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12 hours ago, Champ Kind said:
Even in a large AF wing I’ve see the ability for a WG/CC to reach into a squadron, so this is really just removing the middle-man group CC. Not saying it is good or bad, but from my perspective it’s formalizing the relationship in practice since I’ve been in.
Now, can senior leaders start talking about what NAFs actually do between the wing and MAJCOM?From what I understood, NAFs deal strictly with command and control of Wing Kings while the MAJCOM focuses on the strategic issues and programs related to the MAJCOM? Much the same way there is a group commander between the squadron and wing?
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Oh great, a bunch of brand new wingmen/copilots shoved through UPT with no one in the operational squadrons to train them because your IPs are too busy in the Wing exec office to be able to train the youngins let alone remain proficient themselves...what could go wrong?
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On 2/13/2018 at 2:24 AM, tunes said:
If you are talking about an O-4 board isn’t it a 100% promotion now for AD?
Allegedly..but who knows any more with AF leadership?
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2 hours ago, Duck said:
Question for the masses. I’m about 50/50 on if I will be separating in the next 6 to 8 months (pending second passover). Should I go ahead and post my airline apps with my end of UPT commitment being my availability date (1.5 years away) and move it up if I get passed over, or just wait to get passed over before I publish them with an “immediate” availability date? Thanks!
The exec network told me we should be finding out about the recent Majors board in March..fwiw.
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On 2/5/2018 at 7:32 PM, skibum said:
I don't know what all the whining is about. Almost 30 years so far of living like fvcking rock star. Make sure you go Hercs because it's hard to get a pallet of Makhong back from Thailand in anything else.
Or kegs of longboard from Hickman/ Alaskan from Elmo! Also hard to cruise low level up the Mekong river in Vietnam in a regional jet.
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On 2/6/2018 at 1:12 AM, matmacwc said:
^This. Fast moving legislation gets us “shovel ready jobs” and bank bailouts, and yes, big O and Bush ar both at fault
Or Obamacare. That being said, in terms of “fast/slow moving legislation” it shouldn’t be this complicated to pass a freaking budget. Two times in one month that the government potentially shuts down is unsat.
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Go be a pilot man! I have zero regrets and some of the proudest moments in my life were in an Air Force aircraft.
However, have you considered the guard or reserves? Scroll through the threads to see all the shinanigans on active duty. You’re tying yourself to a 10 year commitment and you have no clue what aircraft you will fly. I strongly recommend looking into some guard or reserve units. You can still serve your country and fly military aircraft without some of the admin headache of active duty.
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19 hours ago, mcbush said:
How much do these Dyess shenanigans have to do with this guy being in charge?
99.69%..the guy is a total D bag. Last year there were a handful of 0-4s who wanted to stay in because morale was so good at Dyess. Now, they all talk about bailing for the airlines.
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11 hours ago, BADFNZ said:
You don't happen to be a Dyess guy do you?
Second time someone has asked if said dude is from Dyess, seeing a pattern here..
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8 hours ago, Boomer6 said:
Not true on the SOS part. We're being told to expect to be sent home on Monday if a spending deal isn't passed. That's coming down from the AETC Deputy Commander Maj Gen Brown.
That’s unfortunate, how will they cherry pick the 1-2 year group’s HPOs if they don’t finish SOS in a timely manner?
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15 hours ago, nsplayr said:
Y’all rationalizing POTUS saying certain (overwhelmingly black) countries are “shithole countries” and certain (overwhelmingly white) countries have more desirable potential immigrants is pretty sad. No one is arguing that Haiti is nicer than Norway, it’s pretty clear that it’s not; that’s not the point.
But have some damn decency Mr. President. You’re the POTUS and you speak for us and your words matter. You simply cannot talk like this.
The story of America is not that we built some modern-day Elysium by only letting in the “right” people with the “best” backgrounds. Far from it, and almost exactly the opposite in fact. Raise your hand if your ancestors immigrated here from a country that used to be considered not so great...my hand is raised.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/illegal-immigration-italian-americans.html
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Buddy, there is zero evidence besides a few staunch Democratic senators claiming he specifically said “shit-hole countries.” Several others’ in the room have claimed he did not make those statements. This drama is akin to the Fredrica Wilson debaucle where the media ran off with a story taken out of context.
