Bender Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 If you consider UP -> MP -> AC -> IP -> EP career progression, sure... Never mind, everything is perfect in 11X world I guess. I'm going to go volunteer for something now, Bendy
MooseAg03 Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 SAPR large group, nothing more need be said. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
HeloDude Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Just more proof that military promotions are becoming more about your genitals and the color of your skin and less about your merit...https://ca.news.yahoo.com/pentagon-promotes-lean-groups-boost-women-leadership-122906058.html 1 1
TnkrToad Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Just more proof that military promotions are becoming more about your genitals and the color of your skin and less about your merit...https://ca.news.yahoo.com/pentagon-promotes-lean-groups-boost-women-leadership-122906058.htmlThe feminization of the Air Force (and I assume the other services) has been going on for some time now. I think it was a couple years ago that I looked at the male vs. female promo rates to O-4, O-5 and O-6 for the previous four or five promo boards. Bottom line, I figured out that though promo rates for females only seemed slightly higher than those for males, the cumulative differences over multiple promo cycles added up. I calculated that a female O-3 had 37.3% chance of making O-6, and a male O-3 had a 30.2% chance. That means that females were 24% more likely to eventually make O-6 than their male counterparts. Anecdotally, it often seems like the high-power dual-military couples I know, the husband separates/retires and flies for the airlines, while the wife stays in, due to her greater Air Force career prospects. This is crazy to me, since (again in my experience--that's all I can speak to) I've not found females to be substantially better officers/aviators than their male counterparts--they're certainly not 24% better. With clearly more emphasis from senior leaders on pushing/promoting based on gender and other factors, I can only assume that the disparity will only increase. This social engineering has gotta stop. TT 1
SurelySerious Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Just more proof that military promotions are becoming more about your genitals and the color of your skin and less about your merit...https://ca.news.yahoo.com/pentagon-promotes-lean-groups-boost-women-leadership-122906058.htmlEveryone knows officers don't get promoted on merit .
TreeA10 Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Many years ago, there was an O-4 board with an overall promotion rate of 73%. The rate for minority women was 94.5%. Statistical anomaly? I don't think so.
Majestik Møøse Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 I think in 100 years people will look back in amazement at how concerned we are with tracking skin tone. Every application wants to know my race and heritage. WTF? 1
SurelySerious Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 I think in 100 years people will look back in amazement at how concerned we are with tracking skin tone. Every application wants to know my race and heritage. WTF?Checks.
TreeA10 Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 The other phenomena regarding "privilege" is commercials on television. Usually, there is a person needing or creating a need for a product, this is the person without knowledge of the right thing to do or product to buy. Then, there is the person with the answer, or the right thing to do, that solves the problem. Watch and use your magic gender/race decoder ring to separate the smart or knowing from the ignorant or unknowing. It's not universal but amazingly consistent.
sky_king Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 The other phenomena regarding "privilege" is commercials on television. Usually, there is a person needing or creating a need for a product, this is the person without knowledge of the right thing to do or product to buy. Then, there is the person with the answer, or the right thing to do, that solves the problem. Watch and use your magic gender/race decoder ring to separate the smart or knowing from the ignorant or unknowing. It's not universal but amazingly consistent.Usually I see the wife being brilliant and the husband being a bumbling idiot. Misandry at its best. 1
Seriously Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 ETA: What's wrong with many leaders across the Air Force is a fundamental lack of understanding of the domains in which we operate. Air, space, and cyber are as unique as land and sea, or sea and air. Yes, they are very much integrated, but they also have very different challenges and threats. There are campaigns being waged in space and cyber every day that have nothing to do with air. We could lose air superiority by losing space or cyber. We could lose space superiority by losing air or cyber. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's true. The mindset that everyone in the Air Force exists to generate sorties is ridiculous. Space wings have mission support groups that enable the space ops groups to do their business. Same with cyber. Space and cyber wings are not mission support to air wings. That mindset needs to change.What you're describing is why cyber should be it's own service. Why the Air Force insists on controlling this mission is beyond me. It's the same sort of shenanigans the Army pulled with the Army Air Corps. Comm already proved they could "sink a ship" with the Stuxnet virus. I have no doubt they can do much more damage than that. Cyber stands to gain a lot by shedding the needless overhead and lack of understanding from Big Blue.
