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Being an exec has NOTHING to do with leadership potential. My wife was an exec, and damn good, much better than the pilots (all top notch people) she was an exec with. Guess why? Because she had worked in college as a secretary. An exec position is nothin more than a glorified secretary. Sure, you are asked the occasional input by your boss, but that could come from anyone else, you are just the easiest to ask. In the end, being an exec, DS etc, is nothing more than a secretary job where you get the education of watching a dysfunctional bureaucratic organization like the USAF work its magic thanks to hardworking tactical operators and gobs of cash and resources. If the USAF started promoting people it needed to be leaders instead of the bullied high schooler who finally got a taste of power in ROTC and learned if he kissed enough ass and filled squares he could someday be in charge. We'd have less Chang's, less people making exec and worthless schools a goal and more warrior minded leaders who gave a shit about things other than their rise in the ranks of big blue.

Chang, I'm not bitter, and while you and Learjetter may disagree with my statement, I'm passing along words of what a ton of people think. My proudest accomplishments of saving lives during TICs, killing bad guys, training new pilots, etc. has not meant $hit to the USAF in comparison to my skills in my additional duties (which I excelled in) but I can admit that work was std USAF qweep with little to zero real world impact outside keeping leadership happy with green metrics on ppt. Chang, I advise you to listen to all the people who have realized and reacted to the fact the USAF system does not always promote the best "leaders". Instead it favors risk adverse, metric chasing personnel managers who will go with the system. Why do you think so many people say Robin Olds, Chuck Yeager and other historic leaders would have been passed over majors in this USAF? They see it...they get it.

I'm talking about the guys who really want to be a execs to get close to the boss, etc. Let's face it. The USAF cares a lot more about how you handle the OG's schedule and outlook skills than it does on how well you fly or many lives you've saved as far as career progression into leadership billets.

Yes, young guys should strive to be the pilot turned exec that wants to climb the big blue ladder. I don't know Vetter but I know many good dudes who were great bros, terrific pilots and could have been awesome leaders had they stayed in. Likewise I know many dudes who used to be good dudes, decent pilots but traded it in to sit exec so they could go to school and get a strat. Given a choice is full my sq with dudes like Vetter over the USAF golden children anyday based on attitude alone. Face it Chang, the USAF leadership tracking system is balls-ass-broke! It's why the USAF is a shitshow held together by the hard tactically job focused workers who get punished by the system while ass-licking ball fondling square fillers get promoted.

I really hope they look at more than just the PRF. I compared my current IPZ to my BPZ and it sucks. Written by a rater who has met me once, after only a month in station. I offered him my old PRFs as a template and he declined. Apparantly all my time in the desert accomplished zero for my career outlook because not a mention of it. Anyone know how much they look at duty positions and levels and take into account.

Paid for my Bremont 26 Nov, just found out it was lost in the mail (2nd shipping attempt after they sent to the wrong address the first time) and will be 8-10 more weeks until finished....think I can get them to throw in an extra wristband or something for my troubles?

Go back a few pages I this thread for the numbers. I edited my above response. Not good at math but I'd say better than a 35% chance for sure...my running of last years number are 48% shot for a P...and none of these factor in possible DP #s if those exist.

Chicken, not sure your particulars but even last year P's had a 50/50 shot. Plus I think this year the overall rate will be 84% with 58% dp rate....this giving a non dp a 62% chance if my math was correct. Somewhere. I just saw my PRF with a P and wasn't overly concerned. A little concerned...yes, but hopefully I can nudge out 38% of the bottom. Anyone out there know the other factors this year?

Is it normal for a pregnancy to delay things? I'd look into the reg driving the delay for pregnancy and if not valid, elevate. The EFMP process can be a nightmare. When I was entangled, I read the regs carefully to find out what was normal vs opinionated bs.

"yeah, for an extra few million per jet we can make the F-35 match current 2015 TGP capabilities by 2020"

Same on the HAL...just threw down for some. Now I'm gonna stop watching the market as I'm out of play money for the year. So far all the oil stuff I bought has my portfolio down as it keeps sinking.

Here's a good one!

I don't think anyone here is debating the actual need for some of the capes the F-35 has....except we already had better stealth/speed/maneuver in the F-22 which we ended production because it was too costly. Instead of the cheap 5th generation F-16 replacement, we got sold bill of goods by LM and are now getting a jet that doesn't perform as advertised per schedule and at outrageous cost. To add to insult, to pay for this ability to stay relevant in high end warfare which we may never use, we have to get rid of low end warfare capes we have been using for the last 20 years to pay the bill. Again, when the JSF was $30 mil a copy....great...build 2,000 single engine 5th gen fighters, do whatever with them, fly em off boats, in bird severe, who cares, it's expendable F-16 version 2.0...at $100 mil+, not so much.

