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Sounds like SERE has a new song to use!

SIT DOWN!!!

No. We don't wear a flight suit or boots either. The best part about being a technician is growing my hair and beard out. Not saluting is good too.

Not directed at you nsplayr... Just want to point out a little bit of the obvious here, but if I recall... the ATP questions that I studied were actually about being A FUCKING PILOT!!!!! So if I am reading Liquid right, as a pilot it is completely appropriate to sit around the pilot office on the clock and plan the Christmas Party, set up the Habitat For Humanity project, study for my online MBA, write my own quarterly awards package, plan the Wing Picnic, work the OG Change of Command and create PowerPoint slides for the Daedalians Golf tournament... but quizzing some of your fellow pilots on questions that actually have something to do with being an actual pilot should be met with retribution? And you wonder why every pilot coming up on their ADSC has Sheppard Air saved to their favorites on every computer they use in the Squadron??? You seem to infer that you have the Chief's ear... (pssst) tell him we aren't bored with anything other than queep and senior managers who just don't get it!

I'm trying to imagine a military organization where bitching about wearing my godamn cover trumps bitching about cut flying hours, bullsh*t masters degrees and sexy assault training. YGBFSM. Must be rough over there in the guard.

I believe they call that guy the "Lucky Pierre"...

Grounded for 30 days, seriously? How does someone think that's a logical response to someone not wearing a hat.

Ran into a guy I knew from a previous assignment at an airline job fair. I told him I got out and I'm in AFRC enjoying life. He stayed in, made O-5 and got sent back to the base we had both been at 7-8 years ago. He's got about 12-18 months left till retirement, wasn't on the command list, so he's just waiting for his 20. Others we knew are also back at that base, but on the Fast Track. He told me he did a 6 month deployment to the Deid...one of those "why am I here" jobs with no point...but he was an available body, so he got tagged. He got home, and six months later (just a week or so before the job fair) he's informed that they are deploying him to that SAME JOB again, for another 6 months. He pleads with the O-6 to find someone else...he just did that deployment, and he's about to separate and is afraid deploying so close to his retirement will hurt his ability to find post-AF work. O-6 says sorry, but the other O-5s are fast burners and he can't spare them...to do so might inconvenience their rapid upward mobility. Never mind that some of them haven't deployed at all in 6-7 years. I feel bad for him, but that's one reason why I got out. After doing a 365 in Iraq, I asked to go to the AETC squadron to have some time with family. Less than 18 months later, I was deploying on a 182-day tasking, even though there were several others who could deploy, and had not deployed in several years...but again, they were Golden Boys that the leadership didn't want to inconvenience with a deployment, so let's send the career flyer to the desert again even though he just got back from a 365. When I protested that, I was told that since I volunteered for the 365, I "did it to myself". That was straight from the O-6. My counterpart hadn't deployed in 4 years but they refused to send him because he was an alternate for the Phoenix Mobility program. So while I was deployed, I applied for Palace Chase and GTFO of the RegAF. Been happy ever since. Oh, and despite being the chief of flight safety with an excellent record (did great on the UCI, built several programs from the ground up, etc), the O-6 downgraded my separation medal from a MSM to a AFCM. My boss fought it until she PCS'd (I had already separated) but as soon as she was gone, they downgraded it and finalized it. I'm the only O-4 who PCS'd/separated from my wing without a MSM. I know pretty much for a fact it was downgraded out of spite because I punched from the AF. I wasn't "blue" enough, apparently. Treating people this way is another reason why the AF will be pressed to retain people once the job market gets going again.

Guy walks into a bar and the sign says “Military, Active, Guard, Reserve, current, retired, Vets … all drinks a nickel, all the time”. Guy asks the bartender how he can afford to do this. The bartender/owner explains that he is a retired Chief and that he won the lottery. He always wanted to open a bar for military folks and that he used his wealth from his lottery winnings to run the bar. He explained that all drinks are always a nickel and every evening at five it’s two for one. The guy noticed that everyone seemed to be drinking and having a good time except for these three guys sitting at the end of the bar. The guy asks the owner why those guys are just sitting there. The owner said, “Ahhh, they’re just some retired Colonels waiting for happy hour to start.”

