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Chang, I love my primary duties. Sadly, additional duties and random queep take up more time than my "primary duties." Worse is that my squadron is downright lucky compared to the pain that some are feeling. I love the majority of the people I work with. I like the fact that I get paid really well for the experience level I have. I don't like that people have to constantly argue with "the man" to use tools and capabilities they already have access to. I don't like that my training as a military member has focused more on fire extinguishers and freedom of religion via cheesy CBTs (to put it kindly) than how to use a pistol, rifle, or any other weapon system. I don't like that expertise at my job is equally likely to win accolades and promotion consideration as volunteering at a local library. I don't like that AF leadership thought it was a good idea to tell people "you might get laid off soon" just before Christmas, let that stew over the holidays, then pseudo-release information in barely understandable ways, while breaking their own deadlines. I don't like that I heard someone tell a new co-pilot that they were flying too much! The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing, but I don't think our AF knows how to do that anymore.

Yep, there's an AFI for that. ( https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/71_fss_qae/publication/afi11-202v3_aetcsup/afi11-202v3_aetcsup.pdf ) Your chances of getting the proper approval for a Gopro as a T-6 stud are essentially zero. Work hard, have fun, and don't give yourself any title before you've officially earned it.

DC area?

Enjoy it? Sometimes. Good days were really cool, and bad days really sucked (sts). I do not regret my decision to attend. I got the job I wanted, a ton of unique/extremely rare opportunities, great friends, and no real debt to speak of. Is it worth it to the taxpayer? Hard to tell. Personally, I think having a mix of commissioning sources gives the service people who can think in different ways. Diversity of ideas can help sanity check things and bring out innovative solutions.

I do like electronic pubs. Being able to do a search in a 300+ page document can be quite handy. Getting rid of ASBC. The CSAF at least makes some effort to keep mission focused and take care of people. I understand that that job probably has 100+ things competing for attention on any given day. So, he gets points there.

Heck, if you have a security checkpoint, you need some sort of armed security to actually enforce it. Otherwise it's just administrative. It's not that hard to figure out...although all across the nation we do this every day. "No weapons" is the policy, but they'll have to call 911 for someone to actually enforce it. The only good I see that doing is forcing bad guys to start attacking people earlier in the trip. Give security types guns AND make sure they are trained. Seems we, as a nation, aren't that great at the second half.

Liquid, I think the difference is that one side of this debate can see dirty jokes as funny rather than sexual harassment (yes, situation dependent), while you seem to be advocating a black-and-white position designed to prevent incidents or bad PR. Saying things like "Go ahead and argue that sexual harassment is acceptable and worth defending," makes you sound tone deaf (besides being a bit of a straw man). Quoting federal definitions also makes your argument sound more like a CBT than the sage advice of a combat tested leader.

Heck, with proper planning and coordination with ATC an Arlington flyby could be done while expediting some local missions near DC. The DC guard probably has some training to do west of DC. Any of the local helo units (Army, AF, or CG) could probably use Arlington as a shortcut to some training area. Yeah, we sure like to shoot ourselves in the foot and claim it was the smart thing to do.

IFS is a DOSS aviation deal in Pueblo, last I heard (minimal AF slots). Do they have motor gliders at USAFA now?

I quite enjoyed it, but then I'm a big fan of British humor. I will say that the plot line wasn't very funny, but the multitude of relatively cheap laughs kept it fun.

Potentially another radio, as well. No more mini-chems would be very welcome!

Who do you replace them with? A good portion of the DoD is pretty risk averse, and those who suddenly wind up wearing stars probably won't be able to navigate the system as well as someone who has done so already. Even then, our whole nation is more risk averse, it seems. So, basically, we need competent but risk averse to select highly competent people who are not risk averse from a pool that is average and generally risk averse.

When he came to speak to a bunch of cadets in a history class I was in, someone asked him how he kept going and doing all that he did as a POW. He said he knew what was right and did it.

So, they want to make the fleet of CSAR aircraft even smaller, mix in another aircraft's MX and training costs, and "save money" while "increasing capability?"

Some of them did. Now CO has a mag limit.

Art, you walked into an NFL locker room, asked a question out of ignorance, and started talking smack when they chuckled...if you think that's a recipe for success, you're going to need a lot of remedial training. People aren't defending you. They're trying to take a couple people to task for being rude to a college student who didn't know any better. If you want to know something, ask your question, listen to the response, then ask another if you need to. Don't try to "defend" yourself by calling people names. To answer your original question: that would be tough to do. Some people can make a good family life and thrive on a military schedule. Some can't. It won't be as easy as someone who works banker's hours. That's just the way it is. Now, if you feel the need to further "defend" yourself, feel free. This thread has provided a few good laughs.

Shouldn't that lady be protected by FOPA?...at least if she didn't stay someplace in NY?

Do you really think the AF will decide to disregard masters completion just because they won't pay for part of it anymore?

A toast.

I've always thought that forbidding people from using the hand warmer pockets to...keep their hands warm...was rather stupid. If you want people to respect the rules, start by making sure the rules have at least a somewhat remote relationship with logic. What idiot thinks that publishing minor uniform violations in the base newspaper is good leadership? If you see a problem, fix it. Don't pull out your iPhone so you can whine to an organization that has neither the responsibility or authority to do anything about it. ...and I join with all those flyers who rolled their eyes with the MX comparison. Chipped paint? OH GOD! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!