panchbarnes

So has the SOS in-res slot allocation process been updated yet? I keep hearing from CCs that they only have 1-2 per year. Until more slots are available the CCs are forced to use some sort of discriminator. I once had my sq/cc tell me in private that he does not consider you for strats until by correspondence has been completed. Had I not met with him for something else I would have never found out about this stupid policy.

After following the FY14 fiasco, I am really looking forward to the FY15 Force Management Program. Is it too early to start a thread just for F15 FMP? I kid I kid!

I just read some crazy stories from the AF retirement facebook. https://www.facebook.com/AirForceRetirement

Same story, different link https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140404/NEWS/304040034/Female-Air-Force-crew-Grand-Forks-breaks-flight-records WHOA WHOA WHOA How offensive! Does the base SAPR know about this? The AF dodged a bullet when the 50+ ladies completed the mission unassaulted (is this even a legit word?).

This is tough... 7 years ago and an investigation was closed...

Obviously your dream has not been crushed yet... j/k (sort of) You don't have to go SOS in-res you know. But I do think your IG suggestion brings up a good question: Is SOS In-res really about training/professional development or is it really about a promotion indicator?

Just something to think about before you even mention the word IG. Have you exhausted all options to resolve the issue at the lowest level? And is this issue really worthy of an IG complaint? (How have you suffered as a result of this requirement?) I agree this requirement is dumb but I don't think it's a "slam-dunk" IG complaint.

I must say AFPC's PAO has been on-point in the past 48-hrs regarding educating/updating everyone about the FMP. They are updating the website as soon as something drops, even including the direct links to the different matrices! Should have adopted this TTP from the start. https://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/475238/af-updates-officer-enlisted-voluntary-force-management-eligibility-lists.aspx

This was the exact same message I received 3 years ago from higher level leadership when SOS was publicly touted as 100% in-residence. I even called the civilian SOS director to confirm the 100% policy. He was frustrated then that commanders were not abiding by the guidance. My current leadership still believes you must do by-correspondence to be considered for in-residence. This is why unofficial guidance (for positive things) does not work in the military, no matter how cool it sounds. "Inertia"

Officials: Improvised explosive device found near Fort Hood detonated https://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/fort-hood-bomb-squad-investigating-suspicious-devi/nfRNr/ I guess we better bring back the MRAPs for the streets of Kileen. Update: Police determined it was a fake IED.

I didn't see any numbers on the matrix. Just blue or red. 11M '06 is still blue.

Bad news if you are a 13N

Have fun waiting in the passenger terminal for your Space-A flight in your "Retired AF" baseball cap with pins.

Talk about timing... I wonder who's the target audience? Front page AF.mil https://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/475210/core-values-are-more-than-just-slogans.aspx Core values are more than just slogans / Published April 02, 2014 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force senior leaders recently released a video as part of an ongoing effort to communicate the importance of living and adhering to the service core values. “Our core values are our first principles, and they guide everything we do – on and off duty; at home, in the office, and on the battlefield,” Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James says in the video. “Integrity is the inner voice that leads us to do the right thing, even when it’s hard and even when no one is looking.” “Service before self is the essence of our commitment to the nation … it’s what binds us as Airmen and our warfighting team,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III says. “That commitment is found in the oaths we take, and is represented in large and small ways around our Air Force every day. Our core values are more than just slogans.” “Excellence in all we do is all about passion,” Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody says. “As Airmen, we must have an inner drive for continuous improvement, a drive that propels us as individuals and as a force into an upward spiral of performance and accomplishment. Core values matter.” (Courtesy of Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs)

Congrats to the people who got approved. Good luck to the folks still waiting. Thank you for your service. Your experience and knowledge will be sorely missed. :beer: Edited: Time for beer(s)

uh oh... https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Fight tonight!

