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The military should take that suggestion and tell RAND and Obama to shove it up their a$$es. Instead, let's use that time and resources to make more weapons officers. That way when we actually go to war we won't get our a$$es kicked since we have become such a PC society. Good lord, I can't believe we are arguing about the feasibility of accomodating dudes who want to be girls or vice versa in the military at the expense of the tax payer and another Airmen that must deploy in their place.

To be fair Guam is sneaky like that

No no and no! Maintaining qualification and currency let alone proficiency in any USAF MWS is a full time job....the ground duties/admin queep is a second full time job. Being an instructor/flight CC/commander is arguably a third. Oh I also like to spend time with my family and get time off. We aren't going to assume another full time job because the Air Force has royalty mismanaged its rated force and shot itself in the foot due to its own incompetence.

It's a specific disorder that's swept this part of the world recently, while still in the research phase, neurological experts have given it the name : TDS Trump Derangement Syndrome Said experts warn of its contagious effects. It is highly advised not to attempt to treat said individuals with common sense and logic, you may be labeled a bigot, racist, white privileged patriarch. edit: returned from acronym school, thanks nsplyr; point still stands though.

I see what you're saying, but it would mitigate the problem or at least delay the shortage of RPA folks? At least it may perhaps boost morale in the RPA squadrons since you're filling it with people who want to be there?

The RPA community is going to face a similar exodus to civilian RPAs (which pay much more) that we are facing in the pilot community. It's time for enlisted RPA operators. For Fs sake, if we can trust a 19 year old Army E2 to take a 50 cal to the head of a terrorist then we can train at least some USAF NCOs to drop some hellfires from MQ-9s. I know some enlisted have already started cross training but I don't understand why this isn't a bigger push. I could find you dozens of enlisted folks sitting at a computer all day that would kill to fly RPAs and do well at it.

Likely, but could also be a fighter, bomber, recon, helo squadron...toxic leaders are everywhere. AMC does seem to have a special breed of CYA managers though.

Ah the quintessential passive aggressive commander, my favorite. Tell him to get the dildo out of his behind and express his words like a real man. Seriously, is a little bit of light hearted sarcasm that offensive these days?

To be honest, and as much as it sucks for those having to take those bullets, communities like buffs have a very important mission and you want good dudes going there. At a certain point it's needs of the Air Force and you have to bloom where planted. Same for RPAs although my arguement is that there should be a solely separate pipeline filled with motivated dudes instead of dudes who got their dreams crushed on assignment night. As for the crying over an MC-130!? It's a small Air Force and that person is in for hell when they get to their unit when they find out said individual acted like a child over getting one of the coolest missions in the Air Force. Reminds me of a gal who cried over C-17s a few assignment nights before mine. The unit got word and she was a Pariah before she even showed up.

That jack hole was similarly dismissive to our SOS class. People like him are the reason we have a pilot shortage. F that guy

Transgender policy is under "review" by the Trump admin.. that was as of a month ago not sure there has been updates. I'm glad my CC compressed tranny awareness training into 30 seconds and then proceeded to talk about aircraft safety issues :)

Yokota always does well, but that's because it's Yokota and PACAF (vice AMC) and the base really shines. Also, they sent a handful of 08 guys there for the transition, who were more or less the top of their peers. The 08 class was always kicking ass at Yokota...i.e. "Hulk" ;)

Rumor is LRAFB had similar stats, maybe it's just us 130 guys? Maybe all the Cols on the board are like Rhatigan and find us 130 guys "unprofessional."...

No qualms sharing: Dyess 317th C-130J (just became a Wing)

Pilots butchered at my wing, 78% promotion rate. Many IPs/ FLT/CCs with no negative records. I'm curious to see the board stats but this is UFB.

Sooo....no more naming parties and roll calls?

I bet the nonner CGOC volunteer got promoted though, while you guys who put munitions on the bad guys continue to get the shaft, sorry to hear man.

At least in my nook of the Air Force, I'd say it's mostly a leadership thing: where dudes are forced to "pick their path": being good in the cockpit, or being good in the office. It's impossible to do both unless you are Chuck Yeager and can slave it out OPR/PowerPoint/excel sheet after another, get in the cockpit once a month and kill it- but that's a rarity. Now, there are those folks that just don't hack it in the cockpit and just don't try. It really comes down to good leadership setting priorities: zero acceptance of less than 100% in the cockpit, allow an OPR or two to make it to the group late, not giving a rat's behind if the sexual assault prevention training monitor doesn't get green dot status slides in every Friday on time.

All this fanfare for just 2 dudes!?!

I'm 09 and am starting to write my PRF today: over under on my CCs reaction when he sees that push line?

So for those in the know, will decoupling (love the prop reference btw) school selects be for the 08 board or start with 09?

Don't, at least wait until the families have been notified, same especially goes for Facebook.

While I am sorry my 08 bros have to wait, if they are indeed getting rid of "school selects" then me says that is a very positive change in terms of promotion and career progression. It may eliminate the unnecessary box checking leading up to majors board (exec, moving jobs every 6-9 months) and otherwise polluting the time of a critical demographic in the squadrons. Instead, hopefully we can spread out the "leadership selection" over several years and maybe find better leaders, possibly "late bloomers." I'm for it!

Was in the C-130H...so many issues there with proficiency and MX rates, in the J now and life is much better.

Mellenial is less of when you were born and more of an attitude; much like (sorry to start to beat a dead horse) shoeclerk is not AFSC specific but an attitude.