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What a stupid ######ing system.

You haven't flown in OEF recently. Your info is outdated.

Nancy Grace isn't to blame...the lady who committed suicide lacked resiliency.... Unless you're hot and have nice boobs...

Fuck gender equality! You either can, or you can't. It's that simple.

All I found specifically for Iraq/Afghanistan vets is an Oryx hunt on WSMR that we can register for. The other military benefits are reduced fees for game and fish licenses for guard and active resident veterans and a free one year game and fish license for resident veterans who went on active duty after 4/3/03 and have deactivated. https://www.wildlife....tunity_2012.pdf Otherwise for Elk, there is a "Veterans Only" hunt 10-12 Nov. No such luck for deer or Pronghorn. https://www.wildlife....ections/elk.pdf And for licensing purposes, being assigned to Cannon makes us NM residents (second page down, #4). https://www.wildlife....information.pdf

Was this officer rated? In that case probably none. The fact that you need a combination of voodoo and the Rosetta Stone to tell if a person's OPR is actually good or just sounds good tells you something is rotten in the way we do performance reports and feedback...

Suck up. And to clarify, yes, you do need to be a commissioned officer to make inputs on a thread that's subject matter is 75% scantily clad women and the other 25% people telling other people they're stupid! Now go sit in the corner.

This is the most f*ked up bs I've ever read. Keep jerkin each other off, fools. I'm so glad I'm done with active duty.

Yes. Drive is about 4 hours. Some friends of mine drew elk last year and bagged one. I haven't done it personally yet.

Having some experience with these, I can tell you that at the MLR, the Promotion Board, and at the DT, the wing commanders, etc in attendance that are reviewing records are told EXACTLY what to look for. And they are given specific guidance on what different AFSC identifiers mean (W, K, T, S, etc), on what the standout discriminators are (WIC Graduate, AF-level "Of the Year" awards, DG's, strats, etc.). Not only that, these dudes (in our case) are Line AF colonels. They can read a record, all-be-it with some coaching... The promotion boards are VERY fair. The DT boards where wing commanders fight for their dudes to get a good school or get schools at all, THOSE can come under heavy influence... Huge difference. From what I have seen, you need to show SEVERAL things, not just one, to make the biggest splash. To go far (no particular order): - PME (In-Res preferred) - Masters / AAD's (note, I did NOT say BAC+, guys love telling each other a BAC+ is enough - it is not anymore) - DG from something, the more the better - WIC / TPS is good, gives you a one-up in a lot of areas over your peers - Instructor / Evaluator helps. - Awards (not nominations), the higher the level the better. Nominations are good, not great. Annual awards are a big deal. - Have your house in order - SURF, duty history showing progression, Medals, etc should be correct, present - Push lines on OPRs help - Good Strats - from as large a population as possible - group-level or higher When it comes time to go to things like School Selection at a DT Board, it is a little different. Hard work and a great record will get you school, but having someone fight for you is all the better. Doesn't always happen, but at the Major level is where things REALLY start to get political. Love it or hate it, having someone pull for you (made easier by being a hard worker and a good dude) is a good thing. That's the way it is... Chuck

Case in point.

It does deal with particles on a subatomic scale when you consider the dick size of men who believe that tripe. Women are terrible drivers. Men are terrible drivers. In general, people are not very adept at anything that requires their attention and foresight. Am I the resident feminist because I am the only female? I only expect equality and not special treatment, therefore I am the opposite of a feminist. It is a sexist comment, but somewhat accurate. Generally women are not as good at spatial relationships. Of course there are many exceptions.

Every assignment is what you make it. It not more complicated than that...

Yeah, not up on the baseops as often these days, but just to hit a few points: If I have to live here, then you can bet I'll focus on the positives - as inconsequential as they may be. A few things I appreciate about the place: no traffic in the morning getting to work; everything is close by and easy to get to; spend way more time partying and hanging out at friends' houses than in my previous assignment (at D-M); I've got a nice house in a good neighborhood (although I still want to destroy everyone involved with inflating the market before the big influx) and very good neighbors (not just military); most people hate being told this, but it's an easy drive to awesome skiing, hiking, camping, etc. and other pretty cool shit; great places for breakfast burritos and several decent restaurants in the area once you get past the idea of "all we have is Chili's and Applebees"; the Days Inn Bar (you're damn right I just threw that on here); there is more than enough (for me) in the way of retail stores and such to sustain an entertaining daily life. Of course, these are subjective and your mileage may vary. My wife does not love it by any means, but again with a good house and nice neighbors/neighborhood, good friends in the squadron, the prospect that it's not forever, and the ability to get out of town as required on a weekend, she's good with it for now. Believe me: I wouldn't stay here a minute longer than my job required me to, and it boggles my mind that some people choose freely to retire and stay here. But go figure, they must have their individual reasons and opinions. 'Merica. I don't know - I haven't spent any time in Kabul, but I imagine it's not like there at all. I didn't compare Clovis to any type of town to begin with, I contrasted it with a big city in generalities. I've been here two and a half years. You get real and stop being such a diva. I would not put a light quite that wholesome on Clovis - close in some cases - but you're on the right track of what I see as some of the positives here. Despite the simple math, which I agree with, families don't simply fall apart because they end up in what feels like the middle of nowhere and kids can learn a lot from living somewhere less than ideal. That's really it. I'm definitely not trying to defend the godforsaken City of Clovis in any way. I'm just saying there is a bright side to being stationed here (as thin and faint as it may seem sometimes), and personally, I don't mind it. That's called an "opinion."

Ok, great; not every rater feels this way and even if they talk the talk sometimes they don't walk the walk and dudes who are average in the jet are at the top of the heap on the rack & stack. May want to revise this sentence chief. But I know what you mean, and what you mean is in direct conflict with your above statement. If "your going in argument as a CGO is that you are tactically sound," they how do you discriminate based on downrange performance if you expect that everyone is "tactically sound?" That's the rub...as an institution we assume everyone that's "qualified" is "proficient" or even "excellent" at their primary job and this is simply not true. IMHO a boss that truly does discriminate first and foremost based on primary job duties (as informed by his own observations and those of his instructor/evaluator corps) is doing it right. So shut up and color, am I reading your advice correctly? There are actual requirements and then there is unnecessary BS or undue ass-pain. Dude, if you're aircrew and you can't appreciate some good ole' fashion bitchin' you would not fit in with the guys I know and work with. Since I'm forced by an ADSC to bend over and take whatever Big Blue has in store for me, I figured the very least I'm gonna do is request some lube. Saying "yes sir, how many buckets full sir?" will put you on the fast track to leadership but it does no good for the organization in the long-term. Is everyone meeting this baseline? I've found that it's relatively easy to rack & stack based on primary duty performance alone because frankly everyone is not Captain America of our tactical mission, it's just the facts of life. Other stuff (i.e. additional duties, etc. etc.) comes into play in rack & stack when it's something that actually made a large, positive impact on unit ops or when two people truly have very similar performance in their primary duties and are of the same experience level (i.e. you always expect better performance to follow more experience). So there's my thoughts and I think your assumptions of across-the-board tactical prowess are where you go wrong along with your overly compliant attitude toward the Man's unnecessary shenanigans.