LookieRookie

Identify as an attack helicopter?

That's the real reason he wanted line up cards. Needed to make them for requal.

There's a bottleneck in UPT/FTU.

"We anticipate that the Secretary of Defense will delegate the authority to the Secretary of the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots for up to three years," Navy Cdr. Gary Ross, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement. @HuggyU2 @Hacker @ClearedHot et al, back in the game! Although I think just means the VRRAD will be expanded. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/20/air-force-recall-many-1-000-retired-pilots-address-serious-shortage/785344001/ Text: WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Friday allowing the Air Force to recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to active duty to address a shortage in combat fliers, the White House and Pentagon announced. By law, only 25 retired officers can be brought back to serve in any one branch. Trump's order removes those caps by expanding a state of national emergency declared by President George W. Bush after 9/11, signaling what could be a significant escalation in the 16-year-old global war on terror. "We anticipate that the Secretary of Defense will delegate the authority to the Secretary of the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots for up to three years," Navy Cdr. Gary Ross, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement. But the executive order itself is not specific to the Air Force, and could conceivably be used in the future to call up more officers and in other branches. The Air Force needs about 1,500 pilots more than it has. Bonus programs and other incentives have not made up the shortfall. The Air Force has been at the forefront of the Pentagon's battle against the Islamic State, flying most of the combat sorties in Iraq and Syria since 2014. In June, Sen. John McCain, D-Ariz., labeled the pilot shortage a crisis that would prevent the Air Force from fulfilling its mission. “This is a full-blown crisis, and if left unresolved, it will call into question the Air Force’s ability to accomplish its mission,” said McCain, chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Richard Aboulafia, an aviation analyst and vice president of the Teal Group, said the shortage stemmed from a number of issues. "One is competition from commercial airlines," Aboulafia said. "Another is delays and funding shortfalls in training. And, due to military operations, utilization of the aircraft and crew has been higher than expected." On Capitol Hill, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and a member of Armed Services Committee, said that the fight against Islamic State and al-Qaeda linked terrorists will be expanding. He spoke to reporters while speaking about the four U.S. soldiers killed Oct. 4 in Niger. Counter-terrorism rules under President Obama had been too restrictive and ineffective, Graham said. “The war is morphing," Graham said. "You’re going to see more actions in Africa, not less. You’re going to see more aggression by the United States toward our enemies, not less. You’re going to have decisions made not in the White House but out in the field. And I support that entire construct.” Last month, President Trump became the third president to renew the post-9/11 state of national emergency, which allows the president to call up the national guard, hire and fire officers and delay retirements. Those extraordinary powers were supposed to be temporary. But even after 16 years, there's been no congressional oversight of the emergency.

FWIW your family are on your PCS orders not your amendment for the TDY enroute, so RND will give you a TLF if available but they say they aren't required to provide one. So no Non-A.

FYSA it's the 340th Flying Training Group

Checks. It won't happen though.

It does or at least should have started it.

The SECAF also made comments at the AFA conference about how "We don't got this" with doing more with less. Crew rest waivers seems exactly like doing more with less.

HAF is going to give crew rest waivers to WG/CC and possibly SQ/CC. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2017/09/19/goldfein-crew-rest-decisions-will-soon-be-made-by-wing-squadron-commanders/ On one hand, I see empowering the lower level commanders, on the other, now we can pump those rookie numbers up. "Goldfein said the Air Force doesn’t have a problem with airmen not getting enough crew rest, and he doesn’t expect the change to result in more waivers being granted." This quote makes no sense. Of course there are no issues because it has to be waived at the flag level.

Because you're supposed to cheat on your first wife and then shack up with a millionaire heiress to make your money.

It's the OG for a one-off landing at an uncontrolled field from what I remember.

You are confusing primary and secondary time. Until you become an aircraft commander, you do not log any time as PIC. You won't be competitive for airlines for many years because you won't have any turbine PIC. Fighters are the platform that will give you TPIC immediately.

If only there was a search function.

I'll give my anecdote. I went to a AFGSC/A1 mock MLR and was one of the handful of rated dudes. The non-rated O-6/O-5s asked what MDS/MWS/a lot of flying acronyms meant. So to think the O-6s are going to be the ones scoring the records that they can't comprehend. As of now, it's on rated writers to draft a PRF for the lowest common denominator.

Launch and recovery for RPAs

You just grab a welcome packet at the front desk. You don't need to check in. You can stay off base. Alamo corporate is one.

I've never flown GA and I fly enough mil side. If my flight pay went to $2K per month maybe then I would.

Any links?

Yes it's hard to follow. The gist I get is he's a reservist who just finished becoming a load, boom, or FE. He Q3'd at his squadron and then Q3'd again during requal. His leadership gave him three options: 1. Go to the IRR and it will be swept under the rug. He didn't want to do this because he would lose out on IDT/AT pay until a unit took a gamble on him and gained him from the IRR. This could never happen because he has multiple Q3s. He also would lose out on a good year points wise for retirement. 2. He could voluntarily give up his wings and permanently DQ himself iaw 11-402. 3. FEB He elected #3 and it appears that the FEB went poorly for him and now Gen Miller or Gen Scobee has to approve the FEB recommendation (no wings probably). He's saying that the FEB process was biased and that they don't have eyewitness testimony to his Q3s which doesn't make sense to me. It seems to be the old, leadership is out to get me argument.

Are you still in IQT?

I do not think it was a they, I think it was a he as in Gen Robin Rand AFGSC/CC. That would align with past statements he has said to AFGSC aircrew.

Good thing I skipped this SOS class to start flying again.

Link no work for me https://www.airuniversity.af.mil/Portals/10/SOC/documents/Bios/SOC_Commander_Bio.pdf

LEAP 25% would be covered by the 3R all ARC pilots can get. 3R= Recruitment/Relocation aka when hired or Retention Incentive.