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I was able to take 20 days of permissive TDY tacked onto my terminal.

Congratulations Duck.... it's much better on this side. If you don't have your airline applications ready to publish, get on it ASAP. Let me know if you have any questions on the 2x passed over process.

With a few separate details, this was me. I really didn’t care to advance my military career, told my commander I planned to get out, asked to be a line IP at a UPT base, and was subsequently passed over for Major. The rumor mill went crazy as I deployed to Tampa for 7 months in the middle of it (“he told the commander to fuck off...) The amount of friends who privately expressed envy was shocking and kind of hilarious. In conclusion, it can happen with the right commander and right assignment. Incredibly thankful for the opportunities of the past, incredibly stoked to be out and loving life. Risky move, but knew I couldn’t stomach another 10 years. No regrets.

Congratulations on your selection to Major!

As real as this: https://www.duffelblog.com/2012/10/guantanamo-prisoners-to-receive-gi-bill-benefits/

I have nothing to add other than this is a great post. I really enjoy your writing style on here.

I feel like it’s another good time to post this: https://www.duffelblog.com/2015/04/jcs-dont-care-youre-resigning/

A Cessna 208 with a 105mm howitzer sticking out the side.

https://warontherocks.com/2018/05/a-call-for-senior-officer-reform-in-the-air-force-an-insiders-perspective/ Any O-6s or HPOs care to weigh in on the above? Obviously I left well before the level of discussion in the article, but is the O-6 exodus as bad as he makes it out to be? I knew higher ranks were Political (as is being an Officer in general) but he makes it sound like it's more tribal than a country club in the deep south.

Normally this YouTube channel does ATC audio, but here's the Dispatch in real time:

*golf clap* Cobra Ball!

There's a couple of us... Started Indoc 23 Jan, currently in the sim phase now. Interview gouge on the internets is pretty spot on. If you've passed the video interview and have been invited for the face to face, the odds are in your favor.

Anyone know of any good crash pads by LGA? Need one for a few months before I can transfer to my home domicile. I’ve talked to blockedinncrashpads.com, trying to see what else is out there...?

You work for AA right? How?

I had a 55 PCSM and a 2.7 GPA when I got my slot in 2005 with ROTC. No idea how I got a pilot slot, to be quite honest. Edit: had like 12 flight hours, and took the AFOQT blindly because the cadre was like “hey you need to take this” with like a weeks heads up

It’s 11 years of your life. I have zero regrets doing it. There is no comparing it to the civilian world, military flying is one of the most awesome things on the planet. Now I have zero regrets leaving it, but very glad I did it And then you can go back to your finance job... if you want to.

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Pretty much exactly that. I have bought/sold two houses with VA loans, but never done anything from scratch before.

Has anyone ever used a VA loan to build a custom house? Are there any major issues? Is it the same financing rules? Also, as I begin the airline saga, is getting a mortgage impossible on first year pay or do underwriters understand our progressive pay scale? Speaking of which.. NBOKC/Marty - what are the 15 year fixed VA rates nowadays? Is there any difference between a 760 and 805 score, rate wise? I distrust the Quicken loans pop ups...

What plane?

Without getting into too much detail, I also showed my cards, and my QoL became measuredly better. I was at a UPT base and resumed flying 4-5x a week. While I missed being operational, my work life was what I always imagined being a Pilot in the USAF would be like. In AF wisdom, they PCS'd me in the middle of my promotion shenanigans, and my gaining base got a whopping 10 months of qualified time before I started terminal. Any discussions about the irony of the situation with both the losing Wing CC and new functional was a rousing generic speech on how disappointed I must be with this outcome, and not to give up hope on being promoted ABZ. And now I sit here on terminal, vacationing in Europe, out 2 years early from my ADSC, and a CJO from a legacy airline. Life is good.

Can someone explain the new changes at AA? What is Average Calendar Day? How is it different then Minimum calendar day? What is the big picture effect here, besides more $$?

Duck, congratulations on your promotion to Major!

Can you elaborate? As a new hire there (awaiting class date) I'm pretty darn stoked. Other AA guys say the union/contract has it's issues, but it's worlds above better then anything Active Duty.

I think Moseley. 2005-2008. It's when the Deid, at its peak, went full retard. It's when the Airmans Creed was invented, Chiefs finally outruled everyone, and the invention of "everyone is a warrior." He said we need to cut people to pay for hardware, had a ton of scandals, and was finally fired for nuclear shenanigans. Masters degrees came back from Gen Jumper, and the Generals, with the economy in the shits and the support of Moseley, said "if you don't like it, get out." Oh, and UPT Direct to RPAs. Schwartz was a close second with the nuclear enterprise "changes", Fitness test Salem witch trials, and Blues Monday. He could have undone the damage that Mosely did, but instead double downed on the policies at the Deid, making him a close second. He could have ended the reign of fighter pilot CSAFs, but he did such a piss poor job that the next guy was back to the status quo. Welsh had the unfortunate job of cleaning up everyone elses scandals and a terrible SECAF. Oh well, what could have been.