ThreeHoler

It was opposed at the MAJCOM O-6 level. All the MAJCOM/A3s said "Great idea, boss." Hopefully the final GM includes the added text making the PIC the final decision maker to accept or reject reduced/waived crew rest.

It won't get bumped until McCain dies or retires.

They're not cheap but they're really nice. I've seen one in person.

Finance does random audits of all paid vouchers. If they differ in opinion from what the AO approved...they'll kick it back months or years after the fact...even though the AO can pretty much approve anything "reasonable."

I was recently at a briefing by a HAF/A3 1-star where he stated the AF will never cave to the dual track because the pilot shortages are on the staff and they would exacerbate the shortage on staff if they made a fly only track.

The so-called "24 hour rule" has never existed the way aircrew try to apply it. Looks like the fixed the glitch.

Fake

Yes. The 14 year category is gone. Hooray for $160 (pre tax) dollars a month. Too little too late.

While they're at it can they remove the swear filter on the app?

Most FSDOs haven't taken walk ins since 9/11/01.

In AMC, if the info from an ASAP is used for any action "against" the crew...it will be dealt with swiftly (against the abuser of ASAP information). If the crew is dumb and also fills out an AMC Form 97 that lists details beyond "X happened answered took the appropriate actions. Damage Y/N, injuries Y/N"...well that piece of shit form is NOT privileged. Ever. The worst I personally saw was a dumbass Wing SEF compare the ASAP and Form 97. One word was different between the two and he wanted to crucify the crew at Wing standup. I have seen witch hunts from Forms 97. I have squashed the hunt every time I was anywhere in the chain responsible for the individual. Including the above Wing incident as soon as I heard about it. Some of us do truly care about Just Safety Culture.

Gen Johns (AMC/CC at the time) was known for using ASAP reports and MFOQA data to hunt down crews who screwed up but didn't bend metal or injure someone.

While the ASAP shenanigans did happen under Johns, it has not been the case for several years. The AMC ASAP office does a fantastic job protecting people while working with the reports. It is about the only positive thing I will say about AMC these days.

HAF is talking about a "guaranteed retirement" at 15. Since TERA is approved until 2025 (?), it would be theoretically possible. However, it would require public law changes for long term viability. Technically, retirement is still 30 years and the Services are allowing people to retire at 20 from a post-WWII "temporary" exemption. So who knows.

It is in the PSDM on MyPers.

I posted it because it is well stated. But people are getting butt hurt over it.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/1276693/remarks-by-secretary-mattis-at-a-troop-event-in-naval-base-kitsap-washington/ So you'll never regret, but you will have some of the best days of your life and some of the worst days of your life in the U.S. Navy, you know what I mean? That says -- that means you're living. That means you're living. That means you're not some pussy sitting on the sidelines, you know what I mean, kind of sitting there saying, “Well, I should have done something with my life.” Because of what you're doing now, you're not going to be laying on a shrink's couch when you're 45 years old, say “What the hell did I do with my life?” Why? Because you served others; you served something bigger than you.

That sucks. Was the AFREP any help?

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/279 Proposed in 2015. Still not approved. Services don't like it because it "will cost too much."

The problem you are running into is the phrase "if authorized/approved by the Secretarial Process." My understanding was they were talking about authorization by dependents to move +/- 6 months from the member but hadn't enacted it yet. More Googling necessary.

This is where long range planners should be working with ATC to figure out a canned route that doesn't cause problems. Probably should have filed 1801s as well if using RNAV or departing the ADIZ.

All of my DTS vouchers from my last assignment are gone. But the ones older than that are still there. It is weird.

No. They hand type it into the system and there is no block in the FPL for the pilot's name. If you look at a EUROCONTROL ACK message you will see the exact information the dude behind the desk typed in. Here is a 73 page document to help you learn:

It takes a lot of documentation to get to an FEB in the KC-10. It was a brutal experience sitting on one for a pilot years ago...but the individual's training record and testimony by all witnesses (regardless of whose "side" they were on) told the story very clearly that he should not continue as a pilot. YMMV.

So you weigh approximately 186 pounds?