What's wrong with the Air Force?

[dream big]

5 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

Seen in Beale Finance this week.  
Congrats to the Blue Angels for their sponsorship of Finance. 

Now you get to do finance’s job for them virtually instead of in person! Gives back more time for some 19 year old with a single digit ASVAB score to catch up on the latest rendition of TikTok videos. 

[pawnman]

3 hours ago, dream big said:

Now you get to do finance’s job for them virtually instead of in person! Gives back more time for some 19 year old with a single digit ASVAB score to catch up on the latest rendition of TikTok videos. 

I thought the same thing, but the virtual system has provided much better results for me than trying to go in person only to find that finance is closed for training/official function/comp day/office hangout. 

[Dapper Dan Man]

I thought the same thing, but the virtual system has provided much better results for me than trying to go in person only to find that finance is closed for training/official function/comp day/office hangout. 

Honestly, same. You can use CPTS portal to hold finance accountable and it’s very effective. No more stories about losing paperwork, digging through email traffic, or recounting phone calls with nameless airmen. You can see who worked on your issue and when, down the minute. It’s all right there with all the data you need to back it up.

Nowhere for finance to hide anymore, so maybe this one should be in the “right with the AF” thread.


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[MexicanHouseRULZ]

AFSOC has been a soup sandwich for quite a while.

Biggs AAF late 1994.  A Talon squadron is spinning up for a real-world PR mission to recover remains by landing hooligans and their transport on the south side of the border on a dirt strip.  The plan is after we land, they build up, load up and go over the border to the crash site to SSE and come back with what they find.  Since the Talons have been landing mainly on paved runways, the crews are going to land on the dirt LZs around Biggs to get used to them for the big night.  The squadron DO is a former Talon I nav and is standing in the hall of the condemned office block the force is using as a planning space.  There are no doors and the narrow hallway has small offices on either side.  While standing in a cluster of us in the hallway, the DO points to the open office that the hooligans are using for their planning space and in a loud voice says,

“You don’t want to fly those guys, they’ll send you on missions that will get you killed.”

This DO also thought it would be a good idea for the pilots to walk on the LZs they’d be practicing on, and coordinated with the STS bubbas to drive out to the zones.  The pilots, DO, and STS bubbas piled into a van to drive out to the zones the premiere STS unit had just finished surveying for us.  At the LZ, everybody piled out of the van and started kicking rocks while the DO stepped around to the back of the van, pulled out A MEASURING WHEEL and proceeded to walk off and check the survey's dimensions of the LZ in front of the premiere STS bubbas.

For the duration of his time as DO, the highest profile customer his squadron of $155 million, all-weather TF insertion, extraction and resupply Chariots of Armageddon flew was the 82d Airborne Division Band from Bragg to MacDill for the SOCOM change of command.

AFSOC gave him command of the training squadron at HRT, promoted him to O-6 and gave him command of the Special Ops School, before sending him to Maxwell to be the Air University SME for AF Special Operations.  This stellar performer was teaching AF and joint students what AFSOC and SF were all about. This may be the root cause of why nobody really knows what AFSOC is/does – including AFSOC personnel.

Based on his attitude, it would be safe to say that if he could’ve kept the aircraft parked in the chocks, he would have done it to make sure there weren’t any safety incidents on his watch.  Someone misheard someone else calling him the penguin - tubby little flightless bird - and an order for pen flap patches was made for PINK ONE with a red slash through it.  His own squadron painted his parking spot pink.

While working at the Plans Office, I got a call from an S3 Air at one of our customers that his troops needed some static line drops to avoid losing their jump pay.  He offered some short field work for our pilots, and some rapid onload/offload drills for our loadmasters in return, so I told him to wait while I went over to the squadron to see what they had that night.  There was a night tac line that was going to fly around the hills with conditioned air in the back and sandbags with no tanker or EWO work – perfect to get some better training for our crews and support for our main customer.  I walked into this DO’s office and laid out the training proposal, emphasizing the actual training we’d accomplish and that we’d be working with our main customer on TTPs. To my surprise, he said no, we need to fly that NTAC sortie.  I said, “Yes Sir” and exited to the schedule desk right outside his door.  I made a detailed study of the board for about five minutes to cool down before I turned and walked back into his office.  I laid out the training proposal, emphasizing the actual training we’d accomplish and that we’d be working with our main customer on TTPs.  To my surprise, he said, “That sounds like a good idea. Go do it.”  Before he could change his mind again, I walked back out to the schedule desk, made the changes on the board, and called the S3 Air to coordinate times for the evening sortie.

