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Don’t know how many have seen this, but just got the word that we will no longer be allowed to “tack on” an airman’s stripes when they get promoted. This behavior is considered hazing and will not be tolerated. By current standards, my high school was populated with war criminals. Anyway, sorry for the distraction, what were we talking about here?

Ok, I’ll admit I had to look that one up. For those that don’t go to Wikipedia... Theseus's paradox, is a thought experiment that raises the question of whether an object that has had all of its components replaced remains fundamentally ugly. If you need a stand-off platform, just stop the weird skin and materials MX on the B-2. The RCS will still be better than the other bombers, it’s nuke capable, gets good gas mileage and is younger than some of the people who work on it.

To be honest, I've been out of the bomber business too long to claim to be a bomber guy. These days, i'm an Intel/Cyber guy who used to fly bombers. To me, the the bottom line is that there is no way that the AF is better off retiring 1980s (B-1s) and 1990s (B-2) jets and retaining 1960s vintage aircraft. I know they already did it when they retired the KC-10 and kept the KC-135. You could also make an argument that the B-52 is still nuke capable and the B-1 isn't, but we've backed out of several other treaties, so I don't see that being a show stopper. The BUFF is an awesome airplane - my dad flew them up to about 1968 - but metal fatigue is going to have to catch up at some point before it hits 100 years of flying. There really isn't much data out there on proper operating procedures for 100 year old aircraft on a large scale. As for the B-1 being an MX nightmare, I started out flying Guard Bones and there were no problems. We had talented maintainers that made the jets operate they way they were designed. The AF decided they didn't need that capability. MX rates on the B-1 are the result of AF mismanagement. I'm also concerned that the design specifications for the B-21 were smaller than the B-2 with less payload and less range. If we retire the B-2 and keep the BUFF in a non-penetrator role, you will be making larger portions of the world "out of range" in a non-permissive fight. To me, the entire plan resembles the prior Air Force attempts to extort money from Congress by threatening to retire airframes like the A-10 because we just can't afford everything we want. By 2036, the B-1 will have had a good run, and so will the BUFF. The AF should keep the small number of B-2s we have longer than the B-52.

Surprised no one has commented on the news. 20 years ago, the joke was that when the last B-2 gets dropped off at DM, the crew will be picked up in a BUFF. That joke is apparently now the Bomber Roadmap. Ive officially lost all confidence in AF leaderships ability to make decisions. This and Enterprise IT as a Service (EITaaS). The AF has detected a slow sink rate and elected to push the stick to full forward.

I love the fact that “officials” felt this statement was necessary. https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2018/01/30/officials-clown-penis-not-realistic-callsign-pilots.html

Epic creative writing, on par with an -of the year 1206. I withdraw my previous objection.

Improper application of 10% rule. Go around for another attempt.

According to the training, if you enter any branch of the military before 2018, (I'm assuming from your question you don't have more than 12 years in) then you get to choose one time, and it's non reversible. Those who enter after 2018 will automatically be placed in the new system. AD to Guard/Reserve will not change your retirement.

The fact that you were willing to think the advice may have been relevant to you guarantees that it probably wasn't directed at you. It's a contradiction. That is the toughest part of an"unrecognized loss of SA"

No shit, the CSS was probably the records manager, maintainer of file plans! The history of the test was rejected at the Group for formatting and punctuation errors in paragraph one and returned to the SQ CSS after they left town.

I'm not sure what flavor of GS an ART would be.

In the Guard, we received guidance that title 32 technicians are not covered by the freeze and we are hiring. Title 5 civilians are covered and AFPC says we should not expect any hiring until fall of this year.

I've heard this argument numerous times, especially in regard to Cyber. I work with some incredibly smart airmen who can all pass the PT test. I do not want to give up our standards to get a couple fat hackers on the team. That is what contractors are for.

I'm not sure which topic to put this under so... I'm amazed this hasn't come up yet, but on Sep 16, the Air Force celebrated its 69th birthday. How has this not been a topic? If I was still in a bag wearing squadron, I'd already have "AF 69" patches on order and be able to retire off the profits. Since I'm in ABUs, I'll challenge someone to do me a favor. I'll take at least 2 and display them next to my 50th anniversary patches, just to throw off the SARC.

Everyone thought sequestration would be the shit sandwich that would force a deal on the budget. Then the Dems decided shit with a heaping helping of defense cuts was ok. Don't propose something that you couldn't stand to see take effect.

Our job is to "Support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic." That leaves a lot for interpretation.

Glad to see you didn't Brexit Baseops Steve.

... But now he is 2Lt Douchebag!

It's a typo, they left out the decimal. It's a B-2.1

More ramp space, less receivers.

Why is a Russian airliner landing in a field? It's a nice landing, but looks like it's a long way from baggage claim.

The AF can't afford the personnel, but I'm sure M2 would be glad to empty a magazine at a funeral. Its not a 21 gun, just one gun 30 times.

The Guard gets "days" allocated to pay for training. One of the common types is Annual Training (AT) which is distributed separately for Officer and Enlisted. Therefore, you will frequently hear people refer to ATO and ATE days. Due to the continuing resolution passed by congress, the military is only funded through December 11. Units have only been given a portion of their annual training budgets. Training days for formal schools is another category. Your best bet is to work closely with the unit training manager, and do as much as possible to be ready to go on short notice. I had a 1 week heads up for Nav school and 2 weeks for Intel school. Good Luck!

Wear of socks on hands is not authorized in 6.4.1 or 8.8. Report to the nearest Chief for remediation.

yes they will. At a flag a couple years back, a jet pancaked between the runways and burned. It sat there for the entire flag. That's one hell of a visual reminder.