HarleyQuinn

Sounds like an Air Force inspired ride at Six Flags. Then I look behind me and I'm the only one standing in line for this ride. Probably not a good idea after all. While I commend a few of the changes in the article below, I wonder as we try to keep maintainers around to fix our f$#!ed up jets, this is the best they got? Who put some of these archaic requirements in place to begin with? I guess the cool kids club is looking for members because nobody wants to play promotion games anymore. https://www.military.com/2018/07/06/revised-air-force-handbook-ok-call-e-8s-senior.html I had an FGO ask me if he thought he could get step promoted based on a not yet approved NDAA. I was like bruh, step promotions has always been for enlisted. You want to be a Lt Col, but you are twice passed over. I don't get it. Can someone explain his logic to me? And he is trying to avoid a 365 like the plague. The CC knows it's going to happen to this individual at some point.

Texas mom shoots man trying to take car with her kids inside at gas station: "I hope that woke him up" https://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-mom-shoots-man-trying-to-take-car-with-her-kids-inside-at-gas-station-hope-that-woke-him-up.amp.html This is why I love Texas! A few years ago some guys broke into a home. A wife hid in the attic with her kids and her gun. She called her husband and he basically told her to unleash hell if they come into the attic. The attic door opened and all you heard was her emptying her clip and her husband cheering her on. Merica! In California you would be locked up for defending your family.

I have a buddy at AFPC. Good luck finding officers or enlisted to do anything. We are short on officers period. Maintenance, cyber, intel, medical, and the list goes on and on of career field shortages for officers. Why are we short? 70% of men and women ages 17-24 are ineligible to join right now because: out of shape; have medical issues; an arrest record; can't pass fitness test; do drugs; just can't pass the required aptitude tests; keep forcing the square peg into the round hole.

That's not even the beginning. I saw a lady on YouTube rebooting her Tesla. Had to pull over on a road trip because her damn speedometer wasn't working. Same lady arrived at a charging station during another road trip. She couldn't charge her car! I have never not been able to gas up my vehicle at a gas station. People have reported simple stuff like a backup camera working intermittently on Teslas. I just had one installed professionally on my truck and I haven't had a single problem since the purchase 8 months ago. In the past 5-6 months, two Teslas have run into parked fire trucks, one into a parked police car, and another into a barrier. I can do that myself without an autonomous driving system. All drivers were using Teslas autopilot. When I PCS, it takes me 3 minutes to fill up my Tundra on the road. As the truck is filling up, I'm getting the bugs off the windshield. Then I hit up the restroom and I'm back on the road in 5 minutes. Who has time to wait 45 minutes for a car to charge? I learned from talking to bros they are the exact same way during a road trip for a PCS. And I keep a water cooler next to my seat so I can grab food and drinks as I drive.

Talk to USAA about my accident record. I don't have any. People have rear ended me, not the other way around. I receive a refund from USAA every year. Last thing I want is an autonomous vehicle not slowing down and driving 45 mph over a huge bump that's clearly marked. A bump you should slow down for. Or lets use potholes as an example. An autonomous vehicle cannot dodge those. Sorry, but I don't want the alignment on my vehicle jacked up.

I bet people in line were giving you the stink eye thinking, "Nice try terrorist, especially with your protein powder in a carry on."

Don't tell my old lady but the new Android messaging app has self generated responses now. You don't have to type anything when someone messages you. Just select a response from the 3 that pop up after someone messages you. Talking about laziness and has idiocracy arrived upon us.

That is correct. People were complaining about the feature after Google I/O because you can't differentate it from a humans voice. So now Google will program it to identify itself as an assistant during a call. I guess people were concerned it could trick you into providing PII. But they fail to realize it could really help out those who are handicap in some shape or form. I am on the fence about the Pixel 3 and 3XL. Just because the 3XL will have the notch and a bit larger of a screen. I don't have hands like an NBA basketball player. The Pixel 3 on the other hand would give me less screen real estate than my 2XL. I definitely want to purchase a Pixel watch if launched. I just hate having to charge a watch as an owner of the Moto 360. I'm very interested in the next iteration of Pixel buds. However, I just purchased a pair of Jabra Elite Active 65t wireless ear buds. Never going back to wired headsets. Working out with my ear buds from Jabra without a wire hanging down on my neck is a good time. They were worth every penny and I only have to charge the case for the ear buds once a week. I do 2 hour workouts and the ear buds will last 5 hours on one charge. The case will get you an additional 10 hours of charge time. I use my Google home mini a lot. Google was smart for practically giving them away. I didn't realize in May Google activated the ability for the mini to launch movies from the Google Play Movies & TV store automatically to your tv. I am renting at the moment and I think having a Google home mini in every room would be sweet, but I am mostly in my living room though. I will definitely tie it into my thermostat and garage door system when I purchase a house. My girlfriend hardly utlizes the one I got for her. I am totally against self driving vehicles like Teslas just because they are taking shortcuts unlike Google Waymo. I can drive my vehicle better than a computer because I'm a very defensive driver. I ask people would you put your kids on a driverless bus? So imagine a moron driving through a school zone in an autonomous Tesla. You think the moron behind the wheel is going to be paying attention, ready to take the wheel, and have the reflexes to hit the brakes if a kid darts out in front of the vehicle? We all know veterans who have deployed for 6 months to a year suck at driving when they return and are more likely to get into an accident. So imagine people who never drive themselves and who may need to take corrective action on the road? They will be hesitant and a huge risk to everyone on the road. Nerd rant off.

