disgruntledemployee

Thanks for posting this. I think they're right regarding PPE/prophylaxis. Just like after 9/11 we got new security measures, the TSA, and bombed a few other countries, the public started flying more; some from feeling safer and some from an improved economy. Maybe that Optimus Prime face cloth will do the trick. I'm not gonna argue effectiveness of masks, but it will be like commanders and reflective belts. They think they work, just like Jungle says. The other part is states relegating closure requirements to local levels. I was in WI last week when the WI Supremes invalidated the "Safer at Home" orders. Sure a few bars made the Utube with silliness, but what I saw were businesses trying to do the right thing and folks trying to do the same. I'm hoping that continues and WI shows the rest of the nation that reopening can be done. And I got my 1st haircut in 10 weeks; I wore a mask, barber lady wore a mask, it was all cool. Out

Jon and crew recently took care of us on a VA IRRRL at 2.75%. I must have called on the right day. Once we had the process going, the current mortgage company called and offered to refinance with them at 2.75%. So I agree with Jon that your current servicers want to keep your loan and might be creative with eating costs on a refi. A nice thing for us was by doing the refi with Jon, the new loan has escrow waived (we don't need a nanny to pay our bills) and the escrow with the old servicer was overfunded (the 3mo buffer from last years closing , taxes based on a high estimate).

Complaining Checklist So I've been keeping up with my airline's pilot forum, doing what any newb should do, stay quiet and listen. But I'm getting quite tired of the "us vs union vs them vs us," "pay me," and etc. attitudes. And tired of the "gross mismanagement" talk like anyone would ever fathom that air traffic would fall 95% for months to come. I've already concluded that there will be displacements and furloughs this fall, barring any further gov't assistance (but now they want to change this latest deal to 70% grant/30% loan). I'd love to see a 3 Musketeer attitude, but way too much hate/distrust/anger/negativity. I think I'll look into that truck driving school... oh wait, no schools open. Day trading? Nope, I'll lose the rest of it trying that. Instagram Influencer, screw that, I can't pout my face that much and not enough photoshop skillz. Sport bitching? Nah, season was cancelled. Beer light has been on the last 2 weeks solid, which is nice. Oh well. Venting - Complete ⬛⬛⬛⬛

I'm driving with the daughter not too long ago, she states that she's in charge of music for the ride, and tries to plug in her device, but hits the CD/XM button. I have 5x "mix tape" CDs in there from eons ago and we start hearing some ZZ Top. What starts out as "What's this?" finally ends with me trying to explain what a 10-12 song mix tape is/was. When we got got home, I had to show her the clip from High Fidelity on rules for making a mix tape. PS, for the next song, The Cranberries "Zombie" she goes, ooooh, I know this one, its by (some unknown name), but why is a girl singing it? Tried to explain why too many artists these days take a song, slow it down, and sing it all raspy and moody. Then gave her the Cranberries CD to listen, but she wondered how she was going to listen to them on her device. MP3s I answered. I tried to explain those. In the end, I concluded I'm a dinosaur, but when the XM satellite blows up, and Spotify and Pandora go offline, I have thousands of MP3s, CDs, and old cassettes to keep me company. "Like that'll ever happen" she says. I asked when was the last time she had coffee in a Starbucks!

Early 90's, it was that more scholarships were offered for enginerding, so that became my major. Ended up with a degree in potions (chemistry), which is actual witchcraft. Small irony, way too many of my classmates that started in enginerding became meteorology grads. The seniors would even shout, "pre-met!" when any frosh would mention that they were majoring in EE/ME/Etc. Out

Well, our Navy, the best Navy in the world, deserves a better Secretary. I wager a case of Pliney IPAs that CAPT Crozier drafted that message, read it 50 more times, sipping a scotch or whatever hooch he has squirreled away in his office, gazed out the window at the sea reminiscing of good times, and knew once he hit send, his career was over, but his folks might get the help he wanted them to get, and that was worth it. It's a shame shit like this has to happen, but it will keep happening because we will always have piss poor people in important jobs above us. And I just guessing here, but a few more heads will roll, probably starting with the "Adm down the hall." Out

Ha! Must be what's financing the airline grants. WRT homeowners/car insurance, who out there is doing good service and value? My car rates just went vertical. Out

Make sure he tells DFAS - Retired (Indy) that the date has changed. That didn't happen automatically for me and they started my retired pay too early. DFAS AD and DFAS Retired don't really talk to each other. Took a full year to unfuck the whole thing.

