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You guys need to cut Scoobs a break. Cadet 3rd Class year is very stressful!

Embarrassing but not as bad as writing up something INOP that is not hanging on the jet..... Which I never did as far as you know.

The news slows, people forget, the shares crash, hopes are dashed.

Brilliant. I feel like you're out of your brain on the train. But then again, why should I care? Why should I care?

Whether he is or isn't doesn't matter, from the view of those in my generation. We just need to be sure we won't get fooled again.

Ask the doc to show you chapter and verse the supposed regulation he's so in love with. If he refuses, inform him that your next stop is your commander's office so the two of you can have a little chat with the IG. After that, 1. Lawyer up 2. Delete Facebook 3. Hit the gym

Or since it's use operationally is voluntary and there's no way to verify if you took them since you take them at home in the evening... Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Pretty sure that ground test of go/no-go is voluntary since their use is voluntary. Still have to ground test cipro/doxy though

This is a great read and extremely accurate. Young guys should take heed. I'll add (from my position as an on-time non-HPO guy myself) a few of my personal observations... In my little corner of the CAF, in the past few years I've noticed a possible pendulum swing in a favorable direction. I know a few on-timers currently serving as OG/CCs, and just recently have seen a few on-time dudes get hired as SQ/CCs over some BTZers. These were seen as surprising moves and in each case the dude chosen has a great rep as a solid bro who is well respected in the jet. None were career CCEs and in one case not even a school guy. On the other hand, the BTZers that were not hired had crappy reps as careerists and were not respected in the jet. I think this is a sign of leadership possibly realizing that performance, reputation, and demonstrated combat leadership abilities outweigh the box-check/pedigree method that was always seen as the standard for advancement. The best advice I ever received was from my flight commander when I showed up at my first ops squadron. "You should strive to be the guy that people want to be on the flight schedule with - to do that you need to be good in the jet. After that, be good at your ground job, and then be good in the bar - in that order." My experience is that if you work hard to be respected by your peers and subordinates, good leaders will notice and build their impression of you from those actions. Crappy leaders may not see that and you'll probably have a few of those. Treat them like threats - avoid if possible, if not minimize time in their MEZ and move on, pressing the attack on priority targets. Timing and luck are mostly out of your control, but if you keep your head down and press you'll maximize your chances of being in the right place at the right time when the phone rings at 2AM.

Look Lt- a mentorship moment here, quit trying to have the last word. Keep the positive attitude, but shut your mouth.