As NSplayr said, it isn’t just the muppet you see; it’s also all the minions he’s grooming and encouraging to be just like him in the future.

[MexicanHouseRULZ]

11 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

Seen in Beale Finance this week.  
Congrats to the Blue Angels for their sponsorship of Finance. 

To be fair, it was the runner-up to the Fighting Falcon.

[Biff_T]

13 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

Seen in Beale Finance this week.  
Congrats to the Blue Angels for their sponsorship of Finance. 
 

[SocialD]

Pentagon loses $85 million in F-35 parts...

 

But by gawd, you had better not accidentally use your GTC (while activated) to purchase something that your per diem more than covers! 🙄

Edited May 26, 2023 by SocialD

[ClearedHot]

Pentagon leaders cancel drag show at a Nevada Air Force base

[Biff_T]

5 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Pentagon leaders cancel drag show at a Nevada Air Force base

Aww man, I just got my tickets lol. 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Biff_T

[Standby]

6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Pentagon leaders cancel drag show at a Nevada Air Force base

I thought this was a Duffel Blog article…there is still hope that we’re not completely losing our credibility as a force. 

[Sua Sponte]

6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Pentagon leaders cancel drag show at a Nevada Air Force base

Eagle dudes are pretty upset.

[Danger41]

I may be super disconnected from the younger generation, but is all this drag show etc really popular amongst young Airmen? Like are 20 year olds actively seeking out this form of entertainment or is it just loud voices on the internet?

[herkbum]

I may be super disconnected from the younger generation, but is all this drag show etc really popular amongst young Airmen? Like are 20 year olds actively seeking out this form of entertainment or is it just loud voices on the internet?

This is a very good question. I am also wondering what the answer may be, but I’m guessing it’s the loud voices.


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[Swizzle]

Everyone has a loud voice about DTS on the otherhand...which will live on now - sigh

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2023/06/dod-suddenly-abandons-plan-to-replace-defense-travel-system-offers-no-explanation/?readmore=1

 

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Swizzle
DTS resubmission

[dream big]

4 hours ago, Danger41 said:

I may be super disconnected from the younger generation, but is all this drag show etc really popular amongst young Airmen? Like are 20 year olds actively seeking out this form of entertainment or is it just loud voices on the internet?

Yes…

[arg]

5 hours ago, Danger41 said:

I may be super disconnected from the younger generation, but is all this drag show etc really popular amongst young Airmen? Like are 20 year olds actively seeking out this form of entertainment or is it just loud voices on the internet?

No more TIB so....

[Pooter]

11 hours ago, Danger41 said:

I may be super disconnected from the younger generation, but is all this drag show etc really popular amongst young Airmen? Like are 20 year olds actively seeking out this form of entertainment or is it just loud voices on the internet?

I am sure it is the few loud fringe voices as per the usual arrangement. 

[brabus]

Yep, even my gay friends don’t like drag, and are very against it being in front of children. The pride movement is fucked up…maybe it had altruistic beginnings simply trying to gain same legal rights for same-sex married couples, but it has morphed into an evil, devoid-of-values sideshow. We don’t allow strippers on Main Street, nor should we allow this bullshit on Main Street. Do what you want in a windowless building with controlled/age-limited access, e.g. every strip club. 
 

I also don’t understand the “need” to cover yourself in pride paraphernalia…I don’t care who you love or bang, why do you need to shove it in everyone’s face? Maybe we should start a blue/pink themed movement that celebrates dudes banging chicks. I’m sure DAL will love to let me wear a blue/pink striped lanyard that represents my love for women and fucking them, especially during heterosexual pride month.
 