And you are talking about one subordinate. Try 6-10 officers for one CC. Nobody has all that time in the world to crank out PRFs unless you are a snacko.

Airman Praised After Parking in Wing Commander's Space at E-Club https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/07/02/airman-praised-after-parking-wing-commanders-space-e-club.html

No worries. Just never seen this type of attitude before from someone. Sure, I could have taught a PRF class, but in March we were told no PRFs for these folks. And I provided everyone with a good example template. I know some of our old heads here thinks a person shouldn't write their own PRF. I don't mind writing it for someone and I'm not Mike's supervisor. Just a Wing Snacko..lol

I want your knowledge on the dude who refuses to write his PRF.

I wonder if you could say, "My wife and kids left me for the milkman. I'll be picking up my orders tomorrow. " Sorry about your assignment.

Mike: Why do I have to write my own PRF? AFI states blah blah blah. Me: Few options here. 1. Just don't submit one. Be that guy to take one for the team to prove your point. 2. Talk to the boss. 3. File a complaint with IG. Then I explain how it acts as a mentorship process. Bros teaching bros how the process works and what a promotion board is looking for and how to write a good PRF. The Sq Exec, Gp/DS, Deputy OG/CC, and OG/CC will take care of the rest. You know your record better than anyone else. Would suck if CC wrote your PRF and totally missed a DG because it wasn't included in a TR or OPR, but was located in an MFR you have. Last thing you want is a PRF you don't like at all. This isn't a support squadron where there is one officer under the CC. A few guys here at BODN and some mentors provided me with feedback on my first PRF. Thing was money for major! Even for Lt Col board PRF party people had great things to say. So thanks BODN. Thoughts on numbnuts who doesn't want to write his PRF?

Pixel 2XL owner since launch. Love every aspect of the phone and I do not need a screen protector either. Love the automatic spam function from Google. Automatically blocks known spam callers or turns the entire screen red if it suspects a call as spam. My phone is synced to my Google home mini, 75 inch Sony tv running Android, and I plan on purchasing a Pixelbook 2 if launched this year. Nothing like walking into your house and telling your Google home mini to play a movie or song automatically on my tv. Don't even get me started on Google Duplex. Phone can call and set up appointments for you and the recipient of the call can't tell whether it's a human or your Google Assistant calling.

https://www.stripes.com/news/it-started-with-your-shoes-then-your-water-now-the-tsa-wants-your-snacks-1.535518 I predict someone is going to go postal on the TSA over some gummy bears. Watch...

My apologies. It was in my Google news feed and all of the stories in my Google feed do not require a subscription except for the Wall Street Journal at times of course. Crazy how Google knows exactly what I want to read..nerd algorithms.

Air Force Cuts Pilot Training by 5 Weeks https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Air-Force-cuts-pilot-training-by-5-weeks-13040570.php "Several veteran instructor pilots, speaking on condition they not be identified because of possible retribution, expressed concern that the syllabus makeover is too much, too fast, and could lead to unintended and even deadly consequences."

German Air Force in Dire Straits: Chief of Staff https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-military/german-air-force-in-dire-straits-chief-of-staff-idUSKBN1JN318 We thought we had it bad. Maybe it's time our German counterparts thought about joining the airlines?

Daddy likes! The Air Force is arming pilots with this longer-range, stand-off rifle to use if they’re ever shot down. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/06/28/the-air-force-is-arming-pilots-with-a-longer-range-stand-off-rifle-to-use-if-theyre-ever-shot-down/ Someone please tell Uncle Sam this does you no good if your leadership makes you fly with a reflective belt on in combat. After being shot down, an entire crew was repeatedly shot in their waists during a firefight at night with insurgents. They all forgot to take off their reflective belts which highlighted them for direct waist shots from the enemy. Pararescue 1: How do we know which airmen to pickup? It's dark and the enemy is on top of them. Pararescue 2: Just throw everyone into the helo who has a reflective belt on.

Dishonored and disgraced’: IG slams AFCENT one-star for ‘inappropriate relationship relationshiphttps://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/06/28/disgraced-ig-slams-afcent-one-star-for-inappropriate-relationship/

So nobody has any gouge on whether or not PRFs will be required for the next LAF majors board?

Relax, I was joking here "I feel bullied by my Wing and Group CCs because of having to write a mandatory PRF when I have other plans with my life. In today's AF, your feelings and being bullied matters. LoL"

Can someone explain the logic behind forcing someone to submit a PRF knowing damn well they plan on retiring or separating? I keep getting asked are you ready for retirement? I respond, "Why yes, yes I am." It's a waste of peoples time to submit a PRF for Lt Col when you obviously don't care about promotion. If they took away the ACSC via correspondence requirement, I might consider the possibility. I thought about writing a letter like Duck did to the promotion board, but with some flare added. Promotion Board, "I feel bullied by my Wing and Group CCs because of having to write a mandatory PRF when I have other plans with my life. If officers don't want to be O-5s, just look in a mirror as to the reason why." In today's AF, your feelings and being bullied matters. LoL

So we need a leader to step up, say F the PRF queep, and take an "L" for us all?