Champ Kind

He has to be trying to piss us off.

Not attacking you, but it's that attitude that will lead to a significant loss of benefits. "Oh, that's not a big deal..." will be said with every contribution and degradation of benefits. And to the good Congressman saying that 44 cents on the dollar goes to military personnel... there are a mind-boggling number of ways this country could save money. Congress loses credibility to address the problem with each passing day. I think the irony is that the money "saved" with mandatory retirement contributions will be lost with recruitment/retention bonuses when numbers in those areas tank.

Can the PRFs be blank with a "P" or is there a narrative required?

Ugh, don't get me started.

ORM out. Get all your ducks in a row along with a detailed account of your timeline leading up to the decision. Have a plan as to how you are going to keep the mission moving despite the delay. If nothing else, it's OK to say, "You know what (,sir?), this just doesn't feel right, and I don't want to be like those guys that landed short at Dover."

I wonder if they mean something that I feel to be true. "Experience level" could mean that we have people that are qualified on paper as IPs, etc, but lack a great deal of real-world experience because they were upgraded quickly for a variety of reasons.

This. I can't wait to hear the collective "fuck this" when I see 11Xs on the list as RIF-eligible AFSCs.

Increments for those in the '04 year group are out on Mypers... 123/month it is.

This.

Like these bright-eyed kids know that when they decide to attend.

What a terrible story and a complete black eye for the AF. That being said, I'm not at all surprised.

Check sarcasm meter.

Agreed 100%

Were they good at their jobs and mission-focused? If so, then I don't give a shit.

ORIs were cancelled... Nothing really changed.

I can't help but figure the AF will still figure out a way to waste the cost savings that are made.

I wasn't around when SUPT started, but I think that the syllabus requirements for each track suggest otherwise. I'm a proud tac airlifter, but there's a reason that there are fewer T-38 slots and that they *GENERALLY* (yes, I know, there's always exceptions) go to the top portion of the class.

Just out of curiosity, who was your source? Someone at AFPC (as in, a functional?) or is this bro-speak?

We were all thinking it...

So... What you're saying is... ?

Putting you that much closer to 20 yrs on AD anyway...

Such irony that the ANG has been a shining beacon to so many frustrated dudes on AD for so long, only to hear that it's starting to suck so bad retention is going to be an issue.

See? Everything's fine, folks.

Good to hear.

Don't know anything about the 2011 guys, but all of the twice-passed over guys I know of from this year were offered continuance.