To Mr OP Penguin, Here's some fatherly advice. It starts with a question. What the fuck do you want? The solution, figure out how to get there. There are hundreds of folks on this forum that made their way to that answer. If you feel unsatisfied in UAVs, seek out what you want. Or enjoy exploding terrorists. Few manned craft pilots can say they took out bad guys these days. So get to it, whatever you decide. And stop crying to the internet. Its a heartless bitch. Out

Sounds like a good time for a "Real Men of Genius" ad. Out

Ah, I see the solution. All TSAs at DCA, IAD, and BWI no show and effectively shut down air travel in the DC area. Extreme, sure. Likely, no. Watching it actually happen and the reactions, priceless. Out

Just a made up example. That would be a neat story tho. Out

Caveats. 1. The path that worked for me will not work for you. I started writing my own PRFs. A, it was the times, B, thats what folks did that were a bit out of the core AF (Joint), C, that was the advice I was given as a new Lt from the OG, (3x overall BTZ back when they did Maj BTZ). I made Lt Col with a P while on a joint (other) staff and only a few DPs available. I put all strats on the 1st line, command roles on the 2nd, all awards on the 3rd, and big ticket items in the middle. I understood the game of those times and put the words on PRFs to match. Key point: Included were combat hrs and a combat story of leadership. And thats what combat will do, provide opportunities for the shit to hit the fan (it will, guaranteed) and you to roll in and LEAD. So, if any of you ever get the North Koreans to grant clearance to land US Mil cargo in Pyongyang to deliver humanitarian air after thay have a natural disaster, you get O-5 automatically. Out (3x 10% -OH IPAs this eve)

Marines LOVE the knife hand. Love it. Sorry to all those Hands screwed over. You all get free beers. Out

Having been in Hot, Africa Hot (realz Africa), the 2-piece is the bikini of uniforms. Back home, bag all the way. It was a defiance at one point in time (Blues Monday) and is my rebel uniform. Want to thow a subtle F.U. at the man, sport that verboten patch. That and pull and zip and I'm off to work. So, occasions dictate the clothes, wear accordingly. Out

I vote Bergstrom, err, I mean Austin. The dive bar scene on 6th is outstanding. Out

Damn. One of the biggest personalities of the 198th. I can hear his voice as he talks at a debrief, one of his grand stories of killin snakes in his duck blinds, pearls o' wisdom while riding the crew bus, or how the Shirt was riding his ass about his sideburns (Whit was the DO then). A toast to the dude of 130s Out

I selected the topic and front/center was the 2nd quote, so I added the OPs 1st post on top, you know, for chronology. Irony? Foreshadowing? Bad Karma? Out

Yeah, but were they really pilots? I sat in the back of the plane one day while McDew subjected the earth to his soul crushing landings. I closed my eyes, braced for impact, and let out a Jesus! as I expected the gear to collapse each time. Tr'ble, just tr'ble. PS: No idea on the others, so flame elsewhere. On topic tho, who better to implement the programs on pilot assignments and retention than those most hurting, a fighter pilot. Question is, is he still a fighter pilot? I think it would be a more interesting experiment to take an 18yr Lt Col pilot, one about to get out, and make him/her the chief of AFPC. Out

If the names are on the orders, doesnt matter how many milkmen are involved. One more thing and I didnt think much of at at the time, but a doc we were seeing (military) handed us our kids medical records. Not the "hey, turn these in" kind of give, but here, these belong to you and your kids, use them as you see fit. Puzzling at the time, but helped later on with leaving EFMP. BTW, all kid issues were overcome and nobody would ever know what we had to work through if you met them today. Side short story. Wife made lots of contacts regarding local specialty treatment services while kid was getting help. She talked with EFMP about all these resources as we were about to PCS and was quite agitated that they had no clue on what existed in their own area. Out

Na, the Rebels will game the system 1st by trying to take their test on the moon. Starfleet will reply by requiring everyone to return to earth every 6 months, but will see that as too costly, and will try to institute gravity regs. The Italian foreign exchange dude will mock his fellow spacemen as he sips Space Chianti on Mars... the red wine for the red planet. Out

If they have degrees. His scheme wont survive 1st contact when enlistments are up and the AF has shit on them. They'll take their very valuable skill and get real paid. The Es that go pilot will be smart enough to get the degree while they can. The pay jump for those guys is even more. AF better have a supp flight pay to make them par or else. He must be thinking that keeping Es would be easier than Os. He'll be wrong. Out

Its not that hard. Besides, your not supposed to write your PRF. As I was retiring, I told execs nay to the PRF inputs, when fired right back that they would do it as ordered. I recommeded blank out of the unit. It worked... for about a week. I told execs to be very creative and have lots of fun. It was a keeper and proud of the cheekiness displayed. The one liner that the HHQ sent up was hilarious in that they misused "there" ilo "their record." For final OPR, it was less than 6 months and I didnt care and convinced the chain that I didnt want one. That way when they try to non-vol unretire me, they'll see the glitch which will overload, trip, and hang up the machine till it tosses me aside and moves on. Ahh, good ol days Out

Fight. Everyone needs something medically every year, and seeing an eye doc on glasses is nothing "Special." EFMP is for those that require specific special care like a Developmental Pediatrician or many of the therapist types that may be hard to find. If you filled out the screener saying no, then that should be it. Roll in with the boss on the lunacy and this could work its way out in no time. Also, ask for a reg reference saying you have to enroll. BTW, EFMP approval process for PCS is excruciatingly painful and slow. We ended up disenrolling (no small feat) as we knew better what we needed and how to get it. Good luck Out

It's called NASA. When we start installing port holes for the men to shoot out on our spaceships, then we can start a military space force. Or when the aliens attack. Either one works for me. Out