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I wouldn't trust a commander who didn't do something as a CGO worth being fired over.

Wait until June and this Global Hawk record will be smashed once again. Rumor is that the LGBT community is going to put on a fabulous, record breaking, Global Hawk demonstration during the newly established DoD LGBT pride month (not that there is anything wrong with that). The selected location for this event is still TBD but currently San Francisco and Key West are the preferred choices.

Oh wow sounds challenging! What an accomplishment.

And not a single fuck was given that day....I want to submit an EO complaint that they created a crew of all females intentionally leaving males out of this historic moment. I am sure the intel they collected over North Dakota is making waves on operations in Afghanistan. Who in the fuck keeps track of all these stupid "records" set by female Airmen? Interesting fact.... All female aircrews will eventually have their periods sync up. The women will sync to the menstrual cycle of the highest ranking female in the group. This isn't sexism...it is science.

If you have time for this level of queep, you have 0 impact on the war. Which coincidentally is the amount of s I give about sex-based PA stunts. Now if it had been operational, and it happened to with out that way, and they gave their supported unit 6hrs extra...then hell yes, that's worthy of praise. But not this shit. Exit question: did you at least get any MQT, IPUG, MSN Evals done? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Never underestimate the effectiveness of filing an IG complaint, anonymous or in person. The complaint will be investigated. And never underestimate the effectiveness of walking in to the IG office and just talking to them about your situation. Your right to talk to the IG is protected by law. A reprisal complaint is a much bigger deal than a complaint about bad policy. Most leaders take great care to protect the IG process and protect themselves from reprisal, which is relatively easy to prove. Most IG "complaints" are resolved as assists, misunderstandings, or frivolous, meaning they usually fix the problem without elevating to the finding of substantiated complaint. This particular case would fall under Abuse of Authority. A commander requiring professional development in correspondence to be completed before considering them for in residence PME, when CSAF and A1 have specifically said it does not need to be done, is abusing their authority. CSAF knows there is a disconnect between what he says and what happens in the wings. He and A1 said there will be a policy about this released shortly. I recommend not continuing the correspondence lessons unless you want to. If your leadership requires you to continue accomplishing correspondence, talk to them directly (like Sally did) or let the IG know.

It is mentioned earlier in the thread, but bears repeating; CMS (found on the upper right hand corner of the VMPF home screen) will give you a few more details about the status of your application. Not much, but more. The separation tab of VMPF says that my app is "Reffered to BPO" but CMS tells me that it is referred to the "Vol Officer Sep Pay Office" or some such.

^Fraud, waste, and abuse. They "flew" a Global Hawk back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours just to do it. I'm sure it was a riveting time in the MCE, watching a robot fly a pre-planned track to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. $23,800 per hour is what the AF is advertising these days... that's $816,340 of waste.

Let me rephrase it for you in small words: if you have to ask if you can VSP instead of just rolling the bones, then you don't want to VAP bad enough. If you apply and aren't eligible, they'll deny it. If you're eligible, you may have a chance.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

You don't want it bad enough... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fellas, It's been a turbulent March--for people and mustaches alike. I created this gem a few weeks ago when a friend of mine attending SOS confirmed that a champion of the victim culture complained about Mustache March and its inherent sexism. On behalf of all decent females in the AF, I apologize. We hate these women's studies majors just as much as you do. To all the dudes I serve with, it's been a blast being an honorary member of the boys' club. Mustache March 2014.pdf

Alright, I just checked and it seems my retirement is still valid (at least for now). No emails and I still have a DOS of 31 Jul 14 on my CDB. I would have been surprised if they rescended the orders. But my observation still stands..its time to show leadership from the very top. To anyone who got a take back, I feel for you and on behalf of the Air Force, I'm sorry. It doesn't mean squat coming from me, but you deserve to hear that from someone and I'm not holding my breath that those who owe you an apology will be forthcoming. I weep for what this institution is becoming.

Did anyone that got a "take back" email on Friday already have retirement orders? I got my orders Friday. , now I have to go in and check. On a Saturday. Again. If CSAF isn't flying nuts from his flagpole after this, I don't care how good of a guy he is, his term is a failure. Three drunk monkeys could run a drawdown better and still have time to fling poo.

But those 200 extra steps represent at least 80 ACSC and AWC papers creating such a rats nest of pseudo-academic citation loops that everyone involved is clearly a better leader for having participated in the process. Remember, wars are won through a detailed understanding of the AU Style Guide... That and a cursory understanding of Clausewitz.

Screw around and she owns you for the rest of your life.

