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...and foolishly short sighted. They'll just open the flood gates a little wider. Just because all the lifeboats are full doesn't mean I'm staying on the Titanic. On the other end of the pipeline, kids wanting to fly are closely watching how this all plays out. No one wants to join an organization that doesn't respect and care for its people. If it were me as a college student right now, I'd be figuring out how to get picked up with the Guard/Reserve folks while I pursue an airline career. Get your mil flying and chase the airlines too. Way more attractive than deploy, deploy, deploy, pass over, try and screw you on the way out.

That's the "why" behind all of it. That's what the entire bureaucracy of the USAF is for.

It's a lie. Being a fighter pilot won't get you that no more.

wow. Isn't this how the Savage forum got shutdown a "few" years ago?

Nope. His cyber awareness training expired and the jet locked his account at a very inopportune moment.

That's is just a standard US Army overview slide. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Camera angle is deceiving. I'd love to read the full story.

This talk sent me digging, and I found this little gem from last year: https://www.afpc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1309786/air-force-announces-100-percent-promotion-opportunity-to-major/ - “Although the system hasn’t changed, challenges with agility, efficiency, consistency and transparency have been documented by research and in the field for over 20 years,” said Maj. Mike Lupher, chief of Workforce Development for the Air Force Talent Management Innovation Cell. “We recognized we needed to do something about it and are taking a comprehensive approach to addressing these challenges.” - "I fully trust raters and senior raters to continue to ensure the Air Force's high standards of conduct," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein. BWAHAHAHA!!! ...now where's the separation date button...

...wait...what?

Just going to make the trip to the ground that much quicker.

It's a really good thing that we're spending millions to differentiate between two different colors of sand. Coyote and tan are pretty much the same color, coyote being half a shade darker...so yeah, that's worth a whole re-issue while we're still doing combat ops in Afghan, Syria, Africa...on top of acquiring new weapons systems... *donning parachute and flipping to the bailout procedures*

Revival. Poking the Dragon. https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/03/05/590803578/a-u-s-aircraft-carrier-is-docking-in-vietnam-for-the-first-time-since-the-war

wait...what? edit...RTFQ. Yeah, I'm was moving at herc speed on that one.

Missileers everywhere are getting the tingly feelings. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43239331 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43248794 Quality of all the sources on this crap aside, I personally like how they're targeting CENTCOM...it's about time.

If you're into NATO and Italian food, look up the DACCC at Poggio Renatico, Italy. Sits in the middle of motor valley. Two year accompanied remote because the nearest school for kids is a 1+30 drive. The USAF presence is significant enough to have a healthy national support element. It's one of the best ways to punch the short tour box if you're single or you've got a family that can homeschool. Ferrara is a great little city. Lambo and Ferrari main factories are a quick trip too.

Of course not. It hasn't sat untouched for a week yet.

Just ordered some for $102. The gortex sage appear to be sold out unless you've got size 6 feet.

...solidifying my decision to separate early...

Yeeeeeeeeah, not in today's Air Force. BREAK Bottom Line: Everything AETC does can wait until tomorrow. The training mission IS important, but it's not worth blatantly risking lives to accomplish. Reference how no Americans died or were put at risk as a result of the T-6 pipeline shutting down for safety. The same cannot be said of line ops squadrons. Flying is hazardous enough without intentionally taking a broken jet into the air. Maintain aircraft control, analyze the situation, take appropriate action. It sounds like they are skipping straight to "take action" regardless of the "appropriate" part.

With that many retired GO's involved, the 10% rule is definitely in play.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/02/20/nato-command-change-to-address-deficiencies/ Part of me said: "Wow, NATO is going to make a logistics command? Cool!" Then I realized that the last sentence addressed the timeline: "NATO is still fleshing out the details of the changes." ...right after a coffee break.

"In reportedly deploying T-50s, the Kremlin is outright gambling with precious prototypes and their pilots’ lives. It has sent into an active combat zone two supposedly “stealth” fighters that are anything but stealthy, that possess inadequate and incomplete sensors, incomplete fire-control systems and self-protection suites, no operational integrated avionics and are powered by unreliable engines. They have undertaken hardly any weapons-separation testing except for two types of free-fall dumb bombs and lack any other operational weapons bar their 30-millimeter internal cannons." ...yeah, but does the OBOGS work? Seriously, who's running this place? Monkeys?

He's a SSgt who appears to be giving instruction to the selfie queen...

"The Air Force takes a balanced approach to maintain core capabilities and is committed to providing the competitive military compensation necessary to recruit and retain high quality and experienced Airmen..." Is this a satire document?