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Trying to teach yourself instruments by reading 11-217 is akin to trying to teach yourself particle physics by buying a text book off of Amazon. You can memorize the text all you want, but without context and application it's meaningless. I will say there are two distinct types of guys who show up to UPT with prior time (either civilian flying, E aircrew, etc). Either they show up with an open mind and willing to learn and parlay their previous experience into success at UPT, or they show up with the attitude that they already know how to fly and they simply need to check the UPT box. Needless to say, the guys in the later group struggle mightily and frequently wash out.

Oh for fucks sake Cap. Who gives a shit. It's a memory aid. Sounds like a pretty decent one as well since it pretty much covers everything. Call it AMRAAM for all I care. Just look at your jet once in a while and make sure it's still working right. This seems to get the job done.

Credibility is everything in this business. You may be able to rise through the ranks without it thanks to our promotion/development process, but those that do fail to receive anything more than the basic respect that their rank/position dictates. Let me spell it out for you: You are coming across as a twerp. No one is taking you seriously. You like to throw around phrases like "look out for my guys" which insinuates that you are in some position of authority. By "position of authority", I specifically mean squadron command. The remaining content of your posts clearly contradicts that, though. You sound like a pure and utter tool. Like that guy in ROTC/USAFA/wherever who thought that being the "Cadet Wing Commander" actually made him a Wing/CC. You are under the impression that you have some type of control as to who goes to SOS and who does not. Or who gets promoted, and who does not. Unless you are on the one MAKING those decisions, you have no control over it. If you are indeed a direct supervisor (flight commander, shop chief, etc), I would recommend you focus on making sure "your guys" are ready to employ whatever task/weapon system they are charged with, and let the higher ups figure out how they want to un-fuck the officer development process. Trust me, if you are anything "in person" like the persona you exude on this forum, you will be sparing your subordinates a great deal of pain by refraining from offering any "mentoring". I had one that called it "pay to play" and equated it to a price of admission in the same what that you go to a movie theater and are charged for a ticket.

Your level of douchebaggery never ceases to amaze me. You have got to be a troll.

Yeah, but I'm getting too old to remember what I ought to know.

If only there had been an engineer to stop this from happening.

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