Saw an awesome ops SQ/CC fired at HRT and it was a damn shame. Edit: poor auto-correct Edit to add: guess there was more too it...still sucks, the timing was well after the fact, and pretty much every "bro level" dude still believes the whole incident was sketchy. IMHO doesn't speak well to the higher-level CC who could not effectively communicate to his subordinates why something was going down.

There has to be more to it. Hard to believe someone randomly found an e-mail from 7 years ago and decided to investigate...but I've seen worse happen. On the other hand, I guess it is a new month and we needed another senior officer to fire. Wonder who it will be next month... Edit to add: He was relieved because the boss "lost confidence" in his leadership ability over something that happened 7 years ago?!? Really? I will put up my entire life savings and bet that at LEAST half of current senior officers have something in their past when they were young CGOs worth being fired over (punching the E-ticket, infidelity, continuing education contributions to hookers, etc.). I'll even double down and say that the firing commander has something in his past that went TDY and stayed TDY.

Obviously your dream has not been crushed yet... j/k (sort of) You don't have to go SOS in-res you know. But I do think your IG suggestion brings up a good question: Is SOS In-res really about training/professional development or is it really about a promotion indicator?

There's no published policy that correspondence is a prerequisite, either. In my wing, they still preach the "correspondence is a must" but the reality is, they will send--and have sent--people who have not done the online version before they will ever give back the slot. Part of what I told my CC in our meeting was I have a really tough time justifying doing it when we have sent people straight to in-res who do not even do half the work I do on a daily basis and are considered "behind their peers" on all fronts. So the hard workers/high achievers have to do more work while the typical lazy asses get to skate by yet again. This may not be the case in other wings but it is definitely the case here. I understand that going to the IG is a ballzy move and you'd better bring your A-game...it is not something to take lightly. But I have a hunch that just a whiff of someone going to the IG with this would get management scrambling, at least in my neck of the woods. Especially if people like me (with a clean paper trail, no skeletons in the closet, a good reputation, and a strong performance record) launch the complaint if ultimately denied the chance to go in-res, it gives the complaint some teeth. It may blow up in the end and have negative consequences, but I will accept that. Better to fight the good fight than live my life succumbing to every absurd demand the AF makes--especially demands will no real reg or written policy to back it up. Panch--I'm not going down that road currently and don't need to (I'm a first-year Capt). I would absolutely try to resolve the situation at the lowest level before taking drastic measures. I'm just speaking hypothetically, as though someone was at the point of their "last look" to go before their majors board.

Air University turned OODA into an 8-step process. He's gotta be spinning in his grave. //derail end//

It's far from a dumb question. The answer is yes, you still need to go in-residence. The distance learning course is not the same as going in residence (arguably more valuable as can be gleaned by the example above), the exact value of going in-residence is debatable and fortunately beside the point. Having completed PME by correspondence shouldn't put you at a disadvantage to attend in-residence. This would be a pretty huge 180 and a major party foul for leadership; the intent is for you to go. Only should the opportunity not present itself (i.e. you are too busy fighting a war, those article 15's keep getting in the way) would you not go. The team building, networking, and pure opportunity for collaborative/vicarious learning is enough of a reason to send everyone (despite the rigidity and cost). As it is, it isn't doing what we need it to be doing...we can't have you out there just memorizing review questions and "control-F'ing" your way to a leadership position, now can we? Bendy

If it doesn't deter, it eliminates. Nearly EVERY mass shooting ends with the shooter dead, usually by their own hand, and usually at the first sign of resistance. It's no coincidence that the VAST majority of mass shootings take place in "gun free" zones. These are cowardly chickenshit worthless pieces of filth and therefore select the easiest target/environment. If they KNOW that their victims will not be armed, it makes a far more inviting target. Like HU&W said-- even if YOU don't decide to carry, knowing that others around you may be armed is reassuring. I don't think anyone is advocating actively ARMING military members in garrison, they are merely saying that they should be given the OPTION to carry weapons on military installations. If we had armed guys in the building the ridiculous 69 slide active shooter "run and hide" CBT could be consolidated into one slide-- SHOOT THE SUMBITCH!

Even if it wasn't me carrying, I'd love to have an on-base CCW program. Just the thought that a few people may be armed and effectively resistant is a pretty good deterrent.

This is horseshit. We got stuck with conflicting guidance and a general lack of top-down communication. It should never happen again if we've got anything to do about it. Help the dude out if you've got info.

Nasty, thank you for your so helpful comments! You don't know the details of my personal life so I don't think you are capable of determining my wants. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Let me rephrase my post for you in an acronym: E.A.D. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!