What's wrong with the Air Force?

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On 2/21/2019 at 7:09 PM, Sewer Rat said:

Good evening Gentlemen and lady's, decided to look back at some of you all comments and see if what I thought would happen to my comment, happen, which it did to no surprise to me. Administration pulled. Which basically mean that admin are probably members of the Top 3 Club and had their feelings hurt. And maybe I should apologize to them, if the truth hurts. " NOT!! . FOR I WILL NOT COMPROMISE MY HONOR, NOR MY INTEGRITY: By blowing smoke up somebody's Butt, or paint the truth through Rose Color Glasses. And for you young gentlemen who spoke of the Airman Oath and knowing the Air Force Songs as being traits of a true leader, you forgot one, the NCO CREED. Needles to say you don't know what you are you are talking about. For I lived by those beliefs, unlike the majority of the the NCOs, to them, they were mere words on a piece of paper, so feel good words to make their Airmen feel happy. They forgot it was their word, it was their promise to the to their Airmen and their families under them. Oh yes, these simple promise are signs of a true leader, as the fruit salad on ones Chest, or the strips on sports upon his sleeves at retirement. BUT THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE INDIVIDUAL MAKES A TRUE LEADER.

Go away 

[LookieRookie]

Is SewerRat one of the new AIs that make posts to sound human or is he really semi-literate? The world may never know.

[HossHarris]

2 hours ago, LookieRookie said:

Is SewerRat one of the new AIs that make posts to sound human or is he really semi-literate? The world may never know.

Semi is generous. 

[ThreeHoler]

Is SewerRat one of the new AIs that make posts to sound human or is he really semi-literate? The world may never know.

I dunno. Looks like a sweaty rant to me...

[HuggyU2]

Sewer Rat,

Could you comment on pitfalls affecting the airline industry?  

Thanks,

Huggy

[matmacwc]

What the fuck was that, and what’s a Top 3 in relation to this site?  (Never mind, I get it now) If he was in the military (big if), the psych evaluation failed.  We have a few NCO’s on this site and they are great, you are not.

i defer my time to Huggy’s question, go with you thoughts on crew loads and minimum fuel burn.  Better yet, go with your techniques on a fix to fix.  I flew fighters for thousands of hours and never really got it, maybe you can help.  If GPS fails, I’m screwed.

Edited March 6, 2019 by matmacwc
Found out he was the true definition of sweaty.

[HuggyU2]

Matmacwc!  I'm your Huckleberry!

Being a FAIP from the 1980's, I have mad fix-to-fix skills.  Feel free to drop me a pm and I'm sure we can schedule a video-teleconference and I'll draw it all out (4 colors, naturally) on the whiteboard (no chalk, sorry).

Sewer Rat, we can include you on the call if you want to learn too.  I'm here to help.  

[Prozac]

Pencil method bros. Don’t forget to correct for winds. Also TIM. Forget TIM=clean kill. 

[HU&W]

On 2/13/2019 at 6:11 PM, Torch09 said:

 

(referencing A2CU, 2-piece flight suit)  (Add) 8.12.3.4. The sleeves will be worn down at all times, not rolled or cuffed.

Check parent paragraph. Only applies when in performance of flight crew duties. 

 8.12.3. When worn in the performance of flight crew duties, aircrew must adhere to the following guidelines to ensure the full protective properties of the uniform are maintained:

 

[gearhog]

7 hours ago, Prozac said:

Pencil method bros. Don’t forget to correct for winds. Also TIM. Forget TIM=clean kill. 

I always made my studs do the double-pinch with gloves on a 3" HSI. They loved it.

[Sprkt69]

Good news gentlemen, the pilot AFSCs will be separated for promotion boards. The bad news is that, according to HAF, pilots will have less people promoted to O-5 and above. Acquisitions will have the greatest increase because reasons.

I hear the Guard/Reserves are hiring though. And the airlines

[brabus]

So does that mean more Maj line IPs and less of those individuals forced to move on as new O-5s? In a backasswards way, maybe it’ll some what improve retention. Probably not, but this may actually not be as bad as some probably think it is (not that I would ever advocate staying on AD any longer than you absolutely have to). 

