Leaderboard

As a bomber nav I am OFFENDED.... that somebody took down the sign. Nellis has ALWAYS been home of the fighter pilot. Fuck sensitivity. Let the people who need a hug have their own base and label it "Home of the whiners." Make it an AETC base, or maybe the Academy.

Update from the brief: He talked for about an hour, then took questions. I've never met the man before, just heard about him from others. I left quite impressed with him and proud to be in his MAJCOM. The bro's I talked with afterward are hopeful that he'll be CSAF one day. He talked about alot of topics, but I'll just hit the highlights. If you've got questions on a particular topic or answer, please ask and I might be able to remember more of what was said. Problem: Fighter pilot retention. Pilot retention overall isn't ideal, but not bad. 11F trends however anticipate by 2020 there will be a shortfall of over a 1,000 fighter pilots. That's why he had the focus he did. I interpreted the stats to say that he heard from more than 200 people, but only about half were 11Fs. He said he did read every single response, and he's putting them into a booklet form that he will give to other MAJCOM CC's. He said since many of the responses were from other commands, those 4-stars might want to know about them too. Trends: He said there was no overall one trend. Many people wrote in saying "Boss, here's the one thing you need to fix to make everything better". However they were all different and in some cases contradictory. He said one person wrote saying that WIC grads are being passed over for rank and gucci assignments because they're too busy in the vault for PME and AAD. Another person from the exact same squadron wrote in saying that the problem was WIC grads get all the good deals and the rest of us get the dregs. He didn't comment on the validity of either point, only mentioned it to show that everyone had a different perspective and different reason. Overall there were 7 main trends, the top three being PME&Masters, Assignments, and Manning. He said he was interested to find that only 3-4 people mentioned the RIF. PME&Masters: He agreed these were bullshit. He said he though the same when he was a Lt. He polled 13 other 4-stars and all but one of them agreed that AADs before Lt Col were right out. They presented this to the CSAF and are pushing the change, but apparently it requires SECAF support. Standby to standby. He claimed credit for getting rid of ASBC. He's aware the length of SOS increased. AU had the excuse that they have a list of 149 different required learning objectives that must be taught in BDE, which is why SOS had to grow. He told them to give him the list because he's "pretty sure I can trim that down some for you". Expect SOS to change as well. He is pushing for your records to only reflect that you completed SOS, not whether you went in res or not. To prevent group and wing leadership from making people do it twice, he is trying to place a block in the system that will prevent someone with a slot for in-res to enroll or complete SOS in correspondence. His goal is 100% in res completion with no correspondence. This one is still in the works, but he claims other 4-star backing and is taking it to Corona. Assignments: He's aware TAMI21 was a kick in the nuts. He said the AF didn't lie to anyone, but the truth changed. The scope and need for the UAV changed drastically from the 2006 to now. The need isn't going away, so the only way to immediately solve the UAV manning problem is to reduce supply. The SECDEF emphatically told the CSAF "thou shalt not reduce supply". He said the CSAF is stuck in a tight spot and it eats him up that he has to do this to people. There isn't much he can do about this one. Manning, or doing more with less: Manning draw downs are the nature of the beast. This will not change. What can change is what we're required to do. He has assembled a list of taskings in USAFE that people think are BS. He made a top 10 list and has his vice working on them. Common kickbacks from queep masters were "We'd love to not do that, but AFI69-### says..." He said "I'm the USAF CC, I'm pretty sure I can change an AFI". If he thinks it's a bullshit tasking that is costing dudes on the line time, he wants it gone. He knows there's a disconnect of yes-men in the middle, so he's having regular meetings with wing cc's to stay on top of this. He's going to take all these things and keep pushing them. He said he's not afraid to keep bringing them up to higher ups because "I'm a 4-star general, I'm not worried about getting promoted anymore". There was a lot more he talked about with many other interesting comments, but these were the highlights as I saw them. Was there anything else someone was looking forward to hearing about?

Actually, the Academy fell victim to a similar fate when the "Bring Me Men Ramp" suffered a name change due to knee-jerk reactions associated with a scandal.

Wow, really? If you were newer around here I'd say that you were just trolling, but the sad part is that I think you're serious. There are so many things wrong with this statement that I don't even know where to begin. Maybe if I had two or three more people helping me type on this keyboard that would help... each person could take their own row of keys so no one is looking at the same letter at the same time...

WELSH FOR CSAF.

If you thought that was funny, be sure to check out this gem! Courtesy of Songify This! And no doubt

You do not need an AAD or even a BAC+ to make Maj, however it does not hurt your chances. Your first focus should always be your primary duty, whatever it is...then any additional duties you're assigned. If you are able to do that and still wish to do more, then by all means start on your AAD. As the AF doesn't give a shit about what your AAD is, you could get an MA, MBA, or MS...most flyers go the route of ERAU, TUI (which I guess has renamed themselves yet again???), or the newly created AU OLMP. None of these three are really stellar programs...they just let you get the job done.

Bringing ground CC's up is a huge benefit and has really helped how we integrate with their operations. Having their boss sit next to you and see his guys from our perspective has gone a long ways towards developing TTPs and trust in the relationship. I'll also add that I've yet to see a single seat aircraft as capable as a multiseat aircraft. There is simply too much going on for one person to keep track; I've witnessed so many epic fails of dudes with one seat and one sensor and 1-3 radios thinking he can manage more than he can, or, whats worse, thinking what he has access to is the only piece that matters and needs managing. 2 seats is a minimum, and personally I'd prefer the other guy not be a pilot since pilots all like doing pilot stuff and that last thing we need is two people focusing on the same instruments. Back seater needs to be a CSO/WSO.

There is a difference between "is it on the F" and "is the tank fully topped off." Anyone with half a brain can easily see that fully topped off is a theoretical max that you can never actually reach. However, what you were implying was completely dishonest. Am I going to stop for gas before weighing in empty if the needle is not on F? Yes. Am I going to stop for gas after driving a few miles to pick up all my stuff and driving back to weigh in full? No. Unless the needle has come off the F significantly. Playing the gas game for a few extra cents per pound per mile is just as retarded as the guys who try to move bricks or cinder blocks with their DITY goods. If you're "not going to suggest" but just tell people something illegal is "ok" you could screw someone over who didn't know better. Just sayin'...

LOL.

If you are not in the military, the school you attend means a lot more, in fact it is usually what lands you an interview. If you are in the military that is absolutely not the case. Don't worry about going to a "top-tier" school unless your pride just wont allow you to have a degree from an online school. In the Air Force, honestly nobody gives a shit where your degree is from. My wife's undergrad degree is in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech, and it took her a long time to understand that the Air Force looks more favorably on a person with an undergrad theater degree and online MBA from TUI than someone with just an undergrad in Aerospace. Fair or not, that is the system in place. Just check the box with the least ass pain possible and move on.