught... or worse.
One point I don’t necessarily agree on is hiding all but recent OPRs. Sure, hide all OPRs from raters, but maybe not from promotion boards or hiring authorities. Even when gamed, OPRs are still sources of information about an officer’s background and experiences that can help put the right person in the right place at the right time. If hidden we’ll be back to promoting and hiring by checked boxes which is what we’re trying to get away from right?
I know several people who “bloomed” early, Ie Shoe Flag DG, and kept earning top strats despite working as little or less than their peers. They kept riding the wave as FGOs knowing they were gaurenteed school, etc. Meanwhile, their FGO counterparts worked their tails off but never could reach the golden children in terms of strats or pushes.
Thus, removing BPZ and eliminating CGO OPRs from a Lt Col board is absolutely the right move and may just retain some talent that, under the previous system, weren’t golden children and thus not given a chance. It also eliminates the notion of “one mistake Air Force.”
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2 hours ago, Homestar said:
No kidding. Why would anyone do that if they weren't in on the plan in the end. Hopefully the FBI got a hold of all of them.
If I were in charge I'd send every single one of the Saudi students home from all UPT bases.
F that, I’d throw them in Gitmo and they can have fun with “Big Bob.”
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9 hours ago, MTC said:
Exactly my point. Not sure why so angry.
Words matter, I should’ve clarified “zero f$$$ to give” about the admin BS but will give their left nut to ensure the young guys are trained and equipped to go fly the mission.
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