Yup. I have no dog in this fight (yet), but Big Blue has lost all credibility with me with the way they screwed over its people with the force management program. These support organizations used to *try* to support the warfighters so they can focus on the mission. Nowadays, they don't seem to be even trying anymore. As a matter of fact, it's now the other way around. The warfighters supporting A1/FSS/AFPC, doing their work for them, and trying to execute the mission at the same time. This is just insane for a warfighting organization, and people in charge should be ashamed of themselves for not being held accountable. Instead of transparency, they've doubled-down and remained silent or continue to spin their screw ups. EVEN AFTER THE CSAF SENDS OUT A SERVICE-WIDE E-MAIL REMINDING US OF: INTEGRITY FIRST, SERVICE BEFORE SELF, AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO. At a time when airmen are looking for guidance and vector (remember that?) from our "leaders" we get silence instead. At a time when the AF needs a culture change to address serious issues we get spins, unofficial suggestions, and cosmetic fixes instead. Somebody (anybody!) from HAF/A1/AFPC please step up and own this mess. The taxpayers didn't pay you to go thru these fancy in-residence leadership/management schools and your nice salary (with the shiny ranks) for you to hide out in the comfort of your office. Your airmen are taking notes of your inaction. Like I said, I have no dog in the FMP fight (yet), but I feel obligated to point out the facts (as I see them). Sorry for the rambling. Panch

WTFO! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Pandhandling by Military Members (crackdown by SAPD) Professionals, The ###SFS Operations Section received official word from SAPD that pandhandling (soliciting money) on street corners is not permitted unless a valid permit is on file. SAPD will be cracking down on panhandlers and they don't want military personnel to get caught up in the sweep. Getting a permit from the city is very expensive and must be bonded for $1M. Please pass the word that if any military entity is out soliciting for their private organizations they will and can be arrested and cited. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Officer @@@@@ @@@@@ at ###-####. Please pass to our Army and Navy brethren...

Pics and we will accept the apology.

Lots of gems in this article. Unfortunately, the AF leadership problems are not unique. I still hold our senior AF folks accountable for the recent issues, but the problems and the culture didn't develop overnight. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/alcohol-isnt-the-secret-services-problem-lousy-leadership-is/2014/03/28/6cc1b48c-b5be-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop Sound familiar? And finally, Col Stanley this is for you.

That's kind of my point. Who is taking personal responsibility for AFPC?

Fellow BaseOpers Over the past few months, we have been forced to navigate through some of the roughest waters most of us have ever experienced professionally. We've seen the reputation of our beloved AFPC and America's Air, Space, and Cyberspace missions tarnished because of the extraordinarily selfish actions of officers entrusted with the most powerful personnel center ever devised by man. As you are now learning, the ramifications are dire. Many lives will be permanently changed as a result. But this costly lesson must not be in vain. The lesson? Had just one solitary airman spoken up for integrity, our leadership team would have been able to take action immediately. Tragically, peer pressure and the fear of being an outcast prevailed. As a result, the misconduct had yet to be inadvertently discovered by OSI agents. Think of how different the narrative would be had the silent Airman just come forward. That airman would now be lionized as a hero for casting aside his or her own fear of being made an outcast by a few inadequate peers. That airman would have single-handedly preserved the honor and dignity of AFPC and all the wonderful people who make up this incredible organization. But it didn't happen. Wrong won out over right ... the voice of integrity was silenced ... and the good guy lost at the end of the movie. This is a wake-up call for everyone who has lost their sense of right and wrong, for those who have become cynical and for those indoctrinated by modern society to acquiesce when faced with bad behavior. "All that is necessary for evil to flourish is for good people to do nothing." I highlighted this old axiom as the main point of my change of command speech a little over a year ago. I implored our formations of airmen that it never be said of AFPC that "we did nothing" in the face of evil. I can't imagine a more vivid reinforcement of that lesson than what we're going through now. Edited: Just in case you guys/gals haven't read this letter... https://timesfreepress.com/news/2014/mar/27/nuke-missile-base-commanders-resignation-letter/

Wow... People commenting on the article are saying what a great leader he was. Can't be that great of a leader if he is blaming "the silent airman" for not speaking up as the reason he had to resign. Dear Col Stanley and other senior managers lurking around, people don't speak up because: 1. They don't trust that you care. 2. They don't trust that you will do the right thing based on the environment you have fostered. 3. # 1 & 2 Wow, just wow. Good guy lost? And the "movie" is over? Whatever dude, get over yourself.

I just want to point out that at least one airman has resorted to paying a commercial media outlet to get clarity on the FY14 Force Management Program. This makes me really sad.