What's wrong with the Air Force?

[HarleyQuinn]

5 hours ago, Kenny Powers said:

Who F#cking cares what uniform people wear?

You prefer a tampon or maxipad? You seem like the string hanging out in the pool type of guy. 

Edited August 19, 2018 by HarleyQuinn

[Danger41]

You are very odd.

[Sprkt69]

19 hours ago, StoleIt said:

You're telling me the enemy, in the middle of a gun fight, could tell the difference between the ABU and the ACU? I call BS on that.

I remember shopping for ABU's when they first came out and everyone was laying them on the floor to try and get a matching shade of gray and one Lt Col tried to buy an ABU top with an ACU bottom. They look really freaking similar.

Depends on where the firefight starts. Think urban where the troops are among the populace before the fight initiates. To your point about firefights, the enemy liked to target the dude wearing a backpack radio or the HMMWV/MRAP with extra antennas on it. 

I was informed prior to deploying downrange that my guys were to wear the ABU when outside the wire. I asked if it was a good idea to have my guys wearing something made for 72 degree cubicles that melts to ones body for combat operations in a desert. I was then told to just pick up my container of crayolas and do as ordered. Officially, I informed my guys of the order. Unofficially I made sure they would not be permanently wearing ABUs if things went sideways outside the wire.

[DirkDiggler]

19 hours ago, HarleyQuinn said:

You prefer a tampon or maxipad? You seem like the string hanging out in the pool type of guy. 

What’s the matter with you?

Edited August 20, 2018 by DirkDiggler
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[FourFans]

4 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:

What’s the matter with you?

Sounds like a good thread topic.

[HeyWatchThis]

On 8/17/2018 at 9:02 AM, SocialD said:

If the PFT is truly going back to the squadron, I highly doubt I'll ever wear my AF PT gear again.  

Wait....can we discuss this instead of uniforms for a second?  Is this seriously being considered?

[cragspider]

19 minutes ago, HeyWatchThis said:

Wait....can we discuss this instead of uniforms for a second?  Is this seriously being considered?

Yes it is. From my understanding is that the CC has to send a memo to the fac saying that they are going to test in house. So once that happens I don’t see why you would even have to wear them unless your ptl is being silly about making you wear it. 

[SocialD]

1 minute ago, cragspider said:

So once that happens I don’t see why you would even have to wear them unless your ptl is being silly about making you wear it. 

Our PTL will likely be a pilot once again...everyone will just laugh at them if they try to make us wear PT gear.  Then they'll be assessed at the next roll call for general douchebaggery. 

[17D_guy]

18 hours ago, FourFans130 said:

Sounds like a good thread topic.

As Chief of the Base Ops Uniform Board, I agree.

[Skitzo]

Here’s a great example of what’s wrong in the USAF.

Anybody get the mypers email that had critical info from the ACTF NOTAM? I’m sure everyone on here did, not sure how many read it.

Issue 1—Contractor Support Program.

Every MAJCOM had hired contractors except ours. After a little digging into it a friend got in touch with the guy providing the information. There is no “program, with up to 5 per squadron” it’s just your budget execution and the question was how many contractors have you hired?

So what did the ACTF try to do? They tried to make it look like they / USAF was hiring more contractors when in reality it was POMed out years ago or a UFR from the MAJCOM itself.

Recommend squadron ccs start using innovation funds to hire people...


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[17D_guy]

5 minutes ago, Skitzo said:

Here’s a great example of what’s wrong in the USAF.

Anybody get the mypers email that had critical info from the ACTF NOTAM? I’m sure everyone on here did, not sure how many read it.

Issue 1—Contractor Support Program.

Every MAJCOM had hired contractors except ours. After a little digging into it a friend got in touch with the guy providing the information. There is no “program, with up to 5 per squadron” it’s just your budget execution and the question was how many contractors have you hired?

So what did the ACTF try to do? They tried to make it look like they / USAF was hiring more contractors when in reality it was POMed out years ago or a UFR from the MAJCOM itself.

Recommend squadron ccs start using innovation funds to hire people...


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So, in non-staff-speak (correct if wrong): 
MAJCOMs ain't actually paying shit for your "new" contractors and are directing you to use "Innovation Funds" to cover it.  Therefore getting credit for more contractors and utilization of "new funds" at the same time?

Or that's just your MAJCOM?

[Tonka]

On 8/1/2018 at 1:40 AM, HarleyQuinn said:

"How many fired commanders were “distinguished graduates” or fellows in prestigious programs? Nearly all."

https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2018/07/31/commentary-the-air-force-is-not-designed-to-produce-good-leaders/

Col. 'Ned Stark' - You sir are my hero! 👏

 

This caught the bosses eye...

https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/the-air-force-chief-responds-keep-writing-col-ned-stark-and-join-my-team/

 

[BashiChuni]

pretty cool.

 

standing by for Guardian to tell us how much he hates Fingers in 3, 2, 1....

[MooseAg03]

1 hour ago, Skitzo said:

Here’s a great example of what’s wrong in the USAF.

