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drum or disc?

Big enough problem to threaten a 30-day grounding, but not a big enough problem to walk over and tell one of your subordinates to put their hat on? Chickenshit. He must not have had a chief with him to correct the uniform infraction.

Average women in a military setting quickly become hot, and therefore are not acceptable. The average army woman is less than average by civilian average standards which means ugly women will have to be hired in order to meet the average category of Army standards. If all women are civilian ugly, and therefore Army average, the new average will contain ugly women who are now Army standard hot. Conclusion, women can't serve in combat.

Their version of committed to the mission means we'll continue to do the mission because we love it even if we have substandard equipment, and we'll still be really good at it. At some point their BS commitment won't matter when our HH-60's can't fly anymore. This isn't like a KC-135 that can fly for 50-60 years. Helo's destroy themselves in benign conditions. We don't fly in benign conditions... Edit: they're vs their... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

"Mostly lookin for advice from the old guys who have been in this position before" Mow my lawn and learn to keep your mouth shut f*cko.

Who is going to judge this? This is confusing as a HWCM. First, we are told to judge women based on looks, then we are told not to judge women based on their looks, and now we are back to judging women based on their looks.

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!

Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No - but I do it anyway because it's sterile and I like the taste. Is anything Hollywood does these days necessary? Reboot Spiderman 5 years after the previous sequel.....Put Eddie Murphy in a fat suit - again.....make another Fast & the Furious......Make a movie out of a board game....ruin the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen.....put a camera in front of Keanu Reeves. I say nay, but just sit back and enjoy the CGI.

This whole discussion is going to lead to rape. I just know it.

The recruiting office does not look at any airframe more favorably than another. Getting released from your community will depend on a number of factors including: manning, AFPC quotas, time on station, etc. AFSOC is a tough nut to crack - there have been two guys that have achieved escape velocity in the last 10 years. (2004, 2011). The Mc12 guys can correct me if I'm wrong, but most (all?) line pilots are still TDY to that airframe. You'll have to work your application through your original unit, not directly from the Liberty. Important to note: You will not be considered for an interview unless AFPC agrees to release you to the program if hired. Dude, read the whole thread. Lots of good info here.

I only wore a cover in the Guard when I was not high. As for diversity in the Guard, my former squadron had a ton and it was appreciated. Went to the reserves and they could have given two shits about what you did on the outside. You were to do your job based on your crew position, nothing more.

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.

This is absurd for a couple of reasons. First, grounding someone for 30 days is a stupid threat/reaction. Second, how fucking difficult is it to throw on your cover in the parking lot? Not zipping your leg pocket after removing the cover, fine. But not even wearing a cover at all, not on the flightline? I can't say I've seen somebody intentionally do that.

Seriously? You must have been loved by your bros back in the day. That is the saddest thing I've heard this week. Nobody here believes for a minute that you're all business during the duty day. You either are disliked by everyone behind your back, or you simply don't have any friends with an attitude like that. People are going to talk about what's important to them when at work, while working... Impossible to avoid, and you're crazy for demanding it. Maybe you're just not being clear. Maybe you meant that significant time should not be devoted to it while during duty hours? Maybe you were just referring to a two hour whining session? If that's what you were saying, then I think most reasonable people here would agree with you. If not, you need to really take a look at your expectations, and ask yourself, "am I really that d bag that I used to hate because he 'didn't get it'?" I like a lot of what you have to say, but you occasionally lose sight of reality! That is what is driving people out. Leaders that talk the good talk a lot, but then wipe out everything they've previously said with one new policy, asinine comment about what they're allowed to talk about at work, etc. you guys really don't get it. I seriously wonder how a guy like me is going to survive in this AF? I'm going to school, I'll probably end up running a sqdn in a few years, and I'm going to quickly be fired for not toeing the party line because that line is ridiculous. I'll lay it out for my guys, as to what people like you expect from them, and then I'll let them know what is important to me. Nobody is going to get special treatment for the crap that gets people strats right now. I'm going to have to fight my boss and his boss to justify why my number one guy is the best tactical guy in the sqdn, who is well rounded. Well rounded to me doesn't include some BS degree or CFC volunteer, but a solid leader who mentors young pilots, makes sure the sqdn is running smoothly, and has his personal life in order. That probably means I'll never go further than SQ/CC if I even survive that without getting fired. Sorry, I'm rambling, but you really make people think about what they want to get out of this AF. I guess that's a good thing... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

When you were a Captain, you'd give no-notice ground evals to your fellow Captains? Are you fucking kidding me? I'm sure you didn't do that Majors and Lt Cols. And who cares about LTs. That leaves fellow Captains...your fucking peer group. I would have laughed at you. I actually laugh at you now. The Air Force is fucked. Glad it got rid of me!

^ best post, most realistic except for the no airline talk. I have read probably 10 memoirs of people in the military, and every single one of them complains of bad leadership, too much bureaucracy and stories of people who resign in protest. Que the Dear Boss letter here... Somewhere there is a happy balance, whether it's the airlines (which we will talk about, I need to get my ATP here) or staying for 30+, it's a discussion that will happen in groups, but the decision will be made individually. No General is going to stop the conversation, especially in the next 5 years.

Some guy made a fake video and tricked some old people.

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.