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9 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!
Duck, I'd release them now with your anticipated separation date; it doesn't hurt anything. If you find out you'll be getting out sooner, bump up your availability, like you said. Having them in the queue has no negative impact from what I've seen; it might even help, if there are items you need to correct on the app. Good luck.
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26 minutes ago, torqued said:
yes, but it takes a bit of effort. first, you use a bid sorting program so sort your bid from most days off to least. unfortunately, after you recieve your bid line assignment, there isn't a way to straight drop a trip into open time. say you receive 4 three-day trips. you first post your undesired trip in the trip-trade/giveaway (TT/GA) section of the scheduling board website (crew web access). if someone wants it, they will pick it up and it will disappear from your schedule. if it's somewhat undesirable, you may be able to trade with someone who wants to slide a day left or right, am flying for pm flying, a 1 day or 2 two day for your 3 day. there's plenty of guys out there looking to fly more. If for some reason that doesn't work out, there's electronic line improvement trip trade (ELITT). scheduling dumps all the unassigned trips into a pot. if you're quick on the draw at noon on the day ELITT opens (I think it's around the 25th), you can swap your trip for one that is more desirable (or easier to give away in TT/GA). by the end of the day, most people have been able to trade away their lesser trips. decent trips are still available throughout the month, but they're usually weekends, early departures, or late arrivals. advertising your trip for giveaway works well on the union msg board and facebook.
all that being said, going to work is my way to relax, unwind. it's engaging, but not stressful. i normally end up flying my line and not bothering with the above. if I need some specific/extra days off, i have always been able to get them. days off are always a phone call away if you are feeling sick or fatigued, but the pay is good and difficult to give up.
Thanks, man; I appreciate the insight. Exactly what I needed to know.
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SWA guys: If you're a lineholder looking to work a minimum number of days in a month, what would your schedule look like? How easy is it to drop trips? Could you get away with doing 3 three day trips?
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Before you sign the dotted line for your AD UPT slot, take the time to reach out to every single Guard/Reserve unit that you can. It would be worth waiting another 12-18 months to ensure you have autonomy over your life for the next decade. Additionally, you'd be able to keep the civilian job you have, take Mil leave, and then go back to it when you're done with your seasoning orders. The risk of foregoing your civilian career only to end up in a UAV should be a legitimate concern. Attenuate said risk by getting yourself a Guard/Reserve flying job. 90% of the paperwork battle has already been fought if you were awarded an AD position; capitalize on the AF's need for pilots and call your own shots.
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After the VSP/RIF shitshow last year could we really expect anything different?
The VSP debacle is one of the less shocking things I've witnessed over the last several years.
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I'm glad to hear they have all the big issues ironed out before sending dudes down that path.
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A letter from the commander actually seems to carry some weight with the VA from what I've seen...It only needs to say something simple and to the effect of you'll be gainfully employed by the unit under Title 10 orders and that you've incurred a 10 year pilot training commitment, so you'll be around for a while.
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This happened a couple years ago, but a judge recently decided that the video could be made public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teqn_8tu5D4
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I stand corrected. What Legacy?
Delta, surprisingly.
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You will not get called without an ATP by a major right now. Period dot. I don't know what the future holds, but I see that requirement never going away. Now, you may get hired by a regional...
My buddy just got interviewed and hired by a Legacy without his ATP; he had the written done, but that was it.
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I'm open to suggestions on how to walk that line without creating an incentive for false reporting.
The only thing that will work for sure is a mandatory raper CBT every time a user logs on to a CAC enabled computer. People will be so busy doing the CBT, they won't have time to sexually assault anyone.
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Don't forget about this winner: Project MKUltra
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And so it begins...again.
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Folks... Looking to do a "major upgrade" again. Last time wasn't even noticeable. This time, however, it includes moving servers! So, there may be some wonky shit happening over the next 48 hours as I transition to another server. There may be a period of time where posts show up right after you post them, and then disappear within an hour or so. You may also get an error saying the site does not exist. Don't put on your tin foil hats, it'll be back!
Thanks for putting in all the work to keeping the forums going, dude. Rich would be proud.
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Fud - Check out Osinga's book on Boyd. Way better, way deeper than Corum's hagiography.
Chuck
According to Boyd's acolytes, Osinga's book is equivalent to all of Col Boyd's briefings in written rather than spoken form.
Mind of War by Grant Hammond is essential reading; Dr Hammond actually knew Boyd personally, unlike Coram.
Certain to Win is also very insightful.
Now back to complaining about the CSAF...
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He didn't exactly get it right, but he did a hell of a lot better job comprehending it compared to that 69 step abortion the AF pawns off as an explanation for the Loop.
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"Spelled with two D's for a double dose of his pimping."
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Col John Boyd would have turned 88 this month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLNIWsm7JTo
The crew from Apollo 1 was killed 48 years ago on 27 January.
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Found this floating around... makes for a good Friday read.
Loved the EM diagram.
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The AF weighs option of hiring contractors for the aggressor mission.
The U.S. Air Force fleet of planes and pilots is stretched so thin, the service is considering hiring private military corporations flying supersonic jets to train its fighter jocks in mock air combat.
The Air Force is being forced to consider such desperate measures because it doesn’t have enough fighter jets and trained aircrew to fly missions where they would simulate enemy warplanes—also called “red air” in military slang.
Due to budget cuts and investments in ultra-expensive gear, the Air Force was forced to disband one of its three so-called Aggressor squadrons that fly frontline jets like the Boeing F-15C Eagle and Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon that are painted in enemy colors and use enemy tactics.
The reason for the new initiative? Pure desperation, say more than a half-dozen senior Air Force officials. “The red air situation is a mess,” one senior Air Force told The Daily Beast. “There are Band-Aid fixes being applied to areas around the community, but it’s not enough.”
It’s a sign of the system-wide stress the Air Force is now under. Thirteen years of war, combined with unwise investments in underperforming stealth jets, has put the service in a bind. There just aren’t enough planes—or pilots—on hand to fulfill the Air Force’s many missions. “Demand for our services is way, way up. But we are meeting those demands today with the smallest Air Force in our history,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told reporters Jan. 15. “And when you couple that smaller force against the backdrop of austere budgets, and with the huge demand, what we have is we have a total force that is under significant strain.”
As for outsourcing red air, not everyone is sold on the move—but most agree the Air Force has little choice. “The short answer is that contractor-provided red air is overpriced and underwhelming, but at the end of the day there isn’t much choice in utilizing it,” another senior Air Force official told The Daily Beast.
The Air Force is soliciting pricing information for how much it would cost for contractors to fly 180 training sorties over a two-week period later this year.
“Although this is a one-time trial, there is potential for this trial to grow into multiple requests per year or an annual contract for X number of weeks of support throughout the year,” reads an Air Force document posted on the government’s Federal Business Opportunities website.
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"Gray. The world is gray, Jack."
"Sorry, Mr President: I don't dance."
Any time any evidence like this comes out about torture, it doesn't exactly help us win "hearts and minds" in the Middle East. The insurgency extends beyond Iraq and Afghanistan.
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This is really a war against US domestic production. The Saudis have always been the swing producer and the main controller of supply/pricing as they have massive reserves and a cost of production closer to $25/barrel.
This is the part I was most curious about. I've been waiting for the claim against the Saudis to be substantiated. Thanks for the insight.
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Anyone have some insight on what's happening with oil prices? Any good investments to be made from the volatility?
Flying Videos Thread Part 2?
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Reminds me when Larry got fatwa'ed: NSFW