chim richalds

Its the same military that doesn't allow troops to carry their own weapons if they desire. Another base shooting yesterday, and still all they want to talk about is sexual harassment and cheating on tests. Not sure why anyone would ever want to get out.

Didn't know you had to apply to AMU/TUI

106 pages since the announcement came out. 0 VSP approvals thus far. I think we're all chasing our tails at this point.

I loved it when he told the story of making an AC go tell a loadmaster to put his flight suit top on. He was so upset that an Aircraft Commander would allow such an atrocity. Nevermind you that it was summer in OKAS. He seemed ok 1 on 1, but definitely the kind of ball-less weenie that tends to go places in the AF today.

just wanted to point out that the vsp window has been open for 45 days now and exactly nothing has been accomplished.

Now you know why i "fly" uavs.

good job. This has been one of the most common complaints in this process. The fact that probably the highest person in your chain you will ever speak to doesn't know if this got resolved is telling.

yes tnkr, I guess sarcasm can be tough to judge on the internet based on the number of "down votes" I get every time I post on here. This is a good place to vent, and a valuable resource to share rumors/lessons learned/and "heres what my vMPF says today." Thanks CHS17 for your funny memes, they make me laugh before I make the long walk to my GCS every night. Those of you who have been able to stay in a cockpit, I salute you. Please keep those of us who went through UPT only to be banished to a life of watching video feeds in your prayers.

She's a political appointee from a military-gutting liberal, I don't expect her to be able to vis recce every plane in the fleet, but she should at least know how to quickly dispose of 25k people

Always look out for yourself in regards to PIC time . Never log other time if you don't have to. If leadership gives you a hassle about making sure you get all the time you can, it's probably because they are also setting themselves up for good contracting jobs after they retire.

2, he is an awesome motivational speaker and seems like a genuinely solid dude. This is why many of us hoped this round of cuts was going to go more smoothly than the last. There is still time to recover but it seems like AFPC is in a flat spin headed out to sea right now.

Awesome Hick, PC definitely seems the route to getting paroled these days

You say "protect taxpayers investment," but what about the gains the govt gets by getting me off their payroll for good, never having to pay to pcs me again, and getting my family off tricare? It's cheaper for the govt to get me out early, hence why they (supposedly) will pay you to get out.

Those of you who come on here to pour cold water on our hopes and have little info to add can go yourselves

We can still buy stuff with our own money? Ain't America grand

i've searched this before, looked like they will move you to your home of record. if you want your shit somewhere further away, you have to cover the difference.

Beerman, let the dude vent. This is an anonymous place where we can release our frustrations without worrying about getting court-mashalled. Nobody needs to take any of this stuff personally. Many of us want to leave, some want to stay. You're not a bad dude either way. I agree that those of us trying to leave shouldn't trash the joint on the way out. I will disagree with letters, it pays well, it just sucks that it pays the same no matter how hard you work. I remember when I made AC, my wife asked how much of a pay raise that was. I laughed, then reflected on what a communist organization it is that I work for.

what does "We expect to receive final approval authorities early next week for a select few categories, like rated and health professions, at which point we will be actively processing all voluntary applications" mean. He goes out of his way to say process instead of approve.

sure it does, our functional says they would take us back but theres no trng slots open. Some of our programs will cease to exist in 7 months and they have no clue where they are putting everybody.

I get so tired of hearing how we can't let pilots go, tell that to any 11M farmed out to ACC/AFSOC.

At least you can read your bible in prison, and you expect to get it in the ass.

approving, I laughed

So who told them not to waive any adsc in the first place? And don't tell me 13-65, that doc doesn't mention vsp anywhere in it.

i guess that CSAF leadership by memo aint coming out today. Color me shocked.

For serious? What does your FSS know? Usually I can answer that question (not much) but I wonder what they were told. Have you mentioned this before? Thats the first I've seen in my perusal of this board every 6-9 seconds.