[High year tenure changes for enlisted...]

Even though this article just came out, the HYT notifications came out last year, so this shouldn't be news to anybody. To be clear, this doesn't change the requirements for making grade, and it doesn't cut the number of folks getting promoted, it simply gives the boot to those who have been in a grade for an extended period of time. The OP's article doesn't mention it, but here's what it does:

Not a bad call, IMO. This forces our enlisted folks to buckle down, get through their CDCs, and take their testing seriously (enlisted testing and promotion is completely different than officers). Should somebody be able to spend 20 years in the Air Force and only make it to the rank of SSgt?

No. I'll edit this post later when I have time.

[Boom Operator Q&A]

Well I guess the genius at retraining told me the wrong AFSC. Got an email from the CEA pipeline manager today about my deployed status and tech school dates, and in it he said I'm going flight engineer. I'm happy with that 'cause I still got picked up on my first board. It opens up more airframe choices, but I'm still shooting for KC-10s out of McGuire or Travis as my number one. Or C-5s out of Dover. But thanks for your words guys, I appreciate it.

[Boom Operator Q&A]

Just got notification yesterday that my retraining package was approved, and I'll be heading to boom training some time in the future. I've been searching through various forums for info even before I got selected, and being vehicle ops right now, I've had the opportunity to speak to many -135 crews (haven't come across a KC-10 crew yet.) If the cards fall in my favor, I'd prefer KC-10s out of McGuire based soley on the fact that my wife is from PA and I'd like her to be close to family if I'm going to be on the road a lot. The downside to -10s would be two assignment choices, but I'm just happy to have the opportunity to fly finally. Any advice for a married SrA with a daughter on the way? I know this job isn't exactly as family friendly as what I'm doing right now, but I didn't join the AF to drive a bus.

[Two USAF Airmen soldiers shot dead at Frankfurt airport]

While I'm really only a lurker here (soaking up information), I felt the need to post on this topic as it's a tough thing to deal with. This is hitting home hard. One of my fellow veh. operators was one of the ones killed, and while as of yet I don't know who it was and I may not have any personal relationship to them, I've got a few friends over there and it could just as easily have been one of them. News is slowly trickling out but I hope everyone, no matter your religious beliefs, are keeping the families of those involved in your thoughts and prayers. Tragic situation, but it really hits harder when it could have been my self in that drivers seat or on that bus. At any rate, hopefully the shooter is brought to real justice for his atrocious actions.