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This is at the very heart of what the AF's big problem is. "I don't care what it takes.... just make this red/yellow cell turn red." It will take SQ/OG/WG CCs with balls to do this, because right now, if they tell their bosses that they are XX% N©MR, they are afraid of getting fired. I think command opportunities in the Air Force are turning into gauntlets that people run with the sole hope of making through without getting fired. "If I can just make it two years without losing anyone/bending iron/having red cells on a spreadsheet, I can make it to school and be good..." Couple that mentality with the type of people that are typically advancing these days, and you have yourself a huge problem. I know that there are exceptions to the above, because I have seen them. But as much of a fresh breath of air it is to see people like that, they are the exception.

Good question. It's become even worse in the recent past with how low our sortie rate is. The "get airborne = log RAP" idea is getting stronger as people reach more and more to make squares green on some powerpoint slide. The irony is this idea is even worse now that dudes aren't even flying at a BMC rate, yet some want them to log RAP on a flight that goes out to the airspace and turns right around for wx with no tactical training accomplished (and yes, they've already logged their one instrument RAP counter for the month). All that is accomplishing is making already NCMR pilots even more NCMR, if there is such a thing...I'm sure you get my point. Dudes need to call a spade a spade, not log bullshit RAP, and not be afraid to let big AF know how 90% of the wing is NCMR for X,Y, Z reasons. Pencil whipping the shit out of RAP only makes us worse and less lethal.

Thanks to Tank and the rest of the baseops brain trust for the help... PM me if you want more info or are in the same boat. It took a few calls/emails to AETC and AFPC, but everything got resolved. Like Freddriver highlighted, know the reg and be prepared to quote it... and make sure you check the fine print on Form 63s or any base-level forms that your outbound assignment or training managers send your way.

Reminds me of this old classic.

You know Goose died right?