BFM this

I'd be interested to see what our retirement costs the gov't per retiree and again per member. For the retiree, sure, you've got your flag officers, and you've got some retirees that live to be 100+. But for survivor benefits there is a signifigant contribution from the member; a sort of insurance premium. Per member, I think the gov't is doing quite well for itself given the percentage of those who get out before 20, and members that pass with only a few retirement years without survivor benefits. I for one would be happy to trade in our FERS system for the pension. Unfortunately when the math is done, I think we're going to get a significantly watered down result when the benefits are spread over all members, not just the 20+ crowd. Nearly every "adjustment" in benefits I've seen in my lifetime: Champus-->TRICARE, Final Pay-->High-3-->Choice/REDUX, (notable exception: MGIB-->P911GIB), has been [gov't savings driven]-->[member net benefit reduction]. Right thing to do? Maybe. We can all passionately argue why these are deserved benefits. But has the quality of our force survived previous reductions? I think so. It will again if this latest idea gains traction.

Yep--it's written in our vol 1, a year actually.. And ignored wholesale starting the day you finish mqt.

Yeah, the tricky part is if I'm in the position where I have to show the letter, then why is there one in the breech?... Dicey at best. OR Or, base/cc's could man up and start allowing ccw on base. Crazy I know. I'd even be game for some caveats: -a confidential program (don't talk about fight club) -SNCO's and above legally ccw certified by the state (cc nominated) -zero drinking wg/cc policy when carrying But at the end of the day, it would take a human wave of aq rushing the gate before a base/cc allows anyone other than sp's carry on base. Really sad. That's all I've got: I have to go get my pt test monitored by some fat civ. ETA: really I'm going to not take your advice lest the next reply quote the oath, constitution, core values, reflective belt AFI, club membership, etc...

I made it one minute. That's it.

No worries; NV is a shall issue state... oh, wait, gotta go thru the gate and on base...never mind Bitches better bring their 4WD if that's my only option.

Bring back the RB-Hula skirt!

Good to know. Are they still holding to this policy for new up's?

The check is in the mail

How so? MWS guys have always been getting non-vol'd. And it continues. So after the board is done looking at the last UPT dude, is it auto-recat thereafter?

So, if I'm following this saga correctly, the 477 recats will never have a chance to meet another parole board? 400 were voluntary recats from previous MWSs? (412 total vols - 12 UPT dudes) 544 seems like a big number for this board to meet. Is the board expected to keep meeting once a year, reviewing [x] # of dudes that are 3(?) years in the field? Why are they even reviewing voluntary recats? (I'm guessing the same reason that I have to submit RIF paperwork...)

Worked for Dale Brown.

Yep: what he said.

The pic with the hajis standing next to the tail boom is what I noticed: looks massive. All of the discussions have centered around a "modified blackhawk". That looks more like a -53 sized beast.

No retribution for VSP my ass!

1977...1993...2009...

Way more interested in this half of the response.

We were allowed to go to the club and have a beer on Pendleton as of '93.

You hit the press-to-test on that? Silly human.

You mean to suggest that the media consider the intel value of information before they report? Blasphemy!

I'm a bit surprised they hadn't NEO'd a week ago. Seems to me that every resource not consumed by the base populace could be diverted to the relief effort. Very disruptive to Misawa/Yakota families, but at this point it's all relative.

Attitude. To the prior poster: I went to UPT as an MEII with ATP mins met. And I crushed it. What always bugged me though, were the IPs that can't wait to slip the above gem into a conversation. To be fair, yeah, even I had a fair amount to shake loose in terms of "regardless of what you know, the AF wants it done X way". But at the end of the day: attitude. #1.

I've experienced this profession vicariously through my wife for 13 years. Sadly, the answer to your question is on the same plane with the riddle "Can this Officer lead?" with our current OPR/promotion system. The system doesn't give a shit.

Slapped on the wrist and promoted to O5 two below the zone. Wait, what are we talking about again?

We give to Plenty of counttries that turn right around and boost their militaries. NK has made a sport of it. (although that's more of an extortion racket) If we haven't reviewed russias aid status for a ton of other reasons by now, something else is out of wack.

First draft. I'm sure they'll figure out that they can get the job done with ~180 planes.