So in 2019 we'll have a top of the line 1999 jet only 3x the original cost ....awesome. Side question: anyone know of the have the JSF hmcs problems fixed? In '09 I did a paper on the system and was able to sit with engineers and they admitted many "technical" issues they hoped to work through. In 2011 a test pilot in the program said they still had issues and were looking at alternatives but I have not heard since how the no hud is working out. But then again, developed 15 yrs ago at staggering cost..now we have hogs and vipers with $50k scorpion full color nvg compatible hmcs. Despite all its problems one must look at the program accomplishments. In 2013 it was able to fly at night and I think the no flying within 25nm of thunderstorms has been lifted.

After seeing a JSF marketing video showing an F-35 weaving between SAM rings on its way to strike a target....then showing the same rings from a 4th gen perspective....I really question the type of scenario that would drive AI in a double digit SAM environment. Oh, and all that trouble to drop its payload of 2 bombs....from a single engine $110 mil jet. Just saying we are spending a lot of money and resources to prep for a scenario that likely never happens. I know it needs to be done...but it could face been done smarter and I blame our leadership and politicians. The F-35 made a lot of sense 20 yrs ago at $30 mil per copy.

The dynamics will change and I'm in it for the long haul. Might be 2,3,5+ years but I'm betting oil goes up eventually and if it goes lower, I'll buy more.

I'm just not so sure we can't do the F-35s job better with newer stealthier weapons we've developed in the past 15 years. 4th gen fighters have been on a leash for decades now (ref losses during the gw1) vs any country that can afford good SAMs, this "need" isn't new (which is why we should have bought more -22s) Everyone talks China....not gonna happen. Russia...not gonna happen. I'm willing to bet even without the F-35 our existing 18 B-2s/tomahawks and 180 F-22s could fit the bill day 1-3 vs any other defenses. I think the WW3 "we need 1k+ F-35 scenario) is pretty far fetched given today's geo political situation. I know us and our allies will get it. I just have a lot of doubts on how useful it really will fit with our strategy and real needs.

Th problem when it takes 20 years from design to IOC is a lot changes in the works and technology. Hell when the F-22 initial design rolled out in 1986, the Aim-120 was still 6 yrs out, top gun was number 1 at the box office and we were going to be dogfighting 5th gen Russian fighters with thrust vectoring....now we use it against ISIS lobbing SDBs. My question is really what role the F-35 fills in future warfare other than costly supplementing of superior role focused aircraft. A/A king is the F-22 supplemented with 15C's, CAS king is the A-10 with F-16s, 15E's doing well also. Seems future AI is probably going to go the way of stealth UCAVs and cruise missiles. So where can the JSF fill a role and excel? I really wish we had bought more F-22s and block 60 vipers.

Anyone out there trying to capitalize on these low oil prices. I just sunk some $$ into a variety of ETFs and stocks that are down about 50% on the year. Wondering if others were doing the same and if so, where. I looked at ETFs: USO, BNO, DBO, OIL and for stocks, NE, AXAS

Question: I get my bonus payment each June. If I'm on a 365 to a tax free zone, will that payment be tax free as well? I seem to remember hearing the bonus was taxed a bit differently for the year. Thanks

YGBFSM. I saw the posts and had to look back to see what great deal this person got. You could not pay me enough to do that gig. In fact, I'd pay my salary not to do it. Teaching worthless stuff at a worthless school to go to another worthless school so I can compete to be a micromanaged sq/cc. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

You should get a Brown official passport. Your rip should have the info on it. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Why do people work so hard to try and spend a year of their life wasted at a silly USAF school? Are people doing it just to guarantee LTC or is it like a paid vacation from the real AF? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Really? You wan't to judge workload and responsibility by OPR bullets? There are exaggerations, lies, damn lies, exaggerated damn lies and if you keep going a ways you'll get to OPR bullets. Led 50 troops in intense combat environment = put together shoeclerk sports day. Worked with multi billion dollar asset = stocked snack bar for satellite technicians Top junior officer in my sq = only officer in sq Etc etc etc Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Calm down people, nobody is looking for anything that violates Opsec. Simple CRM tasks, should not be hard to discuss. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!