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It's 45% for SOS and no AAD and P. It's actually 86% for SOS and no AAD overall (75.6% of SOS and no AAD still get DP). For CY11, if you went to SOS, not having your AAD reduced your promotion chances from 98% to 86% (by decreasing your chance of DP).

Hoss, all good points. I'd like to add.... The reason guys get up in arms is they don't have every "easy" box filled; e.g., they don't have AAD. If you don't have one of these boxes checked, you're going to float down the pile of PRFs, not up. They pushed the AAD as a selling point so successfully that if you don't have it done you're in the minority. 75% DP is a really good chance, but not having your AAD makes DP less likely. I dug up the numbers from CY11 for pilots (sorry, look on AFPC for AF-wide #s) and here's why people freak out about their AAD. Of the PILOTS on the CY11 LAF Major's Board that attended SOS in Residence: 524 with an AAD (90.5% DP = 100% promoted; 9.5% P = 82% promoted) 381 without an AAD (75.6% DP = 99% promoted; 24.4% P = 45% promoted) Statistically speaking, not having an AAD decreases your shot at a DP by 15%. Additionally, SOS in Residence with no AAD and only a P had a promotion rate of 45%. Last year, 93 pilots had SOS in Residence, no AAD, and a P. Only 42 made Major. Not a fun group of 93 guys to be in. We all know guys from this list. Another takeaway from all of the numbers: only 55% of the pilots had their AAD (SOS or not) at the CY11 board. That's less than I thought it was.

THIS. No AFI change, no crazy change in the way we do business. The CSAF just needs to say, "don't look at AAD" via a memo. All of the CCs at every level will jump to his every word. Usually the yes-man attitude of our leadership is obnoxious at best and poisonous at worst, but in this case could totally be used for good. I think we'll see it masked on the boards. The CSAF has hinted at it many times. He is looking for ways to make us more effective without ruining our morale by freeing up some time for work and family. He sees that the majority of AADs don't add the value they should. It isn't a black-and-white topic, though. There is a small minority of officers who get degrees that are worthwhile and not a waste of time. What they learned in school should be utilized to the max extent possible. That's why it's unlikely he'll ask the Wg/CCs and below to ignore AADs. That's a shame, there has to be a better way. By the way, the AAD "requirement" and the TA issue are totally unrelated. The AAD is a much bigger issue and will be handled without much regard to whether or not they're handing out TA this FY or next.

You can double up on your classes after you've taken...three, I think? Maybe it was two.

The same way the rest of the humans do it. Require a copy of diploma and/or transcript as part of the nomination package/application. Unpossible!

Here's the original story from the ENE https://enidnews.com/localnews/x964898713/ENE-Archives-Vance-students-turn-in-lost-church-money

Completely agree with HU&W on USAA mortgage service. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Absolutely nothing beats local for a home mortgage.

2013 is released - https://www.afpc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123330194 Average 3.8% increase. Your rates can be found here: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm

Mostly canned. But not entirely. Not anymore. All the above is still on there, don't worry. But because of the O-3 board we're now adding bullets that describe how many times they helped change out the nav kits or how many times they watched dudes pee for drug tests, etc. If you think asking a brand new co-pilot w/ "120 days" under you to give you bullets sucks try writing them for UPT students. It took us two whole classes to come up with canned bullets to add to the canned paragraphs that were already there. I'd complain that the new queep added to the 475s is pointless....but apparently is isn't! Lt Peter peeked at 169 dudes during drug tests, Lt Johnson peeked at 168. Lt Peter, congrats, you've made O-3. Lt Johnson, you should've peeked a little closer, good luck APZ.

Skyryder, get yourself on your commander's schedule for some "career mentorship" ASAP. The answer Gravedigger gave is correct, but you're a Lieutenant lost in the woods. Telling you to go to the myPers website isn't going to solve your problem! The cluelessness you're displaying on the promotion board process isn't uncommon. Most in your shoes are just as lost. Hell, I was at one point, too. Get un-lost. Time to climb, conserve, confess. Your leadership is failing to mentor you...but you can force it from them. Your commander won't bite. I promise. It is his job to mentor you. He gets paid to do it. If he's not doing it, then why's he there? Go do it, and suddenly you won't just be another Lt to him, you'll be a no-shit person with a face he'll remember and care about. Take charge of your own career. Let your leadership know you care about your direction and place in the world. That is more important than any AAD, PME, or other bullshit you're going to do anyway. This forum shouldn't be your first stop to get your questions answered.

