SocialD Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 18 hours ago, DirkDiggler said: While I appreciate the sentiment regarding the "Dear Boss" letter, CAT 5 doesn't and won't give a shit about something like that. At all. If anything he'd probably track down the guy or gal who wrote it, delay their retirement pending some type of investigation, and try to give them an Article 15 for insubordination or some such nonsense. I kid, but not really. Ya, I meant for that to go above his head, but your last paragraph hits on that point, so it's might just be moot. Either way, best of luck, hopefully he's being moved to a position where he can't do anymore damage. Not that a dude like this would ever go to an airline, but I know of a squadron that successfully blackballed a dude from all his top choice airlines because he was just such a toxic boss, especially toward part-timers/airline guys. He apparently had a CJO in hand at a Legacy and ended up having it pulled. Unfortunately this type of grass roots effects aren't as successful with Generals as they're just too far entrenched and will always find a cush contractor gig after service. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 7 hours ago, SocialD said: Not that a dude like this would ever go to an airline, but I know of a squadron that successfully blackballed a dude from all his top choice airlines because he was just such a toxic boss, especially toward part-timers/airline guys. He apparently had a CJO in hand at a Legacy and ended up having it pulled. I know for a fact he is blackballed from "some" Industry...numerous folks have stepped in to make that happen. Sadly he will consult or one of the big that doesn't care will hire him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sua Sponte Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Rat is a director of sales at Boeing. If that guy can find a decent post-military job, anyone can. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slc Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I've heard of being able to blacklist at SW, but haven't heard of a "way" to do this at UAL?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tac airlifter Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Sounds like Dag Anderson is SOCOM favored. Surprising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 And another work of art... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeloDude Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 hours ago, ClearedHot said: And another work of art... I remember Dag when he was the 58 SOW OG when I was at Kirtland. What’s your take on him? If remember correctly he was one of the Olmsted scholar types? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sua Sponte Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 46 minutes ago, HeloDude said: I remember Dag when he was the 58 SOW OG when I was at Kirtland. What’s your take on him? If remember correctly he was one of the Olmsted scholar types? KC-135s out of ENJJPT? He was a bitter dude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeloDude Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said: KC-135s out of ENJJPT? He was a bitter dude. That’s what his bio says, I just knew him as when he was the OG at Kirtland when he was flying MCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkDiggler Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 52 minutes ago, HeloDude said: I remember Dag when he was the 58 SOW OG when I was at Kirtland. What’s your take on him? If remember correctly he was one of the Olmsted scholar types? You’re correct he was an Olmstead guy, Czech Republic if I remember right. Dang Anderson is all about Dag Anderson, first and foremost. Smart guy, but a straight politician who’s out for #1. He’s better than having CAT 5 in the seat, but that’s not saying much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 36 minutes ago, HeloDude said: I remember Dag when he was the 58 SOW OG when I was at Kirtland. What’s your take on him? If remember correctly he was one of the Olmsted scholar types? Crap pilot, went to ENJPT - came out with a KC-135 (nothing against my tanker bros). Mentioning his name in the U-28 community will cause a mass outbreak of PTSD. He was deemed by leadership, "too years many BPZ to fail" - like Cat-5. While DO his squadron had extreme morale and execution issues, they crashed an plane at Hurlburt. He was home, his SQ/CC was deployed...they fired the SQ/CC, eventually gave him command of the RTU and promoted him AGAIN BPZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsplayr Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 In my very limited interactions with Dag, I was not impressed. If he is indeed next, it sucks that AFSOC's leadership selection process keeps hitting foul balls over and over again at the highest levels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger41 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 ALRIGHT! I'll do it. First order of AFSOC business when I'm in charge is that all aircrew will be wearing Air Commando Bush Hats immediately, everyone will be issued a single can of Sexual Tyrannosaurus chewing tobacco with refills at members discretion, and Cannon will close and everyone will move to Hickam and manifest destiny existing squadron spaces from current occupiers. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 ALRIGHT! I'll do it. First order of AFSOC business when I'm in charge is that all aircrew will be wearing Air Commando Bush Hats immediately, everyone will be issued a single can of Sexual Tyrannosaurus chewing tobacco with refills at members discretion, and Cannon will close and everyone will move to Hickam and manifest destiny existing squadron spaces from current occupiers. If you’re manifest destiny-ing over there, could always aim high and take over North Island NAS in the name of joint-ness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, nsplayr said: In my very limited interactions with Dag, I was not impressed. If he is indeed next, it sucks that AFSOC's leadership selection process keeps hitting foul balls over and over again at the highest levels... It will NOT be Dag, it WILL be a surprise and a good one. Almost anything is better than the giant tub of goo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookieRookie Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 So why is he being relieved/retired/reassigned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourFans Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, LookieRookie said: So why is he being relieved/retired/reassigned? Head game was weak? That seems to be the trend... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger41 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Well with all the AFSOC bashing, some good news is the new 1 SOW CC is a stud. And he’s replacing Col Allison Black as she retires after a very long career. Great stuff for Hurlburt and congrats to AB! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 17 minutes ago, Danger41 said: Well with all the AFSOC bashing, some good news is the new 1 SOW CC is a stud. And he’s replacing Col Allison Black as she retires after a very long career. Great stuff for Hurlburt and congrats to AB! Indeed, P-Diddy is squared away...for a non-pilot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ratner Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 12 hours ago, nsplayr said: In my very limited interactions with Dag, I was not impressed. If he is indeed next, it sucks that AFSOC's leadership selection process keeps hitting foul balls over and over again at the highest levels... An economist would ask: what is the organization maximizing? They aren't hitting foul balls, they're just not playing the game you think they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJay Pilot Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 320th STS/CC fired at Kadena and there’s a data dump on FB here, that reads similar to the 27 SOG/CC’s rebuttal from awhile back. I know a lot of the names mentioned, it’ll be interesting to hear what all they have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkDiggler Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, McJay Pilot said: 320th STS/CC fired at Kadena and there’s a data dump on FB here, that reads similar to the 27 SOG/CC’s rebuttal from awhile back. I know a lot of the names mentioned, it’ll be interesting to hear what all they have to say. Just read the 27 SOG/CC rebuttal today, that shit was harsh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sua Sponte Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, McJay Pilot said: 320th STS/CC fired at Kadena and there’s a data dump on FB here, that reads similar to the 27 SOG/CC’s rebuttal from awhile back. I know a lot of the names mentioned, it’ll be interesting to hear what all they have to say. How does a civilian have this much authority within a wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookieRookie Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 8 hours ago, DirkDiggler said: Just read the 27 SOG/CC rebuttal today, that shit was harsh. Link? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tac airlifter Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 8 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: How does a civilian have this much authority within a wing? Great question. I don’t know anything about this specific scenario, but a common phenomenon is weak commanders fearing interpersonal conflict allowing a leadership void to develop which is exploited by uppity civilians. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now