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You clearly missed the vast majority of Austin if that's true. Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network Forums

...until the Active Duty military is forced to secede from Texas. ...assuming of course that repealing adversaries is similar to repelling them...

This is precisely why I posted this under this topic. I would argue that "what's wrong with the Air Force" is really just a reflection of the current national attitude and amnesia about how we got where we are.

Couldn't find a better place to put this, but an excellent read. https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/05/29/the-end-of-history-is-the-birth-of-tragedy/

I dare say this thread needs some moderation. Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network Forums

Back on the topic of PRFs and promotions - heads up to all the MAF officers here: There is anew Facebook group called "MAF Assignments and Mentoring" which is run by the flyers at AFPC MAF officer assignments. They're taking direct feedback as well as posting data and stats as soon as it's available.

Tyler, scoobs, Chang, and hatedont just might be related.

Life ain't fair. Any arguments based on "fairness" are invalid. It's the Air Force. Walk into any organization (that's not the AF) and you will find people in charge at every level who have an intimate understanding of what the organization's primary function, mission, and purpose are. (Does the CEO of Ford understand cars?) Pilots see parts of all the support, decision makes, and execution functions of the USAF simply by the merit of their job. Pilots can and should lead the Air Force at all levels. Competition selects quality. Simply by going through the selection process of pilot training, higher quality raw material is selected. Ever hear about the guy that washed out of finance tech school and used UPT as his backup? Not a knock on personal value, but not everyone has what it takes to do certain jobs. That doesn't mean that all pilots are good leaders or even good people. It simply means that pilots come from a pool that is stress-inoculated, studious, and highly adaptable. Those are known qualities that can contribute to the growth of a good leader. But that person has to be properly mentored. Properly taught humility. Properly taught how to lead by example. Properly given the chance to failure in an environment where mistakes can be made and learned from. (for another post, but this is exactly why the service academies exist) A generation ago, they understood the value of doing difficult things for the positive impact it a makes on one's character. A smart man once pointed out that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Instead of a society pursuing character and hope, we now live in an instant-gratification-every-thought-and-emotion-I-have-deserves-an-audience-and-it's-your-fault-my-life-is-so-unfair society. The Air Force is simply reflecting that. Promoting self-servers and a lack of mission focus are just a couple symptoms of that fact. I argue that the collapse in the Air Force is due to moral decay. You can't swing a dead cat these days without hitting an O-6 convicted of sexual harassment or conduct unbecoming. With moral fiber like that, is there any doubt why the AF is failing? No amount of promotion process fixes can correct a lack of moral conscience. Until individuals start holding themselves to a higher standard, learning what sacrificial servant leadership is about, and learning how to pursue character, we will continue to see the fallout of moral collapse. FF

Gunna leave this right here. https://www.skiesmag.com/news/canadian-pilot-shortage-real-says-industry-consultant/?utm_source=skies-daily-news-top-story&utm_campaign=skies-daily-news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=top-story&utm_content=V1

Ouch! Well done hanging tough through that!

Fair point.

Azimuth, you everyone beer for posting that picture. Good riddance! You might as well have posted a picture of this guy. (DISCLAIMER: If you were in the 41 AS in the 2008-2009 time frame, don't click that link, you already know who it is.) FF

brick? Hell, he was drinking scotch somewhere...probably Redbreast 12...

...by having a P

P. IDE (correspondence, but that's not supposed to matter says AF leadership...we all know the truth though). No negatives.

I second your notion, but let's be clear. There is a significant difference between a "qualified individual wanting to fly" and a combat effective pilot who maintains a skill level actually needed to compete with peer adversaries. The former is a FAIP. The latter is already endangered in today's Air Force. The USAF is digging a new hole inside one that it's already been digging for years. We're at the point that simply having someone willing to fly, regardless of actual skill level, is considered a win.

Data point: 11M, patch, 11 years in ops squadrons, 1000+ combat hours, clean record, highly effective instructor, NATO staff.....not selected. Any doubts on what the USAF values?

IPZ. Guess I'll just wait a year. Thanks.

Aren't you forgetting Iron Eagle?

I'm chilling out in a NATO black hole, but I got a phone call saying I didn't O-5. No information on continuation offered or available when I asked. Am I supposed to get a letter offering or denying continuation?

USAF Medals. Noted.

I just threw up a little. Champ already said it, but it bears repeating. I like the active duty less and less each day.

Boots are boots. If Belleville goes through all sorts of hoops to make them comfortable and effective, I'm all for it. For the first time in a LONG time, we MIGHT have an effective lowest bidder. Yesterday was the first time in 4 years of owning belleville green boots (and executing no maintenance on them) that I felt moisture inside my boots (thanks to the Korean monsoon). That's use every five-six out of seven days a week for four years. Time for new ones. I'll call that a good track record. Dear Belleville: Beat that! FF

Not that there's anything wrong with that... But if Masshole says it, is it really gay?