It is, and it is. Everyone, go read it.

Yuk yuk yuk... ..looking for software that can let me put different scenarios into it and calculate how different changes will affect the long-term. Yes, I know there are investment calculators out there, but I'm looking for one that can track the past while playing psychic mathematician on the future.

We used Mint.com quite a bit when we were first getting our finances under control. We've moved on, though... we want something that can help us forecast our future taking both investment and debts into account....as well as keep up on track on a daily basis with our budget.

We rounded the corner from mostly debt repayment to mostly investments and the finances have become quite a bit harder to track... What software are y'all using to keep track of it all? (I'm a mac user, but feel free to answer for PC as well)

Never mind that he shouldn't have been there...he can't keep his composure during a mild riot and he wants to be an Army officer and/or helo pilot? Ha. Poor kid wouldn't have made it anyway.

Back to the Olympics theme from a couple weeks back of comparing today's athletes w/ those past...every men's olympic 100 meter dash medalist ever. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html

aspec, I agree with your sentiment. I'm not saying the situation is right, I'm just saying it's the situation. You can do the queep and be the best in your MDS. What the Air Force is telling us is you should unless you want to be on the sidelines after non-continuation when the next emerging threat pops up.

That checks. For promotion, they're looking at your ability to be a staff officer and beyond. The theory is: The "office related queep" is practice for that, and you're evaluated on your potential for staff and beyond. If you can't do CGO queep, how can you be expected to do staff queep? And nevermind the queep a Sq/CC and above sees on a daily basis. Learn your jet and fly it well. Do that because lives are at stake. If you want to be promoted check your boxes and do your "office related queep" well. If you want to fly airplanes forever this probably isn't the right gig for you. There will always be younger, fully qualified pilots to replace you. Those are the rules. They're not entirely fair, but they're clear as day. Get our your blue crayons, stay between the lines, and get promoted. I see two problems with the current system: 1. There is far, far too much queep. I could elaborate, but there's no point. 2. The discriminators (PME, AAD) are based on no real ability or potential and serve only as self-highlighting eliminators for those that choose not to do them. I'm in no position to fix the system. I can only play by the rules as they stand.

Congress will see it this way: One man's pilot shortage is another man's cockpit overage. Why cut once when you can cut twice! I hope you guys aren't seriously looking to Congress to fix anything, are you!?

If a crew calls safety of flight a brief discussion of what details led to the safety issue, e.g. unable to sleep due to concert or sleep-cycle problems, the conversation should end and the crew should go to bed. However, a follow-up is necessary! If there was an issue, something went wrong somewhere and it needs to be fixed to keep it from happening again. If it was bullsh|t the punishment should fit the crime. In both AMC and now in AETC I've been in a position where I've called safety of flight and in a position where I've had to back up crews I'm supervising. Higher leadership always comes asking, so the trick is to have your sh|t in a sock (see initial conversation about details) and follow-up later. If you can answer the questions when they come asking and promise a follow-up, they'll get bored quickly and move on. And always, always remember the most important rule when dealing with routine missions: No good deed goes unpunished.

Wait, movies are $1.50 at AUAB now? What is that crap?! (Crawling back into my AETC hole...sts)

2012 is different than 2006 or 2001 with this stuff. The Air Force embraces it more than it did before. Although carefully. The is the official Air Force guidelines on the use of Social Media by members: https://www.af.mil/sh...-091210-043.pdf If you're looking to write a blog or journal, I'd suggest being familiar with this pamphlet. There are a lot of good guidelines and tips in there, but the bottom line is don't be an idiot. Portray yourself/your writings in a positive and honest way, and always ask yourself if this is something you want the enemy/your mother/CNN/OSI to read before you post. If not, don't do it. The easiest way to make sure you're covering your ass is to act in a way that won't disgrace you or the Air Force. Then you won't have disgraceful things to write about. To repeat: don't be an idiot Edited to add that engaging on the internet in this way can become a slippery slope. We've all seen "conversations" on here devolve quickly into shouting matches of people calling each other names. If you can't control yourself, stay well clear.

If the new course is anything like the recently killed course gouge won't help. Here are the key to success: have a good attitude, be "one of the bros", speak and write well, and have an open mind. As with most anything, you get out of it what you put into it.

The family rooms needed renovations sooner than later. They were pretty run down. Hopefully they've been working on them during the down time to minimize the impact rather than starting them now, just as the school is starting back up.

I used Alamo Corporate Housing. You can find their details several threads above.