SocialD

I'm 100% onboard with that. Resisting arrest is generally not going to end well for you and I really don't have much sympathy if things go wrong for you. Should you be shot for simply resisting arrest...no, but if you start to make moves that could be construed as reaching for their taser/gun or even a potential weapon on you, you 100% just won a stupid prize. My Guard base if littered with cops/troopers who would rather stay out on orders then go back to their police jobs. Most of the ones I talked to have said they're not going back and many of their friends are searching for jobs elsewhere. Great dudes/dudettes who say it's just not worth it anymore. They all say the same thing, you're one edited video aways from losing your job, going to prison or ending up in a pine box. We just had a Sheriff deputy shot on a routine stop in my area last night...I have to wonder if any of this cause him to hesitate, just for a second, that may have nearly cost him his life. Maybe not the mainstream ne (err...) entertainment media who just want to stir up discontent. This "we" certainly is there.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Don't trespass, break down doors, shatter windows and hop barricades clearly meant to keep you out and you likely won't get shot...easy as that. Hard to feel sorry for someone like this.

Fughhhh....guess I better get on mine. One is due on October and the other in November!

Sure thing, I'll call you on my phone which will be using an automatic call recording app...talk to you soon!

That's a great sound bite and all, but who is going to train them? A huge portion of our experience took early retirements during the great overreaction we lived through over the last few years. So now we have a vastly inexperienced (relatively speaking) work force trying to right the ship, and that shit just doesn't happen over night. In many sections of the airline, we have the equivalent of 4-ship flight leads running the IPUG and are surprised when the product is shit. My understanding is that many of our experienced folks have been called back as consultants to help, but there is only so much you can do when you lose the staggering amount of experience we have lost. This experience gap is but one result of policies enacted by our government (and those around the world).

Maybe we'll finally get back to being a little better staffed!

Make hay while the sun shines! Here's hoping the chronic understaffing and massive amount of retirements will mitigate many furloughs should airline travel take a dump. I certainly wouldn't let get of those mil gigs until you have a fair amount of the pilot list junior to you.

Same! I'd have gladly given up my CFI gig making $13k/yr flying 152s/172s in NE Ohio to go make $50k/yr flying a T-6 in Del Rio. I'd have quit my CFI gig, packed my bags and driven out same day. Then hopefully executed the plan nunya highlighted.

Ha, I don't even meet the minimum qualifications...I guess I should have spent more time working at that GPA.

100% agreement with you there! You're talking to the guy that has never been full time since getting hired at the airlines (other than deployments/spinup) and often has to "shift" availability due to greenslips lol. The military once left me high and dry and it forever changed my mindset wrt the military and my priorities. Though I don't think probation is that high threat, for the reasons you stated, I recommend to all my guys that they just do the year and finish probation. Cheap insurance. Most listen, some don't *shrug*....team Sociald is taken care of! But to your point, I should have used "air quotes" when I said needed. The dudes I was referencing, were filling WG and OG/CC roles and I think they really didn't want to do those jobs as part timers (and/or commute). The previous guys were moving to a star or retiring, so the spots were being vacated one way or another. In the ANG there are issues with filing control grades or losing them. Unfilled controlled grades can quickly get snagged and moved to other groups on base and/or other wings within the state. Once they're gone, it's tough to get them back. Delaying that control grade may mean adding years get to your retirement. Considering these guys both had a decent amount of tech time (read...nice retirement between mil/tech) and are in their late 40s, I'm guessing it was worth the relatively small gamble for them. But yes, for the younger guys...100% protect your airline gig. The military will always be there and can wait. AGR spots will be opening up soon as other guys get hired at the airlines lol.

Generally speaking you continue to accrue longevity, so you'd come back on 3rd year pay. You'd likely return with 6 months of probation remaining, unless you had already met the hour requirements to finish probation. At DAL, it's 1 year.or 400 hours (or upgrade to Captain) to get off probation. Depending on how your carrier handles it, coming back off MLOA can be a fuck job. We accrue vacation in arrears, so most guys end long term MLOA and have very few days of vacation. The only long term MLOA I've taken is for deployments, unfortunately for me, it's always been during vacation bidding time. Most recently, I was successful in convincing them that I should be able to get a specific week because someone junior to me had been awarded that week during bidding. A few times before that, I was SOL and left to try to move up my vacations via our moveup process. I think there is a lawsuit pending on this (UAL guy I think), but I'm not sure the a status of that. Most all the guys in my squadron, though not required, wait until they're off probation before they drop any long term MLOA. We've needed a few guys for leadership spots so they bailed at like 6 months and another dude just bailed right after indoc lol. Some guys worry about coming back to another training course on probation, but I think that worry is a bit overblown. Like squadron life, don't be a dick and probation is nothing. I guess if someone really struggled with the training program, then I maybe wait to get off probation before leaving.

Crazy enough, some states have a policy of making their O-3s ROPMA to O-4. On the other hand, we have a dude who ROPMA'd to O-4 and will be heading to a ROPMA board for O-5 soon. I'm expecting that he'll be promoted. If early promotion is something you're wanting, research your squadrons/states closely.

If you're not first, you're last! But seriously, it's an absolute shitshow, I was called 6 times yesterday for multiple greenslips per call. It was the same the day prior. We should have already pulled back our flying like most of the other airlines.

Strange, I can't seem to find that part that says we should have done it a decade prior.

