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1. Wall-to-wall counseling-you can still get away with doing it sometimes. The MPF, and CLOSS (Commander's Lack of Support Staff) were not helping anyone out during walkin appointment times. I knocked on the door where they all lurk and proceeded to chew the A1C out who was obviously not doing her job. She was visibly pissed off, but when I asked to speak to her supervisor, people magically started being helped at record pace. 2. Enough money/personnel-I have heard this argument before and I have never bought it. 20% of the people in a squadron do 80% of the actual work. These folks are the ones who will eventually be promoted to the higher ranks of the Air Force, while their families (there will be multiples due to the high divorce rate) suffer. We are always being asked to do more with less, but we should be doing less of the bullshit, and calling it out every day. When a commander asks how to make life better, stand up and tell him/her what sucks. Do this once, because things will either change, or you will be looked at as a problem child. The USAF has a terrible feedback system on how to trim the fat, and nothing is a problem until it has gotten so bad, we are seeing mushroom clouds (literally someday, maybe). Just look at Boyd and how people are now starting to see the light of his great ideas. 3. SAC sucked, I don't care who you are. Taking pride in following checklists is like CLOSS member actually doing their job. SAC was not all bad, but their mentality was. Read Chapter 22 in the new Robin Olds biography. The organization and how it was run was the straw that broke the camel's back for him. I hate the way the nuclear enterprise is run, and wish AFGSC could trim down the checklists so they could be followed by a kindergardener, but someone's OPR needs to be padded at the staff level. ***I think the USAF needs to bring back it's drinking/partying culture after a smart week's work. I love to tie a couple on every friday night, but only seem to get strange looks from the people that come in, have one beer, and leave. The culture is changing in the USAF for the worse, and it all starts with the leadership at the top. I can still mentor a young airman to do their job, but I could also be bent over the barrel for not being too sensitive. If you are too sensitive to be yelled at, then you shouldn't be trusted with any type of weapon, or be in the service period.*** End Rant.

If you can't meet the mins for pushups and situps you need to reevaluate your life. If you can't meet the mins for the waist and you happen to be 6'5" then I'm sorry, when I'm CSAF I'll change the test. My point is that the test should be harder, more about functional fitness, and we should all be passing it without all this bitching and moaning. Yes, I understand you don't need to be super-fit to do well at your job, but you're a god damn military officer; show some toughness and stop the excuses. *Not directed at you Crew, just in general*

First I am assuming that "you" are a single seat fighter pilot. Then I am expanding my association concerning 200 or even 50#'s of fuel to TRY and justify including YOUR 200 lb carcass much less a second guy. Sort of jumping from the "I don't need no help" attitude to the RAPIDLY solidifying "maybe we don't need YOU either" attitude. I personally think that we DO need "YOU" (see assumptions above) but we also need WSO's. As for the Navy...I think they are worried and should be when Ron Paul and Barney Frank are prancing hand in hand to budget meetings. But to be honest; If I was Barry I would use the Navy to defend the Straits of Mollucca (Mollusca?) before Formosa....Korea? who knows? They also chase pirates and have fired more shots in anger recently than any F-22 (a good thing). I hesitate to add this last but as far as a "notional Army General" He could be your CO sooner than you think. SOOOO... to do a quick 180 back into WTF thread territory (jeez I love that talk).....WTF do I tell my Senator and Congressman when I call them after the latest budget threat? They want to close all the bases in Europe. See? It's sort of like a free associating conversation only in writing...no choking and kicking