Buenos Diaz

ClearedHot, I didn’t realize you were worth more than $100,000,000. You’ve done very well in the last eight years. Correct me if I’m wrong but the proposal on taxing unrealized gains only applies to those worth over $100 million. I’m not sure I agree with taxing unrealized gains in any form but this proposal doesn’t apply to very many. Buenos

Huggy, Did your ret it recent pay remain “Final Pay” or reset to “High 3?” Deez

Boomer6, I’ve had to fight with finance and A staff regarding per diem at deployed locations where Airmen were billeted in contracted hotels off base but incorrectly authorized GMR. A dining facility is considered not available when government lodging on a US installation is not available. Therefore, locality meal rate is paid. It doesn’t matter if you eat a dining facility or not, even if they don’t charge you. If they put you off base, you get full per diem. Straight out of the JTR. Linked and pasted at the bottom of the post below the cut line. Appropriate items underlined. Story time. Long ago, I was tasked to stand up a Det at an overseas airport that didn’t have lodging on post. So about 100 of my closest friends and I were billeted at the Radisson Blue. Our orders were correctly written with full M&IE. After a couple weeks of working alongside transient MX deployed to a different unit, I found out they were only authorized GMR even though they were billeted off base in the same hotel as we were. About $100 per day difference. Almost $20k per maintainer for the length of their deployment They were all going broke eating off post, where a hamburger and a coke cost $35, or they had to take the hour long bus ride to base to eat at the DFAC. To top it off, they only provided transportation to the base at noon and midnight. So even on their day off, they had to spend all day on base. I felt terrible for these guys and spoke to their CC, gave himthe reference and was assured he would fix it. His fix was to file an IG complaint against me and get aircrew banned from the DFAC. After a protracted fight with finance, A4 and the IG, common sense prevailed and the maintainers were paid what they were owed. This had been going on for years, hundreds of airmen were incorrectly paid GMR when they were owed thousands more. To my knowledge, finance only corrected the vouchers and orders for the airmen deployed with me but subsequent deployments found the maintainers billeted at a nearby base with adequate facilities and then transported to the airport for duty each shift. Buenos ————————————————————————————————————- https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jan/04/2002917147/-1/-1/0/JTR.PDF#page55 JTR pg 2-34 D. Government Dining Facilities. A Government dining facility is available only when the Government quarters or ILP facility on the U.S. installation to which the Service member is assigned TDY are adequate and available. Government facilities should be used to the maximum extent possible. 1. Use of the Government dining facility must be directed in the travel authorization. The authorization must state when a Service member is to receive the PMR or GMR. Otherwise, the locality meal rate is paid. Schoolhouse training or other excepted circumstance may impact meal rate payable. 2. A dining facility is considered not available: a. When Government lodging on the U.S installation is not available. b. On travel days. c. When an AO determines that: (1) The use of the Government dining facility adversely affects mission (2) There is excessive distance between the Government dining facility and places of (3) Transportation is not reasonably available between the Government dining facility and places of duty or lodging. (4) Duty hours and Government dining facility operating hours are incompatible. 3. When a travel authorization directs the use of a Government dining facility for TDY travel and it is not available, a traveler must provide a statement of non-availability explaining which meals were not available and why, to receive reimbursement. The reason for non-availability must be acceptable to and approved by the AO. Once approved, the travel authorization must be modified to document the change in meal rate. 4. An organization may not treat TDY members as permanent party by providing Government meals in a dining facility at no charge. A TDY member pays for meals in the Government dining facility except in the following circumstances: Essential Unit Mess, field duty, sea duty, members traveling together with no reimbursement or Joint Task Force Operations. See the DoD Financial Management Regulation, Vol. 7A, Chapter 25.

HeloDude, I think the afi states something about no mileage restrictions for passes (weekends off duty are regular passes) but allows other types of restrictions such as hours away. I think it specifically allows training base commanders to place restrictions to ensure students are able to return in time to resume training. This meets the msn requirement caveat. I'm curious to hear if upt bases don't have a local area policy anymore. Bottom line, Rhade needs to talk with his unit and supervisor about what is feasible for his situation. Thanks, Buenos

Having been a upt instructor for 4 years, I would advise you to not plan to fly home every weekend. There are a couple of reasons. First and foremost, you may not know you're getting behind the power curve until it us too late. I've had to counsel several folks that had washed out but failed to realize the impact their off duty obligations had on their training. Unfortunately, because they thought they could handle it they also didn't tell their flight ccs until it was too late. Secondly, if you have to fly home you will probably be outside the defined local area and may be required to take leave. You most likely don't have enough leave accrued but I doubt the approving official would approve leave every weekend even if you did. I advise you to make your concerns known to your unit and if you go to upt make sure your flight ccs know about your issues. Both your unit and flight ccs will be able to help you come up with a plan to meet your needs. Good luck!

The way I read it is para b does apply. He is an applicant for the atp with a multi engine rating or a type rating so the test can only be extended if he took it after 31 July 2014. If he didn't have those ratings then he could go to para c. Since he took it before 31 July 2014, is an applicant for an atp, and has a type rating or multi engine class, the test will expire at the normal expiration date and can't be extended under the provisions referenced. I have heard of folks extending because of being deployed but it sounds like that is not the case.

Just got my posters today. They look great and were well packed. Funny thing though, the T-6 IP looks like he is asleep but I guess that it pretty close to the truth.

Just ordered 5. They're gonna look great in the basement!

drewpey, You don't need to get another masters. ACSC 6.0 is online and is the course that you are looking for. Link below. https://www.au.af.mil/au/acsc/distance-learning.asp#Benefits Later, Buenos

WILCO, thanks!

I closed in January and my conventional mortgage was sold immediately to Citimortgage. Makes no dofference to me that it was sold. Hopefully, Citimortgage provides the same level of service as Dave Devine and NBOKC did. For what it is worth, every person I know of that has closed with NBOKC (about 10) has had their loan sold to another bank. Buenos

DoD IG slams AF Investigation https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2013/02/airforce-report-f22-crash-slammed-by-dod-ig-021113/

The fees, for a first time buyer, are slightly lower than what you state but close enough for government work. Split that one time fee up over the three years he may keep it and then add in the interest rate (3.25% to 3.5%) and you come up with a rate around 4%. I bet he is making more than 4% on his money right now. IMO, it doesn't make sense to move money from a fund in order to save less money than you are making in the fund.

Check out the VA loan thread in General Discussion. I bet Dave Devine from NBOKC can beat USAA's rate and I know he can beat their closing date and level of customer service. I speak from experience. You will be dissapointed if you use USAA. Trust me, It is worth it to lose your deposit and go with another bank. Do yourself a favor and shop around. If you are only going to keep the house for three years, you might want to reconsider putting that much money down. The VA funding fee is very low for first time buyers and you can finance 100% plus closing costs. If you still believe that the seller would prefer a conventional loan, you can put less down and pay PMI, which may not be that much. Good Luck, Buenos

2...thanks for the back up. But it is a good thing that ORIs are having less of an impact and the IG is willing to give credit for real world ops. On another note, I just found out Col Steve Legrand, AMC/IG, died in October from complications after surgery. I got to work with him a few times in 2011 and I believe he was one of the guys that got the ball rolling on reducing the ORI footprint. Great guy and I'm sad to see him die so young. :beer: