Everything posted by ThreeHoler
- Life at Al Dhafra
- Tablets and Functionality
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Saddle up for Syria? Or Op Deny Christmas '13
One Syrian tweeted that "IS downed a warplane." Hope it isn't true. Godspeed, y'all.
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Is Command becoming that undesirable?
In the Navy, command means being worldwide deployable at a time most people want to stay home and not be parked off the coast of shitholistan without their family. Lots of Navy people are turning down command screening opportunities according to my Naval Aviator friends.
- WTF? (**NSFW**)
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Has anyone called the number to find out the weekly recording of how many applications are being processed and how many have been finalized? It would give a better indicator than the finalized applications on the website which always lags several weeks behind. Do I think it will be as high as normal...probably not. But I think we are all seeing bad or incomplete data right now.
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Palace Chase info
It is the only office that can approve or disapprove your Palace Chase.
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Promotion and PRF Information
I'd have to look at an old OSB but I thought it was masked.
- WTF? (**NSFW**)
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Pilot watches
Exceptional use of boom markings for the [zulu?] hand!
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
However, we know that you won't make Lt Col before you finally retire.
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Promotion and PRF Information
When the rules they are given (AFI 36-2501) are re-written to forbid using it in their rack-and-stack. Although, this is still in work, it has been specifically addressed by CSAF.
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Military Discounts
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Apology Letter to Finance
I'd be willing to bet if your buddy talked to the appropriate CC after the 2nd rejection that it would be solved right there. Or, filing the voucher there in finance at the self-help computers followed by asking them to approve it right then. I have yet to have problems with the finance office here...they have always been extremely helpful to me and fixed [most] of my pay and voucher problems right away.
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Leaving Afghanistan
https://mobile.airforcetimes.com/article/20140806/NEWS05/308060062 Hagel still says 5,000 in 2015 and 1,000 in 2016.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
I would hesitate to complain about the McGoo CP asking that...since it's much better than it used to be with "partial crew show"; "full crew show"; "close up"; "block out"; etc. The only metric that matters for Ops "on-time" is -1 preflight complete x minutes prior to takeoff. I'll take the single time (-1 preflight) over all the previous times any day. That said, I tend to wind up with a lot of "crew directed MX" delay codes because I don't give a shit about fighting stupid battles. I pick them.
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Academy informant program
Expect a new AFA scandal in the news tomorrow.
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Non-Availibility lodging/letter
They made reservations at Lakenheath in violation of the JFTR. Paragraph U2560.
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Safety of Flight/Crew Rest
Oh, so in the MAJCOM Sup to 11-202V3...not the 11-202V3. Got it.
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Safety of Flight/Crew Rest
Not 202...we do it all the time in AMC. We can also land at night when we go off station. You get used to it.
- WTF? (**NSFW**)
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
You'll likely have to go in to finance and get it fixed after you are paid. I had to get it fixed since they assumed it was Aug pay for me. For the total tax situation, expect a few W-2Cs...
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Tax free is based one when the acceptance date happens. I signed 8 Jul last year (tax free location) and got paid in Aug. you only get to exempt about 750 of the bonus based on your salary plus flight pay.
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Decline of Baseops.net (aka The Wrath of PYB/Mods gone wild)
I might DVR it just to watch the crazy train go off the rails.
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SDP (Savings Deposit Program)
Thanks!