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Which is exactly why taking an asset like the A-10, which can work across the entire battlespace, and passing it to the Army (in the retirement debate) and tethering it to a ground commander worried about a few kilometers would be a total waste. The lack of tactical focus Lawman pointed out is also worrying.

Hey folks, I'm trying to start back up GuardReserveJobs.com. I realize it used to be a great central resource for units looking to hire and people looking to get hired. I've rebuilt the site, and I'm hopeful for a decent amount of traffic. What I could really use is the word of mouth network to spread the request for units to post job offers and for people to post their resumes. Thanks in advance for helping me to rebuild what used to be a great resource for folks fed up with active duty life and for ANG/Reserve units!

I'm a fan of NOT combining insurance and investing. If life insurance is something you're interested in, I strongly recommend considering term life insurance. AAFMAA offers great rates and no aviation "penalty fees."

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Army aviation is owned by the Army ground unit commander. If brigade X or whatever is homestation or someplace where they don't need airplane Y, the commanders won't give up their airplanes to support brigade Z (fear that they'll lose the capability, cause wear and tear for the next deployment, etc). That's the true difference from the AF centralized control, decentralized execution concept (although we execute very centralized as well); the CFACC controls all the air assets and doles them out where they can make the most difference for the overall CFC objective, whereas organic assets only support the owning command level whether or not that's the most efficient. BL: It's easier to complain about why the AF isn't doing more X to the COCOMs rather than convince other Army units/HHQ to reallocate assets

There is an excellent white paper on this topic. I'll look for it the next time I'm at work.

I just had an TCFSD ETP and an age waiver completed by NGB. I'm a prior Army Guard Infantry officer with over 5 years commissioned service (which required an ETP) as well as an age waiver, just in case the process took so long to complete. Be forewarned, this is not a fast process and I was turned down to even interview at several units due to prior commissioned service, as well as being 27 at the interview. I was hired in JUN 2013, service transferred and swore into the unit in DEC 2013, and I just received the papers back at the end of DEC 2014. Granted, I believe this could have gone a lot faster had the recruiters not changed over and been in possession of what an ETP/Waiver package looked like. Consequently, I dont believe my unit will be hiring anyone with age/ETPs in the future due to this headache- sorry guys! My unit could be an exception and I highly recommend EVERYONE try for it!