Look, there is plenty of factual subject matter with the POTUS and any politician to logically criticize but people are tired of hearing the boy cry wolf.
Oh and since you want to quote Jesus: he also said that he who is sinless may cast the first stone. Tell me no other public figure critizing Trump hasn’t said more egregious things?
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Do not bring it to Japan. I bought a $1000 cheapo Japanese car that lasted 5 years. Only used to to get from on base housing to work and back. Taxis and trains are amazing in Japan. Also, if you drive off base, the roads and parking lots are tiny, very hard to fit the bigger American cars.
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28 minutes ago, Disco_Nav963 said:
Along the lines of what BeerMan was saying, hours counts can be misleading when it comes to ABMs since they can do hard time in CRCs and air defense. In her case, she didn't make it to a flying assignment until year 10 of her career. That lasted for two years and not counting episodic flying at the Weapons School (which for ABMs I believe only happens during ME/WSINT) she didn't have another one until she was an OG/CC. Yet she was absolutely in the ops mainstream of her career field for that first decade... Unlike (to make a negative comparison) Gen Klotz, the first AFGSC/CC, who bounced around different fellowships, advanced degree programs, and exec gigs before he made it to a missile squadron.
Valid points, I didn’t think of the CRC duty aspect of ABMs. I apologize for contributing to the thread drift from cyber all the way to whether Robinson is fit to be CSAF!
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11 hours ago, flyusaf83 said:
From Gen Robinson’s bio:
She has “more than 900” hours in the E-3 and the E-8.
I’m an E-3 pilot. For an ABM, 900 hours is about 2 years of flying the line in the E-3. She has been in the AF for 35 years. She also has zero air medals and zero combat hours. I know 1Lt ABMs with a more impressive flying resume than that.
Lots of staff, school, and command though. She was put on this path long ago, before she flew much. Makes you wonder about how we develop our senior managers.
http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108119/general-lori-j-robinson/
Nailed it. Look, when I was in PACAF while she was CC, she was very well liked. I’m not knocking her as a leader and she very well could kick ass as CSAF. However, when I see her (and many others) with less hours than a mid level Captain, it makes me wonder what their priorities were that helped them get to where they are.
Anyone who has been a scheduler understands who the “Penguins” are. They were the folks who would ask to be taken off flights for: masters homework, volunteer work, Air Force ball meetings, etc. While flying hours don’t translate to strategic leadership; we peons are just untrusting of someone who rose up the ranks without excelling at their primary duty. After the leadership clown shows from San Antonio to the Died, can you blame us?
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9 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:
That's the rub, how do you actually execute your reform so you don't open up another can of worms.
To reference the example you cited and to expand on the idea of a generalist leader, some part of the career experience would have to be combat operations to lead/command combat operations.
Mission commanding combat aviation? Bomber/Fighter/Attack/Strike/EW/ISR with Kinetic Finish/JTAC experience required but that leader also having direct experience in mobility/logistics/cyber/intel is best.
Mission commanding cyber operations? Cyber experience required but that leader also having aviation/intel/ndo/space/etc... is best.
We should broaden the opportunity for cross flow between career paths for those we believe will be able to use that direct experience and knowledge in likely roles as senior leaders.
More opportunities for heavy dudes to flow to bombers/cyber/ndo/etc... (fighters & attack also if it is appropriate and meets the needs of the AF) if said heavy guy is identified and assessed based on his/her operational performance and intellectual capability to be an effective combat leader.
Opportunities for fighter/bomber/attack dudes identified as future leaders to flow for an operational assignment to heavies/rpa/isr/cyber/ndo/space without it being a black mark or viewed as a demotion to broaden their experience so as senior leaders, they effectively lead the team in delivering air/space/cyber power.
Opportunities for cyber/space/ndo/battlefield airmen to crossflow into aviation/mx/logistics/etc...