 

[Stoker]

18 minutes ago, brabus said:

I also don’t understand the “need” to cover yourself in pride paraphernalia…I don’t care who you love or bang, why do you need to shove it in everyone’s face?

 

Eh, I get it. People were getting legally persecuted for being gay less than fifteen years ago. I've been to retirement ceremonies where someone brought their partner - who they had to hide for the first ten years of their career or their career would have been over. That's sad, and the scars from that don't go away overnight.

[Chida]

Where’s my damned violin?!

[bfargin]

4 hours ago, Stoker said:

Eh, I get it. People were getting legally persecuted for being gay less than fifteen years ago. I've been to retirement ceremonies where someone brought their partner - who they had to hide for the first ten years of their career or their career would have been over. That's sad, and the scars from that don't go away overnight.

Yeah the pedos/homos/trans are just different delusional clowns in the same insane alphabet circus/freakshow. Nothing beneficial to the individual or to society when encouraged. Should be discouraged just like all bad decisions.

[mcbush]

55 minutes ago, bfargin said:

Yeah the pedos/homos/trans are just different delusional clowns in the same insane alphabet circus/freakshow. Nothing beneficial to the individual or to society when encouraged. Should be discouraged just like all bad decisions.

Do you really think it's fair to lump "homos" in with pedophiles?

Like most of us, I had the privilege of serving with many gay Airmen, although in many cases I didn't even realize it until years later. The vast majority were quiet professionals and great Americans who made important contributions to mission accomplishment... you know, just like most other service members you'd encounter over the course of a career.

I also (unknowingly) served with one pedophile, who killed himself when his crimes came to light.

So again I ask, do you earnestly think these two groups belong in the same boat?

[pbar]

6 hours ago, brabus said:

 

I also don’t understand the “need” to cover yourself in pride paraphernalia…I don’t care who you love or bang, why do you need to shove it in everyone’s face? Maybe we should start a blue/pink themed movement that celebrates dudes banging chicks. I’m sure DAL will love to let me wear a blue/pink striped lanyard that represents my love for women and fucking them, especially during heterosexual pride month.
 

 

The four stages of a social movement; 1) tolerance 2) acceptance 3) celebration 4) participation.  We are in stage 3 now and you already see some stage 4 going on (men-who-identify-women complaining lesbians won't date them).  I think most of us are just fine with stages 1 & 2, but I get canceled because I won't wear a Pride shirt?  GMAFB. 

[SocialD]

5 hours ago, Stoker said:

Eh, I get it. People were getting legally persecuted for being gay less than fifteen years ago. I've been to retirement ceremonies where someone brought their partner - who they had to hide for the first ten years of their career or their career would have been over. That's sad, and the scars from that don't go away overnight.

 

Pfft, forced to do the same with my enlisted girlfriends...you don't see me asking for a celebration month for my persecution!

Edited June 2, 2023 by SocialD

[Prosuper]

31 minutes ago, mcbush said:

Do you really think it's fair to lump "homos" in with pedophiles?

Like most of us, I had the privilege of serving with many gay Airmen, although in many cases I didn't even realize it until years later. The vast majority were quiet professionals and great Americans who made important contributions to mission accomplishment... you know, just like most other service members you'd encounter over the course of a career.

I also (unknowingly) served with one pedophile, who killed himself when his crimes came to light.

So again I ask, do you earnestly think these two groups belong in the same boat?

Today's problem is that the pedo's see how the gays have been accepted into polite society. They use this as their foot in the door by saying we don't have a choice of our own sexual preference just like the gay community. They are trying to normalize that being sexually attracted to a small child is OK. Especially in Texas where pedos are murdered by parents whose children were destroyed by them unless it's in Travis County.  Jury nullification everywhere else especially if all 12 jurors are parents. It doesn't matter if a DA is full on Soros funded lawyer, if children are hurt by these monsters the families will take justice into their own hands because the courts will fail in legality plus crowd funding will pay for the parents legal fees.