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Shit yes, dude - this. So much this. Now, by NO MEANS do I think that marching an entire squadron due to one man's DUI is the best way to handle something like this, so don't get me wrong. However, what I'm about to say might piss some of you off: People on the internet discussing if marching to the gate due to a SQ DUI is an IG or "talk to the press" kind of matter make us sound like a bunch of dumb-fuck, no-good, booger-eating SNAPs. ("HOLY SHIT - HE MADE ME MARCH. IN MY ACTUAL UNIFORM!") The IG and the press will only answer with something like this: When you (and most of us here) perceive something as a bad leadership decision, do anything BUT start up with the stupid comments and whining. Instead, how about we discuss some ways to reduce ARIs that actually make sense? You never know...someone in charge might read it.

Saw this on JQPs facebook page, this guy seems to get it. https://youtu.be/lhL5svtF5m0

My first salute was from my dad, a retired Army CW3. He said it was one of the proudest moments of his life. He carried that silver dollar in his wallet until the day he died. He died in November, and I gave the eulogy. At the end, I returned the honor, giving him his final salute. One of the hardest days of my life.

Being charged with a DUI is not the same as being convicted of a DUI. If they parade you up in front of everyone in service dress it creates the impression that you are in fact guilty and could sway the potential jury members that are on that base. I'm sure a smart lawyer could bring this up at the trial, if it was on base, as unlawful command influence.

I really don't think there is much we CAN do, unfortunately. That's the problem. I'm in favor of finding and implementing solutions to problems, and we all do it often. I get annoyed at people who bitch about life but then do nothing to improve it, so I'm on board with you. However, the bottom line is this: we can't control others' bad decision making, and we shouldn't be punished for it. Before I joined the AF, I taught high school and had high standards for my students. When the students failed to meet those standards--by not doing the work required and studying--they earned the poor grades they deserved. Guess who was blamed for the students' poor decision-making? Me. Not the students or their parents. Somehow I was supposed to control their every move despite the fact that I didn't raise them and saw them for about an hour a day. Incredibly frustrating, as is the situation at Holloman. What can we do? Here are my thoughts, and they've worked well for me so far: be kind to others. Be trustworthy. Treat those around you like professional, intelligent adults, not errant children or retards. Keep tabs on people without getting all up in their business. If someone's going through a rough patch, take him out to lunch to talk/vent/bitch and make sure he has something fun and constructive to do after work. None of this is mind-blowing, I know...but I have to say I don't see enough of this going on. We are all familiar with the "gotcha!" culture of today's AF and it's killing us. We will never have a 100% solution, but what we can do is simple and I believe it will have a significant positive impact. Does anyone else have ideas? I'm all ears... If Holloman's policy ever makes its way to my wing, and it happens in my squadron, I'll be sitting in my flight suit in the mission planning room teaching my students. I'll take the paperwork that comes after that.

Does this mean if a fellow squadron member is the Wing CGO of the Year that his squadron mates can also claim on their OPR that they are also the Wing CGO of the Year? Or do we only share the bad things?

Is that after being accused of DUI, or after being convicted?

So the current CSAF is one missile field fcuk-up away from being a member of multiple corporate boards and the generations below him down to at least the wing level were raised, and most rewarded by, the system that demanded a master's degree to show your eagerness to follow in their shoes (pun intended). Many of you currently wearing the uniform have seen this scenario once already and it wasn't pretty. ORFs have seen multiple re-makes of the movie. Don't get a master's if you don't want to. But make an educated, informed risk calculation when deciding.

You obviously don't know crap about gunships or the A Code. The ACW is a work in progress...as we've seen on the battlefield. The HUD will change some of that and the J will be a completely different as well. All things being equal CSO, I'd rather have the gas.

Found this on JQP's Facebook page: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20140618/NEWS/306180074/Newly-commissioned-Marine-officer-visits-sick-grandpa-first-salute Something uplifting that reminded me how special the military (and the bonds that it can create) is, despite the widespread negativity we currently deal with. It reminds me of my first salute--it was with my grandfather, a WWII vet. While he was not as ill as the gentleman in the article, he was unable to make the trek from Pennsylvania to Maxwell for my commissioning. I flew home the same day and we did the salute in my parents' driveway. Does anyone else have a good first salute story? Now if you'll excuse me, I need a tissue...

Please just make sure to do it between 8:00 and 1530 on a Tuesday to replicate AFPC or DTS as closely as possible. After all, it's what we are all used to.

The media has always been there for the military in our time of need. Marching in formation is a skill I hope to never have to refresh, especially for someone else's fvckup and poor policy. That said (I'm just throwing a wild-ass guess out there), I think you'll be surprised that the WSJ or any other media outlet doesn't give a sh1t about stories headlined with "military officer thinks he's marching too much". Never talk to the media.

Depends on your definition of legal...one base had a DUI sign by the front gate. No drama with service dress or anything, just a "Last DUI" squadron and number of days since the last, along with the squadrons that had been DUI-free for 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. It was all taken down since it was deemed "hazing" to ID squadrons publicly.

Christ - can we make this guy CSAF when Welsh retires?

If you are an AC "working your crew like finger puppets", you obviously don't understand what a crew aircraft is all about, and god help the people who have to fly with you.

Shhhh...boogers are gathering on your whizwheel...go to work puppet