Edited March 7, 2019 by brabus

[pawnman]

28 minutes ago, brabus said:

So does that mean more Maj line IPs and less of those individuals forced to move on as new O-5s? In a backasswards way, maybe it’ll some what improve retention. Probably not, but this may actually not be as bad as some probably think it is (not that I would ever advocate staying on AD any longer than you absolutely have to). 

Yeah. Nothing improves retention like telling people they aren't worth promoting

[herkbier]

The revocation status of the smart card certificate used for authentication could not be determined. 

Thanks Comm. 

Edited March 7, 2019 by herkbier

[brabus]

3 hours ago, pawnman said:

Yeah. Nothing improves retention like telling people they aren't worth promoting

It was a mostly tongue in cheek statement. Though I actually know a couple guys who don’t want O-5 (due to the attached strings that currently go with it), but still want to stay AD for a host of reasons. Not for most of us, but to each their own. 

[17D_guy]

3 hours ago, herkbier said:

The revocation status of the smart card certificate used for authentication could not be determined. 

Thanks Comm. 

Yea, fuck those guys.

[Bender]

...due to the attached strings that currently go with it...

What strings currently come with it?

Bendy

[Homestar]

4 hours ago, pawnman said:

Yeah. Nothing improves retention like telling people they aren't worth promoting

They wouldn't care so much if the pay were to rise more significantly with time in service.

[brabus]

10 minutes ago, Bender said:

 

What strings currently come with it?

Bendy

 

School, undesirable attached jobs, undesirable PCSs, higher 365 threat, a command they don’t want, etc. I’m just the messenger, not saying these are my opinions. 

[Sprkt69]

1 hour ago, Homestar said:

They wouldn't care so much if the pay were to rise more significantly with time in service.

That’s not going to happen. Gotta get buy in from the sister services and there is no way the Army is going to agree.

[ThreeHoler]

Make a pilot pay scale like doctors that accounts for the lost money due to not promoting


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Make a pilot pay scale like doctors that accounts for the lost money due to not promoting


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I agree that pilots should be compensated in the same fashion as doctors, but why not promoted at the same rate also? The promotion rate for doctors to O-5 is practically 100%. Over the course of one’s career, a pilot is (IMHO) tasked with more leadership challenges befitting an FGO than any military doc I’ve ever seen.


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[ThreeHoler]

Non-line vs Line. Old mentalities. Broken systems. DOPMA. The list goes on. Lots to fix and Fingers ain’t gonna cut it. Just look at AMC...they released a 120 page supplement of ADDED material to 11-202...to reduce pubs. This is in addition to another 100+ page 11-2MDS that will only shrink maybe 20 pages.

The machine just doesn’t care.


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[di1630]

School, undesirable attached jobs, undesirable PCSs, higher 365 threat, a command they don’t want, etc. I’m just the messenger, not saying these are my opinions. 

1. Undesirable attached jobs go to O-4’s
2. PCS’s will happen regardless
3. 365, O-4’s are same boat.
4. Simple, don’t apply for the CC list
5. School? Don’t apply/decline.

There are a LOT of O-5’s flying the line because of the experience shortage.

It’s awesome.

If you are a pilot, especially an 11F, the USAF needs you more than you need it.

Don’t avoid O-5 because you think life gets worse, it’s not true.



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[gearhog]

4 hours ago, ThreeHoler said:

Non-line vs Line. Old mentalities. Broken systems. DOPMA. The list goes on. Lots to fix and Fingers ain’t gonna cut it. Just look at AMC...they released a 120 page supplement of ADDED material to 11-202...to reduce pubs. This is in addition to another 100+ page 11-2MDS that will only shrink maybe 20 pages.

I saw this, also. TL/DR. There's a lot of books and research into how complexity causes collapse... in systems, organizations, societies, civilizations. The Air Force seems to be following the roadmap precisely. Some of the biggest hallmarks are:

- Continuous increase in complexity in spite of diminishing and even declining returns

- Reaching a level of complexity that is unsustainable due to....

- An exhaustion of resources. (Labor and funding)

- Insufficient response to circumstances due to set thinking/creeping normalcy

- Mismanagement by an out of touch elite leadership.

All we're missing are external shocks from the economy, competition (in progress), and conflict.