I wouldn't get to worried and/or excited just yet. Even with age 65, our average pilot still leaves at 62.5. How many pilots would even make to age 67? I'm guessing if this makes it through, the realized impact would be miniscule. On the flip side, if it does pass, I'll take 2 more years of our disability. 🤣 My understanding is that ICAO can only recommend and not the final authority. So even if they raised the age, each country would have to raise it themselves. I'd love to see that 350 Captain come on down and fly my CHA turn (25 min flights) followed by 2 or 3 more legs. I'm sure they did that at one time in their career, but im guessing it doesn't sound to appetizing at 66 years old and years of the international good life.

You can go ahead and share his name, douche canoes deserve to be outed, especially in the ARC.

People get too wrapped up about the pax/box issue. In 10+ years of airline flying, my "dealing with the pax," has amounted to a single divert for a heart attack (got more pay for that day) and kicking off one (1) drunk dude at the gate while still pushing on time. Even with that, homie don't do "dealing with pax." We have people who are specially trained to do that, so I have the FO call them out to "deal with the pax." Meanwhile, I'll be in the cockpit flipping through baseops.net, wondering how many minds have been changed on the abortion thread. What really matters is how long it takes you to get from your home, to work and back. This single item will have the biggest impact of your QOL in an airline career. As an example, I'm typing away while drinking my morning coffee at 0500 (I've become my old man who can't sleep past 0500). Here in about an hour, I'll drive 55 minutes (about 60 miles) to the airport. I'll fly a 2-leg turn that is 2.2 hours of block. I'll block in before noon and be back in my car, headed home about 15 minutes later (Westin Valet will have my car waiting at the curb). If I don't stop at a squadron mates house for a beer, I should be home by 1300. I often bid reserve because I can sit short call from my house...hell I've flown my plane around on short call before (just stay ~500 feet to keep a cell signal). My days on long call are often spent flying my plane/hanging out at the hangar, tooling around the house, visiting family or drinking coffee/beer with current/former squadron mates who live within a mile or two of my house. Being able to do all of this, if infinitely more valuable than "not dealing with pax." So I'd recommend going to wherever allows you to do this the most.

Is their bro network reviewing their apps or are they having them professionally review? That's the first place I'd be looking. Do they have a recent "blemish" on their records. I know a few with DUIs called, but their DUIs were over a decade old when they were in their late teens/early 20s. I can't imagine why they wouldn't be getting calls right now.

When 20% of my squadron gets hired within the last 6 months, I'd say the shortage is here. Almost all of them received invites within days of hitting submit. The only ones that didn't get multiple invites/CJOs were the ones that only applied to DAL. One has been at AAL for two years and got interview invites at DAL/FDX/UPS, and is now at DAL after turning down the FDX/UPS invites...that shit is bonkers. My a squadron is now 65% airline guys and I think we have 4 more who are looking to hit submit in the next few months. I suspect they'll get invites quickly after submitting. That would put us at 76% airline...less than a decade ago, we were maybe at 25%. We're living in crazy times.

The one, the only. There has always been some level of disdain toward the ARC, but it appears to be getting worse. Some of my friends in higher places say it's the worst they've ever seen in their careers. Admittedly, it was probably well deserved back in the day, but this ain't your daddies Guard. Hell, it's not even the same Guard I enlisted in 21 years ago. On the flip side, they have no problem sending us their LTs for an assignment to get them experienced. This has the possibility to be a great thing for the Guard as we grow a new generation of AD pilots who gain some understanding of the Guard. However, I'm guessing all we'll see is those guys trying to get back into the Guard as soon as their ADSC is up.

Sounds likes the 2-Star that recently told a group of pilots at Luke the quoted text below (2nd hand info). I think this dude has put his finger right on the issue at hand, expect retention numbers to turn around any day now lol. If you looking in the mirror and say, I'm a fighter pilot first and love being in the bar, then the Guard and Reserve are for you. If you say, I'm an officer first and love serving my country, then there's a place for you in my Air Force...

I don't think in-residence schools count toward the USERRA clock. Doesn't sound like much fun, but something to consider if you get desperate.

I was today years old (hit 21 YOS today) when I learned the term PMCR, which I assume is post mission crew rest? Been ACC (but ANG...probably the difference) the entire time, but if I get home at 0300, there is no way you'll see me at work anytime before 1300. I'm continually astounded at the crazy shit that goes on out there.

Having flown 6 different transport category aircraft (including the 75/76), I don't necessarily disagree that the G/A switch position is less than ideal. However, this jet has been flown free of major incidents like this for decades. Clearly the risk is easily mitigated by proper training/procedures. The bigger issue here is the complete lack of airmanship, which based on the FOs record, doesn't sound like it should be all that shocking. An inadvertent activation of the GA switches should have been a simple thing to recover from, AP/AT/FD - OFF, set known pitch/power setting, reestablish the automation at the level you want. That's basic airmanship shit right there! Linked below is an outstanding video series (might have to click through the recommended videos to get them all...I think 6 videos total). Very dated, but I feel most of his points are even more applicable today. Children of the Magenta

"Soon" as in, "our base will be getting a new OPS building very soon," which they've been saying since I enlisted in 2001 (and we still haven't started with planning)... Or is this something that we actually expect to happen? But seriously, this is the first time I've heard of such a concept. What's the idea/reasoning for such a change?