What's wrong with the Air Force?

[Day Man]

17 hours ago, Boomer6 said:

Yes. You're not allowed to roll your sleeves up because it's "not in the AFI" per a certain inspection team at a certain UPT base...

 

17 hours ago, MechGov said:

Maxwell?


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[MechGov]

Ah, disregard for reading comprehension. My bad.

The shoes at Maxwell really got their panties in a wad over 36-2903 because they had a UCI. Too the point of bringing MTIs to high traffic areas of the base to police for such egregious offenses as not having flight suit pockets zipped after you took your cover out of your leg.

They also had a penchant for making up asinine uniform policy just to make -2903 more restrictive.


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[jazzdude]

The shoes at Maxwell really got their panties in a wad over 36-2903 because they had a UCI. Too the point of bringing MTIs to high traffic areas of the base to police for such egregious offenses as not having flight suit pockets zipped after you took your cover out of your leg.

They also had a penchant for making up asinine uniform policy just to make -2903 more restrictive.

They were doing this when I was there for SOS. Solution? Buy a second hat...(ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer)

Some non flyers in my class were happy to call out flightsuit wearers on the leg pocket not being zipped. They weren't so happy when they got called out by the staff for not having their ABU cargo pockets buttoned. "But it's where I store my cover, and buttoning it makes it hard to get my cover out." Ironic.

[Guest nsplayr]

15 hours ago, jazzdude said:

Solution? Buy a second hat...(ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer)

Edited April 8, 2017 by nsplayr

[dream big]

13 hours ago, MechGov said:

Ah, disregard for reading comprehension. My bad.

The shoes at Maxwell really got their panties in a wad over 36-2903 because they had a UCI. Too the point of bringing MTIs to high traffic areas of the base to police for such egregious offenses as not having flight suit pockets zipped after you took your cover out of your leg.

They also had a penchant for making up asinine uniform policy just to make -2903 more restrictive.


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We paid MTIs to come TDY to bark at people about their zippers? That's it, I'm done.

[Trogdor]

13 hours ago, MechGov said:

Ah, disregard for reading comprehension. My bad.

The shoes at Maxwell really got their panties in a wad over 36-2903 because they had a UCI. Too the point of bringing MTIs to high traffic areas of the base to police for such egregious offenses as not having flight suit pockets zipped after you took your cover out of your leg.

They also had a penchant for making up asinine uniform policy just to make -2903 more restrictive.


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Reminds me of my SOS experience when they had some inspection going on.... I was walking out of the BX after lunch with my drink (sipping from the straw), halfway to my car I hear this "captain...captain... CAPTIAN... CAPTIAN."  It was about the 5th or 6th iteration that I realize, "captain" meant me.  This sends me into flashbacks of my freshman year where I am ready to get thoroughly screamed at by some upperclassman screaming "4 degree."  As I turn around, I am surprised to see this TSgt in a nice gallop from halfway across the parking lot, only to say "sir, you are not supposed to drink that drink while you are walking....it's against the regs and we have this inspection and all."  Due to the surprised look I gave him as he came up, I think I could see the embarrassment in his face as he realized what he was doing, so I just said "Ok, thanks".  I sometimes still regret not having a more clever retort to this menial correction in the middle of my day. 

I think, more than anything, I was just baffled at being addressed like a freshman from the Academy (by a TSgt) when I was a mid-level Captain.  That, with my classmates (good people and only three or so aircrew, but its telling when I had more deployments than all of them combined), made me understand that the priorities of the AF was severely off course and in the wrong direction. 

[matmacwc]

Well this is quickly merging into the Died forum, where I would just laugh and laugh at the chiefs who tried to chief me.  My name is Captain Blues, my unit is at 1060 W. Addison.

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7 hours ago, Trogdor said:

Reminds me of my SOS experience when they had some inspection going on.... I was walking out of the BX after lunch with my drink (sipping from the straw), halfway to my car I hear this "captain...captain... CAPTIAN... CAPTIAN."  It was about the 5th or 6th iteration that I realize, "captain" meant me.  This sends me into flashbacks of my freshman year where I am ready to get thoroughly screamed at by some upperclassman screaming "4 degree."  As I turn around, I am surprised to see this TSgt in a nice gallop from halfway across the parking lot, only to say "sir, you are not supposed to drink that drink while you are walking....it's against the regs and we have this inspection and all."  Due to the surprised look I gave him as he came up, I think I could see the embarrassment in his face as he realized what he was doing, so I just said "Ok, thanks".  I sometimes still regret not having a more clever retort to this menial correction in the middle of my day. 

