17D_guy

Last class I grouped with mostly American students instead of a bunch of internationals (Chinese, Indian, Korean, etc). This was in an attempt to dodge some of the language problems I'd had last class a 20+ page report was due. Last time I'll ever do that. About the same attitude minus looking cute, inability to plan course work over a 4-month semester, etc. The foreign kids (minus the Saudi's) work hard and plan better. Just signed up for SOS via correspondence. Not sure if that makes me part of the problem according to some on here. Boss says do it, peers who aren't dweebs say do it, so I'll moo-cow and follow the herd. But the process to enroll is... only something a military person contracting out work via a civilian could come up with. EDIT - Wonder if the SNCO's bitch about their correspondence PME (course-14?) as much as some on here. Last I remember, you WILL NOT get promoted if you don't do that correspondence. These days not having a CCAF is also a barrier to entry to the top 3%/1%. Please note this is about bitching in comparison only; I've been out of Big Blue and in a Joint environment for years now. My data may be old.

Would like to add this little bit to the Chief's video as well - Source

Started with TUI and then transferred to a real school around my base with a "real" program. A top 15% program in their field if you believe the (legit) literature. I actually realized well into my first semester at "real school" that the papers and required reading (which I did) at TUI added to my professional knowledge and blah, blah, blah. I was reasonably more prepared than my peers for the entry level courses, and in a few instances the TUI classes were ahead the "real" school. Plus no group work. @Mark1 - Thanks for your service. Can you send me instructions on how you got yourself up on that cross solo?

How about we just go back to fatigues and you'll get issued whatever you need when you deploy...

What? The heads that rolled, and pain that continues on that... and.. you can't be serious.

Totally!

DEUCE DEUCES!

Damnit guys..

Who let "Sweet I'm SOF" make another account? Wait.. are they top 20% or not? If they're top 20% hoop jumpers who've got broad experience, education, and joint leadership.. then why would only SOME kick ass? Are you saying within that 20% is another stratification? How do we measure that? Is there a CBT for it?

My eyes.. they're bleeding

I'm 10 years prior E, just pinned on Capt. Wife and I commissioned same date. I wonder this all the time and tell her it wasn't like this before 2007ish. It seems like it's changed so much in just the past 6/7 years.

Oh good, this things been punctual for everything else. I'm sure the helmet won't get delayed.

Will be back before its approved

I don't know about you guys, but since Blues Monday went away and they added the light-weight ABU's I've heard significantly less bitching about you guys in flight suits 24/7.

Story of my life... there is little appreciation for the work that goes into support side-Comm. Gen Shelton said we weren't going to be spending any $ on excess unnecessary things, then AMC CC (I think) rolls in to CORONA with an iPad configured for briefings.. so that they didn't have to print the slides. Gen Helms demanded the same thing. Figured out it cost them $5K to even get that working, and it has no network access and isn't approved for classified (at the time). Pretty sure my Sq CC took it on the chin with a, "no", on that. I don't remember why we didn't. Because of the relationship we had with the 614th we might not have been able to. They provided all hardware, we provided all support. Got my nuts in a vice over that many-a-time. Perhaps they didn't have any, or she didn't want it. Read fiber and was thinking cabling, no shit-food. Seems about right.

Agreed, a Class A line shouldn't have been a big deal, however we couldn't run one due to some contractual agreements with the on base providers. We were set to go when one of the oldtimers raised a small stink. JAG had to review the request and turned it down. This situation is perhaps unique to privatized housing and/or Vandenberg. We did provide DRSN, however she still wanted a STE/STU-III as Gen James had. No big deal. Then started raising hell as it wasn't installed...after we told her it required a commercial phone line she would have to order. As Gen James did. I told her staff multiple times, yet the Comm Sq got repeatedly slammed for not supporting. Finally the 614th decided to pay for the phone lines since she wouldn't. Approx 3 weeks with no immediate secure voice at home because she wouldn't order a phone line, or didn't think she should have to pay for one. I had all comm ready for install day 1. Not a huge FWA, or anything. But it seems to go along with the vein of decision making that some others had mentioned. Gen James wanted some dumb shit too, but when it came time for his portion he did it instead of flailing about uselessly.

I noticed that about her bio as well. She has some pretty cool pics from her time in space. Professional looking collages and posters. However.. don't look at them if you're in her house installing a phone or computer. She won't tell you, she'll have her enlisted aid call you and inform you it's unprofessional to look at the posters/pics in the same room as your equipment. Also, did she miss all the fuckery of the mid-90's on the AF? From that.. Mc.. guy? All that said the guy who was her Vice was an aide to Pres. Bush on Sep-11. Think he flew F-16s and was really cool and would talk to me about his experiences and stuff. He got moved out of that duty quickly.

Made the AF pay for her phone line in her residence... because she could/would receive work calls on it. She actually wanted us to run a DSN line to it, but that would've violated contracts w/ the local provider. Blackberry, SME pad, and a red phone weren't enough apparently.

https://www.independent.com/news/2013/may/08/ucsb-student-heads-trial-false-rape-report/

This was an actual intro used by some of my classmates in ASBC (minus shoeclerks.. because no one knows what that is outside flying mostly). No lie. In fact, I would only add the line to the end: "This isn't important and my CC told me so."

Did her support when she came to JFCC-Space/14 AF. No positive experiences. Lots of frustration, twisted thinking, and wanting the best but not willing to pay for anything. The support staff loved Gen James, and within a week looked ragged and beat down. Now that I'm at her old assignment, same stories are passed around here.

Where was his bystander at? Shouldn't we charge that individual with a crime too?

How does that even happen...

Damnit... actually had his (Welch) son as a Sq CC in Germany, so I gets all confused.

So Does Welch Gen Mark A. Welsh III get credit for this or are we going to shit all over him still for not doing anything good? Also... the board process for O3 was so much fun. If it was good enough for me, it's good enough for the up-and-comers - just like AAD as a Lt, and SOS-in-res. EDIT: For grapejuice