Anybody get the mypers email that had critical info from the ACTF NOTAM? I’m sure everyone on here did, not sure how many read it.

Issue 1—Contractor Support Program.

Every MAJCOM had hired contractors except ours. After a little digging into it a friend got in touch with the guy providing the information. There is no “program, with up to 5 per squadron” it’s just your budget execution and the question was how many contractors have you hired?

So what did the ACTF try to do? They tried to make it look like they / USAF was hiring more contractors when in reality it was POMed out years ago or a UFR from the MAJCOM itself.

Recommend squadron ccs start using innovation funds to hire people...


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I particularly liked the one about how they increased Flight Pay, when right now they aren't paying many of us the maximum amount allowed by law.  Pretty disingenuous.

[Skitzo]

So, in non-staff-speak (correct if wrong): 
MAJCOMs ain't actually paying shit for your "new" contractors and are directing you to use "Innovation Funds" to cover it.  Therefore getting credit for more contractors and utilization of "new funds" at the same time?
Or that's just your MAJCOM?

No, what I’m saying is that they tried to make it look like there was this huge boost when all they did was report how many contractors were hired thru normal budgetary processes.

I was suggesting sq/ccs will have a faster result by using their innovation funds...


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[TexasBoy]

Looking for advice. I was recently alleged by my campus housing by an r.a. to have alcohol and am not been proven guilty yet. I am currently a freshman and part of afrotc as a non scholarship student how will this affect me and what steps should I take? This will not be put down as a civil offense.

[war007afa]

2 hours ago, Tonka said:

This caught the bosses eye...

https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/the-air-force-chief-responds-keep-writing-col-ned-stark-and-join-my-team/

 

 

[McJay Pilot]

Perhaps he’ll be permitted to “take the black” and finish his time in AFPAK Hands.

[Guardian]

pretty cool.
 
standing by for Guardian to tell us how much he hates Fingers in 3, 2, 1....

Haha. Makes me feel like part of my job here is done. Wonder if anyone gives the man baseops feed back.

Awesome that he asks for criticism and remarks from colonels and above. Keep the feed back coming. Why doesn’t he try to cgo’s and majors? I was just told by a leader within the last week that it is as good as it’s ever been here at base x. And all of the people in the room that had been here at least 3 years felt completely the opposite. I’m sure there are LtCols and Cols that get it. But the one I heard from didn’t have perspective. Anyways. Take that for what you will.

[pawnman]

7 hours ago, Guardian said:

Haha. Makes me feel like part of my job here is done. Wonder if anyone gives the man baseops feed back.

Awesome that he asks for criticism and remarks from colonels and above. Keep the feed back coming. Why doesn’t he try to cgo’s and majors? I was just told by a leader within the last week that it is as good as it’s ever been here at base x. And all of the people in the room that had been here at least 3 years felt completely the opposite. I’m sure there are LtCols and Cols that get it. But the one I heard from didn’t have perspective. Anyways. Take that for what you will.

Feel free to write your own article if you want an invitation from the CSAF.

[Guardian]

No point. Already know his answer to me.

[Sua Sponte]

13 minutes ago, Guardian said:

No point. Already know his answer to me.

Does he know you?

[HarleyQuinn]

Ned Stark,’ whose leadership op-eds created a stir, is considering chief of staff’s job offer

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/23/ned-stark-whose-leadership-op-eds-created-a-stir-is-considering-chief-of-staffs-job-offer/

[Guest]

Ned Stark,’ whose leadership op-eds created a stir, is considering chief of staff’s job offer
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/23/ned-stark-whose-leadership-op-eds-created-a-stir-is-considering-chief-of-staffs-job-offer/

NedStark is actually scoobs/butters/Chang/PyB. He used to practice trolling on here, and decided to up his game by going after CSAF.


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[Hacker]

Stark would be best served if he remains anonymous rather than revealing himself.  There is nothing to be gained by Stark becoming part of the solution: he made his points in his articles, an even offered proposed solutions.  His job is done.

And now leadership can get on with doing their f'n jobs with the issues identified.  They shouldn't have needed an anonymous public input "from the trenches", but since they did, the least they could do is actually display some of that leadership skill and take action to fix the identified issues...like they should have been doing all this time anyway without proving Stark's hypotheses true.

My favorite part of the article:

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“Our 10th Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Lew Allen, took an interest in the author, Capt. Ron Keys, and made some major changes as a result,” Goldfein said. “We got better as a service because one officer wrote down his thoughts and a chief of staff paid attention. Ron Keys went on to become Gen. Ron Keys, commander of Air Combat Command.”

If you look at the three (or is it four, now?) "Dear Boss" letters that have been made public in the last 40-ish years since Capt Keys' famous letter, you'll note that they ALL cover essentially the same territory and have the same types of complaint.

So, how is it that Goldfein thinks that "we got better as a service" as a result of that letter?  Is that what it means when people keep bringing up the same problems year after year, decade after decade?

Good call, Fingers.

Keep your skull down, Col Stark, and keep fighting the good fight.

Edited August 23, 2018 by Hacker