I think, more than anything, I was just baffled at being addressed like a freshman from the Academy (by a TSgt) when I was a mid-level Captain.  That, with my classmates (good people and only three or so aircrew, but its telling when I had more deployments than all of them combined), made me understand that the priorities of the AF was severely off course and in the wrong direction. 

Your story made me flashback to the days of the BDUs and ergo testing.

I think I know what caused this to happen. Imagine a person walking around the office in tight ass BDUs with a huge gut hanging out of their top and sipping off a massive Big Gulp from 7 Eleven. Now remove the office environment and replace it with a BX parking lot. 

We can't have an overweight person walking around the BX parking lot with the largest Big Gulp ever made and their BDUs glued to their body. CMSgt: Nobody should be allowed to walk and drink in uniform again.

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Your story made me flashback to the days of the BDUs and ergo testing.
I think I know what caused this to happen. Imagine a person walking around the office in tight ass BDUs with a huge gut hanging out of their top and sipping off a massive Big Gulp from 7 Eleven. Now remove the office environment and replace it with a BX parking lot. 
We can't have an overweight person walking around the BX parking lot with the largest Big Gulp ever made and their BDUs glued to their body. CMSgt: Nobody should be allowed to walk and drink in uniform again.

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1 hour ago, ihtfp06 said:

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Obviously, someone has a beef with me. Pardon me fellow base ops forum members but I'm going to bite, then not feed the troll. "We aren't in elementary school anymore..."grow da fk up."

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[MechGov]

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Obviously, someone has a beef with me. Pardon me fellow base ops forum members but I'm going to bite, then not feed the troll. "We aren't in elementary school anymore..."grow da fk up."

I just think it's funny you liked my post.


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Found this gem on TPN.


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[Motofalcon]

JTFC...

[FUSEPLUG]

Read the last line again. Are you seriously going to bitch about curly vs straight apostrophes then click send with a mistake like that in your out-line?

Edited April 12, 2017 by FUSEPLUG

[LookieRookie]

That email has to a joke, especially starting out with some E-9-esque phrase "XXXX Heroes"

 

Edit: If it was Queep Heroes, I'll allow it.

Edited April 12, 2017 by LookieRookie

[ThreeHoler]

WTFO, a squadron level CAG...that is large enough to require a Flt/CC?

, it's time to retire.


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[F16Deuce]

2 hours ago, Motofalcon said:

JTFC...

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[17D_guy]

6 hours ago, LookieRookie said:

That email has to a joke, especially starting out with some E-9-esque phrase "XXXX Heroes"

 

Edit: If it was Queep Heroes, I'll allow it.

I've had to deal with this...it's not a joke.  Had flashbacks just reading about "straight" quotation marks... UGH.

[Homestar]

I guess I'll put this here:

 

[Champ Kind]

2 hours ago, BashiChuni said:

and his execs started bitching that we were submitting TOO MANY and to chill out for a few weeks

Then they are little bitches and should be fired.

[Fuzz]

15 hours ago, Homestar said:

I guess I'll put this here:

 

Appealing to pilots while wearing ABUs, sounds petty but when you're facing a national crisis every piece of the message matters.

[Homestar]

To be fair, he was also addressing the maintainer shortage.

[17D_guy]

18 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Appealing to pilots while wearing ABUs, sounds petty but when you're facing a national crisis every piece of the message matters.

Wow.. as a ABU flunkie I thought exactly the same thing.  I'm not surprised the AF can't get Strategic Messaging right, I'm just surprised they've gotten it this wrong for this long.  I mean, is there no one around (pilot/prior-E DGAF officer) to point out the stupid shit that gives people Forest Whitaker eye:

[Sprkt69]

1 hour ago, 17D_guy said:

Wow.. as a ABU flunkie I thought exactly the same thing.  I'm not surprised the AF can't get Strategic Messaging right, I'm just surprised they've gotten it this wrong for this long.  I mean, is there no one around (pilot/prior-E DGAF officer) to point out the stupid shit that gives people Forest Whitaker eye:

No, there is no one around upper management that doesn't wear knee pads and can say no.