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In a gesture of goodwill, Southwest named a row of seats after her.

Jesus. We’re going to drop this ordinance on you that is designed to rip you and everything around you apart in an extremely violent and unpleasant manner, but we’ll be sure to be culturally sensitive about it, so you’ve at least got that going for you. Also, rest assured, we won’t be drawing ANY dicks while in the process of killing you and breaking your shit. Good to see that we’re finally starting to get our priorities straight.

On the subjects of Presidents, policy and humor: Bush 41, rest in peace sir and a job very well done.

Copy all and resignedly agreed. Still rooting for that snowball in hell though...

You can't have an OPR for a Captain say "future Sq/CC." An OPR for a Captain can say "IDE in-res a must" or "perfect for HAF staff" because a Major can do those jobs. Majors (pilots) can't be an ops squadron CC. Since all ops Sq/CCs are Lt Cols you can't start making that OPR push till the ratee is a Major. Authorized push statements must only be for jobs the ratee can serve in a the next higher grade at most. My guess is that MSG Captains can get that push because MSG Majors must have Sq/CC billets somewhere.

You’ve got a better chance of seeing Jesus blow Buddha than anyone in the CAF flying a USAF Light Attack in the foreseeable future. Barring some major shift in either USAF mentality or leadership the AF is going to continue to drag it’s feet on this until it eventually goes away.

Does anybody know this guy, email or anything? I am pretty furious reading about this and I want to talk to him, make sure this isn't a part of something bigger, and if not see what I can do. I am just over it...we are fighters but the Social Justice Warriors expect us to be social workers

Certainly in bad taste, but c'mon. You do that to your kid and expect nothing? The kid is the only victim here and the agent isn't the primary suspect.

Handgunlaw.us is useful as well

Exactly. ACSC in correspondence won’t be going on my airline apps, but that bullsh1t masters I “had to get” to make major will.... choose wisely.

No male Airman Authorized/Eunuchs only - seems to be the direction the USAF is heading. If you can't pass this test "punch now".

That’s funny right there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Young guys take note. Set yourself up early to be financially independent of the military retirement. Read up on investing during deployments, spend/save/invest your money wisely, and make yourself marketable to the outside world. You will have much less stress when the time comes to decide to stay or punch from the AF.

Yeah, I was thinking if you don’t make LtCol, you will take a pay hit not matter how you look at it.

Seems to also be Big Blue’s strategy for the pilot shortage. Come to think of it, this the apparent de facto mentality for any number of problems facing the AF.

Fellas, i have yet to have any contact with him.

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1422779/air-force-to-enhance-physical-fitness-test-standards-for-select-career-fields/ Already in the works. AF “enhanced” Tier 2 PFT test. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Yes. They changed from TCN to OCN 3-4 years ago because some twat thought it was a reference to third world not that it was a third country (host nation being first, US being second, and all others belonging to a third country).

Other Country National? Because Third Country National is also a pejorative term? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Potentially, but definitely by their Major's board. "IDE, HAF, then SQ/CC!" But they do need to watch for push lines that don't go up the chain. A current flight commander shouldn't get a push to another flight commander or shop chief job, even if that is where they are going. They should have ADO, staff, school, and depending on year group, SQ/DO or SQ/CC.

Am I misunderstanding you in that young Captains should be getting DO and SQ/CC pushes? Am I taking crazy pills? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The young captains are the ones that should be paying attention. All the PRF mentoring I got in the last two years was basically useless, because the OPR push lines I needed to say "school" and "SQ/CC" were 4-5 years ago. Hell, it was only in the past two years I learned that pairing the push line with your boss' gameplan is a recipe for disaster (i.e., the OPR says "perfect for chief of OGV" or "stellar choice for chief of safety" instead of a DO or SQ/CC push). Those young captains need that input now, before those push lines are finalized.

And put a little extra tape on your glasses.

My wife could earn another 30% without breaking a sweat, or more if she cared to, but that extra in her paycheck pales in comparison to what my time on the road nets the household. Make no mistake, my work schedule effectively becomes HER work schedule. In the most acute example, if I’m going to work an OT day, she is effectively working a day of OT, with all of the associated life disruptions as well. So my schedule planning (especially OT) begins with her input. Our ethos is that while we may be intentionally derating her career, doing so allows us to hunt the big game with my schedule. We bid around the 14th of the month.

16-19 days out at D. Can be as few as 12 in Feb.

After witnessing the AF's continued spiral into total Maoist political insanity, I can't fathom why any aviator would ever want to be a commander. This latest case is proof positive that there is literally no hope. Even when you try to do the right thing as the boss, the Blue machine will find a way to purge you and destroy what reputation you've built. Sometimes I have a hard time believing that this is reality and not some Truman-show satirical comedy we're living. Looking forward to the political officer billets opening up in combat squadrons soon. Maybe someone should realize that the real insensitivity is loading people onto a geriatric jet and flying it into combat. Real dick move if you ask me.

Bad words are definitely worse than flattening a village with high explosives. Before someone gets offended, this isn't a jab at the bomber guys.

Apparently people forget this used to be allowed.

Not required. Female Army O-6s don’t make rank based on anything present company would list as desireable Recommend off dry, switches safe, RTB with full load.

Don’t take the AFOQT again unless you got like a 20 on the verbal. All it could do is hurt your PCSM and I don’t think anyone cares about your verbal score anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Been here three years and meet him once at the beginning of my first year. I was introduced as the new guy who used to fly Hawgs. He immediately checked my back for bird strikes. Sharp even on the way to retirement.

Sure...here you go. I was actually in SoCal. Woolsey Fire on 11/11/18 in the West Hills area and Fox Tanker Base in Lancaster. Screen shots are from local CBS news chopper in LA. The shadow makes for an interesting image.