Right now we have leadership dependent on having a team around them to be the expert in X field to give them advice on how to bring all the elements together to deliver air/space/cyber power. It works but IMO, having a career policy that encourages/guides broadening for those recruited/selected for a leadership path after proving themselves in the first operational community is better.
Breadth is not always a good thing, in fact most here would be very hesitant to agree to this “cross-pollination” of sorts. Phoenix Mobility in AMC (where airlift guys fly tankers and vice versa) has been a disaster. Both the airlift and tanker communities have ended up with careerist toads who have no idea what they are doing. This isn’t to say that knowledge of other career fields isn’t critical as a strategic leader; but the depth and knowledge of being an expert in your career set goes a long way in developing a credible combat leader.
Another hesitation is the creation of the HPO “high potential officer” caste. I believe the Air Force has been doing away with this concept, and rightfully so. For instance, we no longer have school selects. There is no way of knowing whether someone as a Captain would be a good strategic leader. The HPO lists, and believe me, they are out there, have created a class of untouchable “rising stars” regardless of performance while ignoring potentially strong leaders that didn’t fit a certain mold.
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12 hours ago, Fireball said:
So do we support the creation of separate Cyber and Space Forces?
I think there is a lot of validity to create a separate cyber/space force. Not an expert in either, so maybe the cyber/space folks could speak up; but it sounds like that would be a way for each domain to secure the attention and funding it needs. Sometimes I think the Air Force has a culture of trying to do too much instead of focusing on being a master of set domains.
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9 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said:32 minutes ago, Guardian said:
Wow. Just wow.Let's face it, the pilots can't hack it
Extremely sweeping and ignorant statement. That’s like saying cops can’t hack not killing innocent people so EMTs should step up.
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41 minutes ago, bennynova said:
I think next CSAF is Robinson.... female and Cyber.
Probably time for both honestly...
Is this based on certain qualifications and leadership aspects or is it based on the SJW (social justice warrior) need to advance women regardless of qualification into leadership positions? There is an important difference...
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8 hours ago, YoungnDumb said:
Who cares about actual abilities to hack the mission? So long as manning looks good on the weekly slideshow, everything else is secondary
Yepp, this will cost lives like sequestration; except this time Air Force leadership will be directly responsible.
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7 hours ago, HU&W said:
True. Does "Ops guy" = A code?
Negative, A code means pilot in command. There are rare instances where the aircraft commander has more power than a SQ/CC, which is necessary to literally protect the crew. That ability goes away real quick when said aircraft commander is suddenly outranked by most of the Air Force.
Enlisted -> OTS -> UPT is awesome, I think it’s fantastic when for example crew chiefs commission and go fly the aircraft they worked on. Enlisted pilots without even going through the full extent of UPT is a recipe for disaster.
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Those slides are cool and all but I missed the part where it addresses retention. Can you imagine being the poor SOB Maj type stuck on the staff having to deal with this?
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On 12/20/2017 at 3:24 PM, MooseAg03 said:
It wouldn’t surprise me if they went through the whole scoring exercise just to get the O-6’s some training on the process. Instead of streamlining it to save time and effort...
Heck that’s what our Wing King did (let’s have everyone complete the PRF process for “practice.”)
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9 hours ago, Stitch said:
Don't forget Bay Orderly Dorm Manager's Bitch, Pee-pee watcher, Weeds n' Seeds and other basewide bullshit details...
His FLUG will get delayed because he was voluntold to do honor guard for six months (like our loadmasters...)
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This wouldn’t be a bad idea, if said individuals were former military pilots. There would be several advantages, but the key one would be that they could focus on instruction and not non-flying queep.
Now, this is all contingent upon getting many volunteers, which is highly skeptical considering locales and opportunity cost of airline pay.
Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.
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Hahah! They won’t wash many out, can’t make the failed “production” initiatives ruin a perfectly good OPR bullet for some O-7s. They will just ram them through barely meeting MIF. God I feel so sorry for anyone getting a UPT Inst assignment right now.