DirkDiggler

Yes Technically he didn’t make it go away, he was Q3’d for it by the 1st SOW/CC, then Col Slife. Obviously it didn’t impact his career any.

Based on what I saw coming into CVS I’d 100% agree with you. My personal opinion/observation is there was a serious absence of leadership at the Wg/CC level (I’d argue the whole Wing command team and staff agencies) from time I arrived here till the UEI. I told my boss months before the UEI that I thought the Wing was in serious trouble going into the inspection; unfortunately events proved me correct. I say unfortunately cause now we’re suffering through the 2nd and 3rd order effects of playing catch-up/prepping for the re-inspection, which is real annoying. It’s been said on here before but the general belief, at least here at CVS, was the Wg/CC wasn’t fired because he’s AFSOC’s first black general and AFSOC leadership (CAT 5) wasn’t going to fire him based on that alone. I have no idea if that’s actually the case but I personally believe there’s truth to it.

I think we’re actually in agreement here. I would agree that just because someone is great at their primary crew position doesn’t mean they’re a great officer/leader. The best Sq/CCs I’ve had all happened to be extremely credible in the airplane; I know guys in other Sqs who have had CCs that were great in airplane but shit leaders. At least in my corner of AFSOC most guys/gals are willing to call out leaders who are bad sticks. Reference Sock Puppet as a prime example. Didn’t stop him from making O-6 mind you, but everyone acknowledged he was a bad pilot with great paperwork. I’d also argue that just because a guy isn’t a bro or great fun to hang out with outside the cockpit doesn’t mean they’re a bad leader, people/leaders come in all flavors. Curious, which AFSOC O-6s specifically did you fly with that you felt were good pilots but bad leaders?

Slife has (at least IMO) a long list of flaws. I personally know a couple guys that flew with him, and, to his credit, none of them said he was a shitty pilot.

One guys opinion (mine), CVS was/is a bit of a dumpster fire across the wing, not just in the OG. Proof in the data pudding is the failed UEI; the report is quite damning. I could write a very long post about all the problems during that time period but it’s already been hashed out here. On a bright note, I do believe that the current Wg/CC is pushing things in the right direction. The weirdest thing about that specific firing is that said OG had tendered a resignation letter and put it on the WG/CC’s desk; he had taken responsibility for the Group’s failure. Wg/CC didn’t do anything with it, so after a couple weeks OG/CC decided he’s in the clear. Then (supposedly, I have no direct knowledge of this, only RUMINT) CAT 5 orders the Wg/CC to fire the OG/CC. When the news was announced to CVS leadership a Sq/CC directly asked the Wg/CC what to tell his formation the reason for the firing was, Wg/CC basically gives an evasive/non-answer. Strange times.

Lotta good words here. Last couple CCs and SELs I’ve seen get canned in AFSOC have come with zero explanation from the higher ups. It would kill the gossip chain quite a bit and possibly let people learn from other’s mistakes if we implemented the recs above. Not to mention maybe giving the rank and file a little restored trust in the system.

Honest question, what's the so what behind this? What efficiencies or improvements do the powers that be expect to gain as part of this initiative? Are there actual logical thought processes behind what they're trying to accomplish or this change for the sake of change (and promotions).

Used to be you could 2 BPZ to Major. 2 BPZ to Major, 2 BPZ to LtCol, 2 BPZ to Col, fast burner trifecta back in the day.

You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down on every one. Come to think of it, I’ve never landed an airplane in my life.

Agreed, a lot of guys don’t seem to actually learn their pubs anymore due to CTRL+F, an unfortunate side effect of the the pubs being on IPads.

Dude, you’re being trolled.

Lol it’s clean fun

4BAF5FAF-0F1B-4A46-BF6E-1AB529265A46.mov Every AFSOC wing right now….

Very well said.

Always a good morning waking up to burning Russian equipment.

I’m a pretty firm believer that 30% of the problems in the AF could be avoided by people not putting their genitals where they don’t belong and not getting shitfaced at the wrong time.

Which Baseops.net forum members have written anything supportive of Hamas burning and decapitating children?

https://apple.news/AQ8T52JlKTEuAz8W6oeR7iQ WSJ article discussing Iranian assistance in planning/coordinating/approving the attack. I don’t know how accurate the reporting is.

https://apple.news/AkXK4o1pxQFONkXm_un4Naw Israel and Hezbollah exchanging indirect fires this morning.

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1710799477282390175?s=46&t=RHW9biMUSYWI-e17LuqilA

I don’t doubt it. The images and video coming out of Southern Israel is as bad as it gets. If the words coming from Israeli leadership is matched by actions, a big part of Gaza is about to look like the surface of the moon. I could see Israel going for the complete destruction of Hamas as an organization. If Hezbollah jumps into the war the Israelis will have no reason to pull any punches. Remains to be seen if Hezbollah is willing to foot the bill. Additionally, I wouldn’t want to be an Iranian military member anywhere close to Israel right now.

Hezbollah (LH) is dominant in Lebanon (they’re also one of the dominant political parties there as well). Them “joining the invasion” would mean opening a northern front on Israel from the Israeli border with Lebanon, if they involved ground forces.

Possibly. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah really “won” anything the last time they went all out in 2006 (Hezbollah claimed they triumphed). If Hezbollah actually tried to “invade” they’d take heavy casualties for sure, but their long range fires (rockets) would be a formidable threat to Israel. On another note, our “Allies” Saudi Arabia and Qatar have posted statements solely blaming Israel for Hamas attacking them. As LT. Ripley once said:

There’s a decent amount of chatter on the Twittersphere (so take with a grain of salt) that Hezbollah informed Israel via unofficial channels (through Egypt) that they will join the invasion if Israel initiates a ground incursion of Gaza. Pretty sure Israel is going to do that, especially given the number of civilians Hamas has taken hostage. Will be interesting to see if Hezbollah follows through.