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The RPA community is going to face a similar exodus to civilian RPAs (which pay much more) that we are facing in the pilot community. It's time for enlisted RPA operators. For Fs sake, if we can trust a 19 year old Army E2 to take a 50 cal to the head of a terrorist then we can train at least some USAF NCOs to drop some hellfires from MQ-9s. I know some enlisted have already started cross training but I don't understand why this isn't a bigger push. I could find you dozens of enlisted folks sitting at a computer all day that would kill to fly RPAs and do well at it.

Likely, but could also be a fighter, bomber, recon, helo squadron...toxic leaders are everywhere. AMC does seem to have a special breed of CYA managers though.

Ah the quintessential passive aggressive commander, my favorite. Tell him to get the dildo out of his behind and express his words like a real man. Seriously, is a little bit of light hearted sarcasm that offensive these days?

To be honest, and as much as it sucks for those having to take those bullets, communities like buffs have a very important mission and you want good dudes going there. At a certain point it's needs of the Air Force and you have to bloom where planted. Same for RPAs although my arguement is that there should be a solely separate pipeline filled with motivated dudes instead of dudes who got their dreams crushed on assignment night. As for the crying over an MC-130!? It's a small Air Force and that person is in for hell when they get to their unit when they find out said individual acted like a child over getting one of the coolest missions in the Air Force. Reminds me of a gal who cried over C-17s a few assignment nights before mine. The unit got word and she was a Pariah before she even showed up.

That jack hole was similarly dismissive to our SOS class. People like him are the reason we have a pilot shortage. F that guy

Transgender policy is under "review" by the Trump admin.. that was as of a month ago not sure there has been updates. I'm glad my CC compressed tranny awareness training into 30 seconds and then proceeded to talk about aircraft safety issues :)

Yokota always does well, but that's because it's Yokota and PACAF (vice AMC) and the base really shines. Also, they sent a handful of 08 guys there for the transition, who were more or less the top of their peers. The 08 class was always kicking ass at Yokota...i.e. "Hulk" ;)

Rumor is LRAFB had similar stats, maybe it's just us 130 guys? Maybe all the Cols on the board are like Rhatigan and find us 130 guys "unprofessional."...

No qualms sharing: Dyess 317th C-130J (just became a Wing)

Pilots butchered at my wing, 78% promotion rate. Many IPs/ FLT/CCs with no negative records. I'm curious to see the board stats but this is UFB.

Sooo....no more naming parties and roll calls?

I bet the nonner CGOC volunteer got promoted though, while you guys who put munitions on the bad guys continue to get the shaft, sorry to hear man.

At least in my nook of the Air Force, I'd say it's mostly a leadership thing: where dudes are forced to "pick their path": being good in the cockpit, or being good in the office. It's impossible to do both unless you are Chuck Yeager and can slave it out OPR/PowerPoint/excel sheet after another, get in the cockpit once a month and kill it- but that's a rarity. Now, there are those folks that just don't hack it in the cockpit and just don't try. It really comes down to good leadership setting priorities: zero acceptance of less than 100% in the cockpit, allow an OPR or two to make it to the group late, not giving a rat's behind if the sexual assault prevention training monitor doesn't get green dot status slides in every Friday on time.

All this fanfare for just 2 dudes!?!

I'm 09 and am starting to write my PRF today: over under on my CCs reaction when he sees that push line?

So for those in the know, will decoupling (love the prop reference btw) school selects be for the 08 board or start with 09?

Don't, at least wait until the families have been notified, same especially goes for Facebook.

While I am sorry my 08 bros have to wait, if they are indeed getting rid of "school selects" then me says that is a very positive change in terms of promotion and career progression. It may eliminate the unnecessary box checking leading up to majors board (exec, moving jobs every 6-9 months) and otherwise polluting the time of a critical demographic in the squadrons. Instead, hopefully we can spread out the "leadership selection" over several years and maybe find better leaders, possibly "late bloomers." I'm for it!

Was in the C-130H...so many issues there with proficiency and MX rates, in the J now and life is much better.

Mellenial is less of when you were born and more of an attitude; much like (sorry to start to beat a dead horse) shoeclerk is not AFSC specific but an attitude.

I agree with everything you said except blaming it on pilots. Shoeclerks and weakling leaders are responsible for ruining the Air Force, and "shoe clerk" is independent of AFSC. Some of the best and worst leaders I've seen have been Pilots. Many of the issues I have with the Air Force is the lack of mission focus, where the CE commander whining that we aren't doing enough Chem gear exercises takes place over the OG advocating for the flying that should take place while copilots and half the IPs can't land the airplane. In my opinion, the pilot corps has been neutered. It's not about fly fight and win anymore. It's about political correctness, queep and BS that has nothing to do with flying. In an organization charged with flying airplanes into combat, who else do you suggest lead the Air Force? I don't think pilots are the issue.

My sarcasm detector may be A2 today, but I hope you're not being serious?

This board will be the final litmus test for on the fence late Captain/junior majors. Do they value us enough to try to stop this pilot shortage or are we beyond V1 on this disaster..

Was his name George?

Very true, our 38 flight CC told us before graduation that the difference between the #2/7 and #6/7 was a few items on a grade sheet on a given single daily ride.