What's wrong with the Air Force?

[cragspider]

19 minutes ago, HeyWatchThis said:

Wait....can we discuss this instead of uniforms for a second?  Is this seriously being considered?

Yes it is. From my understanding is that the CC has to send a memo to the fac saying that they are going to test in house. So once that happens I don’t see why you would even have to wear them unless your ptl is being silly about making you wear it. 

[SocialD]

1 minute ago, cragspider said:

So once that happens I don’t see why you would even have to wear them unless your ptl is being silly about making you wear it. 

Our PTL will likely be a pilot once again...everyone will just laugh at them if they try to make us wear PT gear.  Then they'll be assessed at the next roll call for general douchebaggery. 

[17D_guy]

18 hours ago, FourFans130 said:

Sounds like a good thread topic.

As Chief of the Base Ops Uniform Board, I agree.

[Skitzo]

Here’s a great example of what’s wrong in the USAF.

Anybody get the mypers email that had critical info from the ACTF NOTAM? I’m sure everyone on here did, not sure how many read it.

Issue 1—Contractor Support Program.

Every MAJCOM had hired contractors except ours. After a little digging into it a friend got in touch with the guy providing the information. There is no “program, with up to 5 per squadron” it’s just your budget execution and the question was how many contractors have you hired?

So what did the ACTF try to do? They tried to make it look like they / USAF was hiring more contractors when in reality it was POMed out years ago or a UFR from the MAJCOM itself.

Recommend squadron ccs start using innovation funds to hire people...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[17D_guy]

5 minutes ago, Skitzo said:

Here’s a great example of what’s wrong in the USAF.

Anybody get the mypers email that had critical info from the ACTF NOTAM? I’m sure everyone on here did, not sure how many read it.

Issue 1—Contractor Support Program.

Every MAJCOM had hired contractors except ours. After a little digging into it a friend got in touch with the guy providing the information. There is no “program, with up to 5 per squadron” it’s just your budget execution and the question was how many contractors have you hired?

So what did the ACTF try to do? They tried to make it look like they / USAF was hiring more contractors when in reality it was POMed out years ago or a UFR from the MAJCOM itself.

Recommend squadron ccs start using innovation funds to hire people...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So, in non-staff-speak (correct if wrong): 
MAJCOMs ain't actually paying shit for your "new" contractors and are directing you to use "Innovation Funds" to cover it.  Therefore getting credit for more contractors and utilization of "new funds" at the same time?

Or that's just your MAJCOM?

[Tonka]

On 8/1/2018 at 1:40 AM, HarleyQuinn said:

"How many fired commanders were “distinguished graduates” or fellows in prestigious programs? Nearly all."

https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2018/07/31/commentary-the-air-force-is-not-designed-to-produce-good-leaders/

Col. 'Ned Stark' - You sir are my hero! 👏

 

This caught the bosses eye...

https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/the-air-force-chief-responds-keep-writing-col-ned-stark-and-join-my-team/

 

[BashiChuni]

pretty cool.

 

standing by for Guardian to tell us how much he hates Fingers in 3, 2, 1....

[MooseAg03]

1 hour ago, Skitzo said:

Here’s a great example of what’s wrong in the USAF.

Anybody get the mypers email that had critical info from the ACTF NOTAM? I’m sure everyone on here did, not sure how many read it.

Issue 1—Contractor Support Program.

Every MAJCOM had hired contractors except ours. After a little digging into it a friend got in touch with the guy providing the information. There is no “program, with up to 5 per squadron” it’s just your budget execution and the question was how many contractors have you hired?

So what did the ACTF try to do? They tried to make it look like they / USAF was hiring more contractors when in reality it was POMed out years ago or a UFR from the MAJCOM itself.

Recommend squadron ccs start using innovation funds to hire people...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I particularly liked the one about how they increased Flight Pay, when right now they aren't paying many of us the maximum amount allowed by law.  Pretty disingenuous.

[Skitzo]

So, in non-staff-speak (correct if wrong): 
MAJCOMs ain't actually paying shit for your "new" contractors and are directing you to use "Innovation Funds" to cover it.  Therefore getting credit for more contractors and utilization of "new funds" at the same time?
Or that's just your MAJCOM?

No, what I’m saying is that they tried to make it look like there was this huge boost when all they did was report how many contractors were hired thru normal budgetary processes.

I was suggesting sq/ccs will have a faster result by using their innovation funds...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[TexasBoy]

Looking for advice. I was recently alleged by my campus housing by an r.a. to have alcohol and am not been proven guilty yet. I am currently a freshman and part of afrotc as a non scholarship student how will this affect me and what steps should I take? This will not be put down as a civil offense.

[war007afa]

2 hours ago, Tonka said:

This caught the bosses eye...

https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/the-air-force-chief-responds-keep-writing-col-ned-stark-and-join-my-team/

 

 

[McJay Pilot]

Perhaps he’ll be permitted to “take the black” and finish his time in AFPAK Hands.

[Guardian]

pretty cool.
 
standing by for Guardian to tell us how much he hates Fingers in 3, 2, 1....

Haha. Makes me feel like part of my job here is done. Wonder if anyone gives the man baseops feed back.