Liquid, your remarks are truly representative of the AF at-large. I say that because I find myself casually nodding in agreement at some of the things you say, only to read some of your true gems and find myself wanting to smash my screen because of your absolute disconnection with reality... much like a number of policies/talking points I see coming from upper management. The only thing that will keep me from punching is more good bosses like the one I have now. That's it. Other than that, this organization has become just like any other "job" out there--the fun has largely been sucked out of it. I'm not even buying the "working with good dudes" part anymore. I'll make other buddies elsewhere. You characterize it that way yourself by repeatedly calling it "work". It used to be called a "squadron". Now its a "workplace". I would actually take a pay cut if that means I have the ability to control my own future. And no, I'm not necessarily one of the "disgruntled employees" that you and your peers would write off. I've actually done/am doing pretty well so far, but hearing the Big Blue spin of guys are getting out because they are "bored" boggles my mind. How about "our organization has trampled these guys for 12+ years with ops tempo and stupid ass rules... Hard work has been rewarded with more hard (and mindless, queepy) work. ...now they are seeing the light." Yeah, much more realistic. Your all-volunteer force has been getting worked over and getting kicked in the junk in the name of service to God and country for too long now. People just aren't buying it anymore. Good luck trying to make it more attractive to new accessions in the future and trying to sway those guys on the fence as those ADSCs run out.

Our costs as have been said before are with primarily healthcare, we'll also fix that situation partially when we pull out of Afghanistan. To date between OEF and OIF we have sustained almost 50,000 WIA. Those have and are going to come with extremely high costs, for the extended future.

Finkle is Einhorn!

A man is drinking alone in a bar when a pretty girl walks in. She orders two double shots, and kills 'em both in seconds. The man, who hasn't said a word all night, asks the woman why she's drinking so heavy this evening. She looks over and says "My bastard boyfriend just broke up with me. He said I was just too kinky for him". At this, the man perks up and exclaims "No way! My girlfriend just broke up with me because I'm too kinky!" Well, soon after they decide to ditch the bar and head back to her place to get a bit crazy. Immediately after walking into her apartment, the lady locks the door, releases a sex swing from the ceiling, and tells him that she's going to change into something more "comfortable". A few minutes later she walks out of her room in a full leather S&M outfit, complete with a riding crop and chains. To her surprise, though, the guys is zipping up his pants and unlocking the door. She is taken aback, and asks "What the hell?! I thought we were going to get kinky!", to which the guy responds, as he's walking out the door, "Lady, I just ######ed your dog and shit in your purse! What else do you want from me?"

The only people who will really bitch about this are Guard babies.

If this is even remotely true, straight to the IG.

Nobody cares what you talk about on your airline job. You should not be paid to work on your next job while at work on active duty. Do that on your own time. Yeah, yeah, we have transition programs. Do it then too. It is incredible how many people bitch about how hard it is to find the time to knock out AAD/PME/DTS/CBTs/fill in the blank additional duties and how much is distracts from their -1 studies, warfighting focus and professional development, but think it is perfectly fine to surf the net, network and bullshit about their ATP and interview. Make up your ing minds. But make sure you do the job the taxpayer expects you to do first. When I was a Captain and encountered pilots chatting about their airline prep in the pilot office, I would give them a no-notice ground eval to check their systems knowledge and combat readiness. It was amazing how fast that reduced the around time and set the standard that we actually focused on at work. Remember, while you are planning your next career, there are plenty of other people in the squadron that will be there for a long time and could actually benefit from your experience more than hearing the details of how and why you are separating.

Not sure if serious. If this is real, it seems like it would be easier to just wear your hat than check the WX sheet and see when you can get away with not wearing it. I've always wondered if this was a real thing because my brother(Army Guard) showed up to my commissioning without a hat because it was after 1730 and he literally thought no one in the military was required to wear a hat after 1730. Needlessly to say he felt dumb when multiple Army 0-6s glared at him for being the only guy in uniform without a cover.