JarheadBoom

My personal prediction is that the AFRC/CC will soon follow suit, now that folks are using it and having success. From my point of view, eFinance brings a degree of accountability to the voucher process that, up until now, was missing. I had several emails in my Inbox when I returned from my most recent trip (which I'll be e-filing tomorrow) telling me where that voucher was in the approval process; we had little-to-no accountability before. BL: I'm gonna continue using eFinance.

Just received the advice-of-payment email for this voucher yesterday, making for a 20-day turn time. This seems to be the average turn-time for eFinance submissions among the folks in my SQ who have used it (not everyone is using it... yet). Not too bad for WRI.

It is awesome to hear about this stuff straight from the source, when it hasn't been "dumbed down" by some publishing company executive or editor that's never served a day in his/her life. I may not understand it 100% at first, but Google can be a great learning experience, and I don't need a third party deciding which details are important to the story and which aren't. Thank You, HiFlyer.

Awesome.

I concur with all of the above points.

Yeah, a 1911 would have been perfect...

Guns and girls... hmmmm...

So you can do multiple file uploads? Interesting... the way I was looking at it, it looked like a "one and done" type of setup. I'll have to try doing multiple files next time. I used .pdf, and emailed the file to myself from the super-multi-function scanner/copier/fax/printer thing in our copyroom. Damn thing's got a CAC reader on it...

300dpi?!? With all the supporting docs I had, I had to go all the way back to 75dpi to keep the filesize under 2MB. Are you scanning as a .pdf or a .jpg? I used to do my 1351 as I went, and kept it on my laptop/thumbdrive. After thumbdrive use got axed, I had to email it to myself at work, which turned into enough of a PITA (from the at-home end of things) that I stopped doing it. Since I can only get my SQ-supplied CAC reader to play nice with my '02-vintage laptop about 10% of the time, it's not likely I'll be doing them on eFinance "as I go" anytime soon. BUT... it's nice to have that option available if I hit the TDY lottery later this year and upgrade to something a little more up-to-date. Honestly, that's the only reason I'm even trying it. We shall see how it goes... edit - spelling

And yet another Baseops.net thread turns into an e-grammar fight. But, I must say: Funniest intentional misspell I've seen in a while... and after the day I had today, I needed that juvenile chuckle.

Just filed a voucher with eFinance for the first time yesterday. Took about 4x longer than it normally takes me to fill out and print the 1351 electronically, copy and collate my receipts, and track down someone to sign it off. Scanning & emailing the receipts turned into asspain because the site will only accept uploads smaller than 2MB - between 3 sets of orders (with front AND back pages), amendments, billeting receipts, and hotel receipts (and the Non-As that go with them), I had to dial the scanning resolution way back to stay under that limit. BUT... this may be the solution to the voucher-sucking black hole that resides somewhere in the building where McGuire's Finance office is located. Now, they can't claim to have never received the voucher, even after showing them the SQ voucher logbook where they printed-and-signed their acknowledgement of receiving that very same voucher (NSTFS. Yes, the situation really has degraded to that point around here). edit - spelins an stuuf

1+27 for the FE/no FE battle to begin... not bad.

No need - the vast majority of us in these forums are keenly aware of who is, and who is not, a warrior... especially in the context of this thread.

[swerves out of lane] That was sweet. Too bad I thought of a few of my SQ pilots as I was reading... and as more evidence of SNAPs not being a new phenomenon, they're all field-grades. [swerves back into lane]

The KC-10s at McGuire and Travis are Reserve Associate wings. The aircraft are crewed and maintained by both AD and AFRC

Hell yes! Why? - Where else does an enlisted guy (who happens to also be an airplane nut) get to fly within 50ft of some of the coolest aviation hardware on the planet??? - They pay me to travel around the world. - I get to play with some cool toys. - I get a lot of personal satisfaction from supporting those who are putting steel on target (directly or indirectly).

Because knowing the shoe-rules better than the shoes is like having the enemy's ORBAT. It is HIGHLY satisfying to send an indignant shoeclerk packing with his tail tucked between his legs, after symbolically smashing his nuts with your superior knowledge of the very AFI he was trying (incorrectly) to enforce.

Note the emphasis in your post that started this minor shitstorm. Notice anything out-of-place? If that's not a typo, your guy was Army... and while some of you may still consider me "new" to the Air Force, I'm pretty sure the Army doesn't follow our AFIs for their uniforms.

Wow... who knew a question to the pointy-noses about pulling Gs would turn into an Internet grammar fight?

No biggie. I only know because we just got our 3rd FNB back from Lackland...

Negative. BBOC has moved to the Center of Excellence at Lackland. After BBOC, the path remains the same - KC-10 booms go to McGuire or Travis (you train where you'll be stationed); KC-135 booms go to Altus for BIQ, then their duty station for mission qualification.

Only reason I asked about the poly lower is because someone I know is selling one (never built/used) for a good price. An AR isn't in the budget right now... but maybe I'll pick-up the lower just to have it.

Timbonez, you seem to be the duty expert around here on ARs... Got an opinion on the Cavalry Arms polymer lower?

Common sense is an uncommon virtue...

Is this as easy as emailing/calling their customer service, filling out a form, and sending a copy of your .mil ID? Or is there more than one hoop to jump through, like letterheads, etc.?