DuckHunter

Damn…🥃

I wonder what they are doing with the T-1 building?

I’m a Whiteman guy and not at Langley, but the entire A-model fleet is supposed to get them. Checks in the mail…

Thanks for the responses guys. For context, my friend has a few more years left until retirement and isn’t worried about hiding anything anymore and more concerned about the long term effects of it if left untreated. If any.

Anybody have experience with gout and their FC1? And what that looks like post AF in the civilian flying world? Asking for a friend of course.

I don’t have the PSDM in front of me but from memory the legacy bonus started at $20k and went to $35k for the max. Demo bonus topped out at $50k only for those expiring in 2026 signing up for 8-12 years.

Both the legacy and demo bonuses dropped today. I’m all but certain the AF has given up.

6 years today. All gave some, some gave all. 🥃

Yes. I did one last summer. It was painful and took quite a bit longer than a normal VA but worth it in the end.

And only took 11 months to release it!

Been in for 15 years now, the best job I had thus far was being a UPT Flt/CC.

As of 3 May: ”The Go Live date for the AvB program is currently delayed due to a pending program update from HAF/A1.” You can’t make this stuff up. And I’d bet a lot of money the update is not in us aviator’s favor.

The AvB page was updated on Friday to say the following: ”The Go Live date for the Aviation Bonus program is currently delayed due to myFSS scheduled maintenance timelines and a pending program update from OSD.”

Hahaha, I just came here to post that!

More waiting…

Gotta love the world we live in today. In one breath people are saying “(insert woke ideology here) is the reason we are going to lose to China”, are probably the same ones complaining when someone actually does more than just talk about it. I’m not calling out anybody in particular, just a general social media observation. I’m just happy somebody is actually trying to do something, instead of analyzing the problem, coming up with 6-9 coas, reanalyzing, performing a study, 3-5 coas, picking one then nobody actually doing anything with it.

I haven’t seen a PSDM yet. Memo sent out late last month to the Wing/CCs said to look for it this month though.

@Danger41Well said. I am in a similar boat to you. I am also a guy who was denied VSP in 2014 and had a reserve job and separation date in March 2020 and the rest is history. I hit submit on my apps the first week of March only to be told the second week everything was freezing for who knows how long. My wife came clean and said she liked the stability of the AF, I wasn’t thrilled about working two jobs (reserve and airlines), so we decided to stay in. I took the three year bonus, this is my last year so this interests me to see what the AF does. In my opinion, if they do this “revamping” of the bonus right they can keep some fringe guys and start with a clean slate. Big IF though, the AF has fooled me way more than once. All that being said, I’m happy as well for the guys getting out. I hope their careers have no turmoil, and I’ll most likely be calling them in 5.5 years for some recommendations. But for me, that will all be with the peace of mind of an O-5 retirement.

Yep, sure did. And I didn’t even have to post it twice. Guys have been saying to “vote with your feet” since at least 2014. How’s that working out for us? Congress controls the purse strings, they just don’t think we have a problem because that’s what the senior leaders are telling them. They aren’t in the weeds everyday like we are, so they believe them. I also don’t believe it’s going to happen, but instead of bitching about it I’m at least saying something to somebody that in theory should be able to change it.

I took @Standby advice and reached out to my congressman as well. Fool me 1,000 times, shame on me but at least I’m going to say something.

Very interesting.

Sad news for the air show circuit. Prayers for all involved. Shockwave Accident

87th I believe.

Same here. I know of a few others that happened as well with nothing being said from the AF. I have nothing to add either, just a curious observation.