Commanders are dropping like flies this year

[VMFA187]

3 minutes ago, SurelySerious said:

Broad generalization on my part. Just saw an interview where Neller said, “the powers that be were almost like, ‘OK, ‘Neller. You’ve been out here wanking for 38 years. We’re going to make you own this.’”

Which is awesome. 

Dude, I don’t care. Was just giving you a hard time for the statement.

 

[SurelySerious]

2 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:

Dude, I don’t care. Was just giving you a hard time for the statement.

 

I figured, but it was a segue for the quote. 

[Azimuth]

Travis Wing King for a month just got fired.

https://www.travis.af.mil/News/Article/1594807/60th-air-mobility-wing-commander-under-investigation-for-alleged-misconduct/

[osulax05]

That’s 3 Wg/CCs from 18AF in the last 6 months. 

We (The MAF) need to make some serious changes to how we pick our future leaders. Hint, professional execs turned Phoenix Horizon or even worse Torch ain’t working.

 

[genie90]

https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2018/07/31/commentary-the-air-force-is-not-designed-to-produce-good-leaders/#.W2GSJWZnA9E.linkedin

 

air force crimes for the win

[dream big]

4 hours ago, osulax05 said:

That’s 3 Wg/CCs from 18AF in the last 6 months. 

We (The MAF) need to make some serious changes to how we pick our future leaders. Hint, professional execs turned Phoenix Horizon or even worse Torch ain’t working.

 

Good, drain that swamp.  Seriously.  Eliminate the Phoenix program and input a few FSS airmen and officers as execs (they would do a better job anyways.). Excelling in leadership in your primary duty and airframe should be the key discriminator in who we select for senior leadership.  The CAF seems to have figured this out, aren’t most CAF CCs and DOs weapons officers?

[08Dawg]

24 minutes ago, dream big said:

The CAF seems to have figured this out, aren’t most CAF CCs and DOs weapons officers?

At least in Buff land...many but not all. 

[HarleyQuinn]

An old timer posted this in the comment section for that article. "It is a sad state of affairs in the Air Force when our leaders are relieved of duty. Obviously the leadership who is selecting the new leaders are making bad decisions. When I was in the Air Force 1971-1997 I really can't think of any commander that was relieved of duty. Now it seems it happening almost every month."

Is it just me or does the AF feel like it is turning into the Cleveland Browns...

Edited August 7, 2018 by HarleyQuinn

[FourFans]

2 hours ago, HarleyQuinn said:

Is it just me or does the AF feel like it is turning into the Cleveland Browns...

We'd be lucky to raise to Browns status.  Thankfully most of the rest of the world is in high school JV status.

[FLEA]

Check out this one:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/08/06/fired-marine-co-was-high-risk-aviator-obsessed-flight-time-probe.html

Not Air Force but holy crap! When your wing commander wants out to goto the airlines more than you do, you know you're F'ed!

[Homestar]

From the article:

Coppess once "rose his flaps at a non-standard time," according to a witness, and on another occasion "warmed a burrito on the exhaust duct of the aircraft."

I mean, who hasn't cooked a burrito on the exhaust duct? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Breckey]

 

[pawnman]

16 hours ago, HarleyQuinn said:

An old timer posted this in the comment section for that article. "It is a sad state of affairs in the Air Force when our leaders are relieved of duty. Obviously the leadership who is selecting the new leaders are making bad decisions. When I was in the Air Force 1971-1997 I really can't think of any commander that was relieved of duty. Now it seems it happening almost every month."

Is it just me or does the AF feel like it is turning into the Cleveland Browns...

Of course, that old-timer was also in at a time before Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram allowed the most junior airmen to throw spears at their most senior leaders in a public forum...

[Sua Sponte]

https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1647272/plea-deal-reached-in-former-scott-afb-commander-sexual-assault-case/

[LookieRookie]

23 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:

https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1647272/plea-deal-reached-in-former-scott-afb-commander-sexual-assault-case/

So an Article 15 means special assistant to XX until retirement?

[Sua Sponte]

26 minutes ago, LookieRookie said:

So an Article 15 means special assistant to XX until retirement?

Yep

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-general-to-retire-after-probe-finds-misconduct-1.549450

Edited September 28, 2018 by Sua Sponte

[Guardian]

Yep

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-general-to-retire-after-probe-finds-misconduct-1.549450

“failed to properly report information about suicide attempts through his chain of command four times; used a government vehicle improperly and failed to report the value of autographed photographs that celebrities gave him”

 

Wonder which one really got him fired. (Sarcasm) Seems like most are forgivable in this day and age, except one. Had to be the autographed photos right?

[Herkasaurus]

On 9/28/2018 at 7:30 AM, Sua Sponte said:

https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1647272/plea-deal-reached-in-former-scott-afb-commander-sexual-assault-case/

https://taskandpurpose.com/air-force-mobility-wing-sexual-assault/

”Howard sought a relationship with “a very junior airman” in his command, the formal reprimand stated. He made “disgusting remarks” about his penis to her and regularly attempted to flirt with her, the reprimand stated.” 

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/06/02/fired-air-force-wing-commander-charged-with-sexual-assault-cruelty/

“Between July and September 2016 at or near Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom, Howard is accused of maltreatment of the senior airman, whose name is redacted, by rubbing his groin against the senior airman and making inappropriate comments on at least two occasions, according to the charge sheet.”

We sure know how to pick ‘em. 

[Chuck17]

On 9/28/2018 at 8:30 AM, Sua Sponte said:

https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1647272/plea-deal-reached-in-former-scott-afb-commander-sexual-assault-case/

As expected... 

Chuck

[sputnik]

4 hours ago, Chuck17 said:

As expected... 

Chuck

Court martial a capt for manslaughter when a soldier dies during an ON dz drop.  Give a Col a plea for non consenually grabbing a jr enlisted.  

 

Fucktards

[Sua Sponte]

He only got NJP because the key witness in the government’s case refused to testify.

Edited October 2, 2018 by Sua Sponte

[sputnik]

Meh, if he'd been an E5 I think they'da found a way to string him by the nuts

[Darth]

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/10/05/leadership-of-fear-fired-wing-commander-berated-ridiculed-terrified-staff-investigation-finds/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb 05.10.18&utm_term=Editorial - Early Bird Brief

[Sua Sponte]

5 minutes ago, Darth said:

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/10/05/leadership-of-fear-fired-wing-commander-berated-ridiculed-terrified-staff-investigation-finds/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb 05.10.18&utm_term=Editorial - Early Bird Brief

All that O-6 money and he couldn't fix the gap that you could fly a Herk through.

Sad.

[BashiChuni]

“One unidentified airman was so upset about the retirement ceremony that he left his daughter’s birthday party to go to another airman’s house to discuss the problem.”

 

lol. Wow that’s mad. Going to a friends house to sport bitch. 

But seriously that col sounded out of control. Reminded me of another O6 in AFSOC.........