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Exactly the situation I'm in. Judging by the resistance I'm experiencing, you'd think I was asking to get the F-35 procurement canceled.

"WIC is a leadership schoolhouse disguised as a tactics course." While I agree with that statement, Big Blue, according to how they promote and develop people, appears to believe that leaders come from Exec offices, not cockpits. Therefore, your best tactical leadership should go to exec offices in order to get promoted. Epic. Failure.

...anyone still wondering why pilots are getting out so quickly? This process is jacked. AFPC KNEW that they'd be late. They probably knew it in May. Nope, gunna wait to notify people that their lives are on hold for another month...because the promise of waiting only another month holds lots of water.

2. Seriously unsat

Was anyone else a little surprised by the stats on RAW?

Dusting off an old threat to highlight some journalism excellence. https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/06/25/massive-overhaul-to-keep-air-force-c-130-flying-for-80-years-into-2030s.html My favorite: Apparently C-17 engines are vulnerable to flying debris and uneven terrain, which highlights why C-130's are good at low level and propellers are somehow good at FOD reduction. Someone get that guy a Pulitzer. Outstanding journalism aside. It's good to see the H's get a solid upgrade.

Clearly you haven't met the USAF acquisitions process.

BQZip's....sister?

Urgent medevac. Nothing clarifies your purpose like saving a life. It can leave you wholly spent because giving anything less than perfection is not an option, but is worth it. ...formation combat airdrop and down range dirt LZs are a close second.

...they just re-labeled a box of high grit sand for that purpose...

Do not take the bonus.

Standby for stop loss when this fails.

Cannot be overstated. It's sad but true. We should want to be joint in how we fight. We need to be. USAF management makes it a career killer for almost every billet that might be useful for a joint fight.

If you have to ask, you're clearly not HPO material.

Little known fact: this is also a force multiplier... ...for Delta.

...so it's high time we invade Afghanistan!

The Stig does not approve of being associate with those clowns.

A force multiplier

C-17 level...which I've heard is just sub-AWACS...

Heaven help the commander who tries to promote someone on subjective "good leadership" qualities that might not translate well onto a PRF.

Depends: is he a HPO?

Cuz I haven't seen it said recently here: Don't take the bonus. The USAF cannot be trusted.

Don't jump the gun. Ops and MX have to get full on married again, consummate the union, and buy a dog before we get to the complaining about needs not being met and getting divorced again.

Duck, you clearly took that Green Dot training to heart.