tac airlifter Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 What you're describing is why cyber should be it's own service. Why the Air Force insists on controlling this mission is beyond me. It's the same sort of shenanigans the Army pulled with the Army Air Corps. Comm already proved they could "sink a ship" with the Stuxnet virus. I have no doubt they can do much more damage than that. Cyber stands to gain a lot by shedding the needless overhead and lack of understanding from Big Blue. maybe valid, I'm uncertain; we've yet to see our cyber dudes flex their might like the world saw the USAAF flex (CBO, nukes, etc.). Cyber & space guys keep telling me they have amazing capes justifying an independant service if only I were read in. Maybe. I've just had my fill of overt posturing while hiding failures behind layers of over classification; that's an old trick.An entirely separate issue is the practicality of attempting to create a new service from something not specific to military services. Meaning: if cyber/space branches off should they morph into a 5th service or new 3 letter agency? i don't know what structure would fit best, but it might not be military. Regardless, they'll be unable to integrate fully or be taken seriously while simultaneously insisting on total information control. Other tribes have secret capabilities too, but through years of combat discovered we'd be more effective with smartly placed fully read in liaisons sprinkled throughout the interagency. The JIATF construct has flaws but most times gets the right people cleared to know the right things. Cyber/space seems totally unable to overcome their classification barriers. 1
sky_king Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 The Cyber Force should be a military force with no physical fitness requirement, much higher payscale, limited to 1,000 dudes and a 36-2903 equivalent requiring neck beards and fedoras.
17D_guy Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 What you're describing is why cyber should be it's own service.... No maybe valid, I'm uncertain; we've yet to see our cyber dudes flex their might like the world saw the USAAF flex (CBO, nukes, etc.). Cyber & space guys keep telling me they have amazing capes justifying an independant service if only I were read in. Maybe. I've just had my fill of overt posturing while hiding failures behind layers of over classification; that's an old trick... Cyber/space seems totally unable to overcome their classification barriers. YesThe Cyber Force should be a military force with no physical fitness requirement, much higher payscale, limited to 1,000 dudes and a 36-2903 equivalent requiring neck beards and fedoras.Yes
guineapigfury Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 The Cyber Force should be a military force with no physical fitness requirement, much higher payscale, limited to 1,000 dudes and a 36-2903 equivalent requiring neck beards and fedoras.What will we call them once they're no longer Airmen? I suggest Bronies.
Lawman Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 What will we call them once they're no longer Airmen? I suggest Bronies.I had an S6 that was a Bronie....No kidding, he asked us to fly his dolls over Afghanistan. We figured they were for his daughters.... The horror.... 1
Clark Griswold Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 First time hearing of this bullshit - anyone at Laughlin have more to add?https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/air-force-loses-its-mind-grounds-pilots-over-texting-m-1737596640
Boomer6 Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 First time hearing of this bullshit - anyone at Laughlin have more to add?https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/air-force-loses-its-mind-grounds-pilots-over-texting-m-1737596640 Check the JQP section.
Clark Griswold Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) Check the JQP section.Done - read more on this and once again I ask how much further down the road to crazyville can the AF go?Thanks btw. Edited October 21, 2015 by Clark Griswold
17D_guy Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 And.. check it again. Massive bad news update.
Clark Griswold Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) And.. check it again. Massive bad news update.Do you mean the latest you and your phone, computer, post, whatever, etc... are open for scrutiny, search, investigation and you are responsible for every communication that can be judged with out cause ?From JQP:https://www.jqpublicblog.com/in-message-to-wing-commanders-welsh-declares-zero-privacy-doctrine-for-all-airmen/This is Orwellian. Edited October 22, 2015 by Clark Griswold 1
stract Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Do you mean the latest you and your phone, computer, post, whatever, etc... are open for scrutiny, search, investigation and you are responsible for every communication that can be judged with out cause ?From JQP:https://www.jqpublicblog.com/in-message-to-wing-commanders-welsh-declares-zero-privacy-doctrine-for-all-airmen/This is Orwellian.glad there's an entire forum below dedicated to JQP stuff. Where this article is already posted.
LookieRookie Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 13 year UPT commitment. Discuss.There will still be droves of twenty two year olds signing on the dotted line for the chance to fly the biggest baggest aircraft in the world.Down the road there will just be 3 more years of anger as these year groups see when they would have formally gotten out.
guineapigfury Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 There is always the tank your career on purpose technique. Passed over twice trumps ADSC remaining.
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