Awesome that he asks for criticism and remarks from colonels and above. Keep the feed back coming. Why doesn’t he try to cgo’s and majors? I was just told by a leader within the last week that it is as good as it’s ever been here at base x. And all of the people in the room that had been here at least 3 years felt completely the opposite. I’m sure there are LtCols and Cols that get it. But the one I heard from didn’t have perspective. Anyways. Take that for what you will.

[pawnman]

7 hours ago, Guardian said:

Haha. Makes me feel like part of my job here is done. Wonder if anyone gives the man baseops feed back.

Awesome that he asks for criticism and remarks from colonels and above. Keep the feed back coming. Why doesn’t he try to cgo’s and majors? I was just told by a leader within the last week that it is as good as it’s ever been here at base x. And all of the people in the room that had been here at least 3 years felt completely the opposite. I’m sure there are LtCols and Cols that get it. But the one I heard from didn’t have perspective. Anyways. Take that for what you will.

Feel free to write your own article if you want an invitation from the CSAF.

[Guardian]

No point. Already know his answer to me.

[Sua Sponte]

13 minutes ago, Guardian said:

No point. Already know his answer to me.

Does he know you?

[HarleyQuinn]

Ned Stark,’ whose leadership op-eds created a stir, is considering chief of staff’s job offer

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/23/ned-stark-whose-leadership-op-eds-created-a-stir-is-considering-chief-of-staffs-job-offer/

[Guest]

Ned Stark,’ whose leadership op-eds created a stir, is considering chief of staff’s job offer
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/23/ned-stark-whose-leadership-op-eds-created-a-stir-is-considering-chief-of-staffs-job-offer/

NedStark is actually scoobs/butters/Chang/PyB. He used to practice trolling on here, and decided to up his game by going after CSAF.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Hacker]

Stark would be best served if he remains anonymous rather than revealing himself.  There is nothing to be gained by Stark becoming part of the solution: he made his points in his articles, an even offered proposed solutions.  His job is done.

And now leadership can get on with doing their f'n jobs with the issues identified.  They shouldn't have needed an anonymous public input "from the trenches", but since they did, the least they could do is actually display some of that leadership skill and take action to fix the identified issues...like they should have been doing all this time anyway without proving Stark's hypotheses true.

My favorite part of the article:

Quote

“Our 10th Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Lew Allen, took an interest in the author, Capt. Ron Keys, and made some major changes as a result,” Goldfein said. “We got better as a service because one officer wrote down his thoughts and a chief of staff paid attention. Ron Keys went on to become Gen. Ron Keys, commander of Air Combat Command.”

If you look at the three (or is it four, now?) "Dear Boss" letters that have been made public in the last 40-ish years since Capt Keys' famous letter, you'll note that they ALL cover essentially the same territory and have the same types of complaint.

So, how is it that Goldfein thinks that "we got better as a service" as a result of that letter?  Is that what it means when people keep bringing up the same problems year after year, decade after decade?

Good call, Fingers.

Keep your skull down, Col Stark, and keep fighting the good fight.

Edited August 23, 2018 by Hacker

[matmacwc]

Keys visited Shaw as the ACC/CC when I was there, briefing for him was given in our mass brief room.  I printed out 10 copies of his letter and was going to post them in the bathroom, I got told to shut up and color.  

[Fuzz]

On 8/22/2018 at 1:12 AM, Tonka said:

This caught the bosses eye...

https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/the-air-force-chief-responds-keep-writing-col-ned-stark-and-join-my-team/

 

The CSAF gets to pick his team, he has the entire 500K+ active, civ., AFRC and Guard personnel of the greatest of AF on the planet at his disposal. I believe the CSAF has exactly who he wants working for him, if he doesn't then that rests solely with him.

[ClearedHot]

Sure Ned, you are safe...when has the USAF ever lied?

[pawnman]

7 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

Sure Ned, you are safe...when has the USAF ever lied?

Well, he was already contemplating retirement. Not sure how working directly for CSAF would derail that.

[ClearedHot]

2 hours ago, pawnman said:

Well, he was already contemplating retirement. Not sure how working directly for CSAF would derail that.

He accepts offer and completes a PCS to DC to work for CSAF.  Six months later AFPC drops a 365 to Afghanistan on him...PCS ADSC won't let him turn it down and he finds himself sitting in Kabul guarding TCNs in the chow hall. 

[Stitch]

6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

He accepts offer and completes a PCS to DC to work for CSAF.  Six months later AFPC drops a 365 to Afghanistan on him...PCS ADSC won't let him turn it down and he finds himself sitting in Kabul guarding TCNs in the chow hall. 

Soon after his arrival at said chow hall, charges of his reading/openly displaying copies of BBQ Pitmasters monthly surface. Said articles included images of smoked pork butts, baby-back ribs, bacon and assorted unapproved food items that are found "offensive" by said TCN and host nation personnel.  Charges are brought up and our hero is destroyed in the court of public opinion followed by “administrative action” as he is reduced in grade to E-zero, forfeits all pay and allowances, GI Bill benefits revoked and is drummed out of the service on pure BS charges. All this and more brought to you by the Shoes of Mother Blue’s Deep State. Never tell the emperor he’s naked.       

Edited August 24, 2018 by Stitch
Spelling is hard...