MechGov

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For a flying-only track It would be nice to see the AF actually open opportunities to flyers with >10 years TAFCS time. Kinda ironic to be told as a captain that you’re too old to meet a board for consideration, for ADSC reasons.

Caption says: “KC-46A landing at Edwards.” You would think for an instrument refresher course, they could correctly ID the aircraft in the picture. I doubt that’s Edwards AFB either. Also, 6 hr CBT as a pre requisite for a 1.5 hr class...that’s a bit much.

Because we haven’t spent more on the flying hour program for less result?

That’s a good idea, it should work for one of the lower altitude tracks I need.

Does anyone have any experience getting a CONUS-based ALTREV coordinated? I’m trying to figure out how to set up AAR off track and the local knowledge how to do that has departed the fix.

Given that we are leaving the Stan, I’m sure there’s another reason to be glad not to be an AFPAK Hand.

Bring back casual Lt’s. I’m willing to wager that the increase in spicy corn production offsets the extra PCS costs of an ex-college student.

Cougar Baron: It’s the Baron you like but thoroughly upgraded, with fresher paint and new, larger, firmer glass cockpit and a strong desire to go out for a spin. Also comes with a drinking habit, divorce, 2 grown kids and a carton of Newport’s.

It’s a bit disgusting...from the Knife himself.

I think you just described IFS, phase 3 and IFF

Anyone know what the status of the schools board is? I wouldn’t be surprised if it slipped, because: COVID

Exactly. There is an appetite in Africa for US advisory, including FMS of A-29 or AT-6 of the US can get out of its own way.

After getting turned down at the AFMC screening for having too much TIS as a captain (not prior E), I wondered that myself.

As it should be. The sheer volume of non-Ops folks in ROTC seemed like it skewed a lot of perspectives, but that viewpoint is over a decade old.

I really think ROTC, and Big Blue is missing out on an opportunity here for ops folks to reblue by giving back to the next generation, and giving the instructor some seat time, even if it’s a borrowed 172.

Man, if only ROTC had a MOA with CAP or some flying clubs for rated dudes to teach ROTC and do incentive flights/IFS. I remember ROTC struggling to have relevance to the Ops AF because of the number of shoes involved & lack of relevant training.

🥃 a toast

Best of luck. My gripe is that the AF want experience in different programs but then penalizes 2nd MWS or 2nd/3rd tour dudes as being too old.

With 5 years experience, probably

Therein lies the problem. As a nation or political class, we’ve departed the point where there is an objective standard to be held. There’s a Republican standard and a Democratic standard and both seem willing to call out the speck in the others eye while missing the log in their own. Some of these double standards would be just absurd if it wasn’t tragic what it is doing to the nation, let alone the precedents for the future of the federal government. What bothers me the most is that there is a sliding scale of wrong doing that keeps getting more slippery. And yet it’s considered justifiable moral equivalency if it comes from your party. Republicans can’t judge Trump against the law or the Consitution any more than the Democrats can’t judge their own folks.

Wait so, a Pearl Harbor redux?