Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.

[Day Man]

1 hour ago, ViperMan said:

That's aggressive advice for a first time poster...source documentation?

AFI 69-BODN

[matmacwc]

2 hours ago, Day Man said:

AFI 69-BODN

Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

[Seriously]

22 hours ago, Merle Dixon said:

Hello,

.....

Merle

 

 

I'm confused. Why would you not work when you're getting paid to work?

Edited April 26, 2018 by Seriously
missing word

[FourFans]

8 hours ago, Merle Dixon said:

No stoner, did you read my post? As a RESERVIST, once you are in your 20th year of service AND you have earned 50 points, you no longer have to work. You have earned your required 20 years of service. If you choose not to work anymore once you have earned your final 50 points, of course you will no longer get paid.

Know the rules.  Work hard.  Don't be a douche.  The rule-BFM tactic you're advocating violates the latter.

[SocialD]

All that is required for a part timer to get a good year is 50 points (you get 15 for just being in).  This is exactly what I would do if I were in my final year and AFRC/ANG tried to play these "annual" mickey mouse games of a blanket stop loss.  A while back, this used to be a fairly common practice with the soon to be retired guys.  No one saw it as douchery, just standard and expected.  I expect that this will become a fairly common tactic once again.  With the addition of the AD guys into the squadron (and their added sortie requirements), it will likely be welcomed by scheduling as we can barely get guys RAP as it is.  

Having said that, I wouldn't recommend the "Braveheart" approach unless you really have leadership that deserves it.  LOL.

EDIT:  Remembering JADEDs posts a few pages back, this is what I would do if I were him.  

 

Edited April 27, 2018 by SocialD

[FourFans]

From the T-6 OBOGS thread, ramping up production isn't going to happen until the OBOGS is fixed (even though it sounds like they'll just ignore it for the time being)...and retention is clearly not a goal judging by the Bonus thread...all with Iran, Syria, Russia and the rest of the world continuing to catch on fire, making American airpower an increasingly hot commodity over the next decade...

Is anyone at the staff correlating these events and their impacts?

Is anyone up there seeing this structural fire?

[HarleyQuinn]

15 hours ago, FourFans130 said:

Is anyone at the staff correlating these events and their impacts?

Is anyone up there seeing this structural fire?

Pentagon - Closed for training day until 2020

AFPC - Open 1500-1530; Closed - Any other time you need us. 

Oh, and the servers for AF Portal and LeaveWeb are down. Enjoy your 4 day Memorial weekend.

Edited May 3, 2018 by HarleyQuinn

[DirtyFlightSuit]

15 hours ago, FourFans130 said:

From the T-6 OBOGS thread, ramping up production isn't going to happen until the OBOGS is fixed (even though it sounds like they'll just ignore it for the time being)...and retention is clearly not a goal judging by the Bonus thread...all with Iran, Syria, Russia and the rest of the world continuing to catch on fire, making American airpower an increasingly hot commodity over the next decade...

Is anyone at the staff correlating these events and their impacts?

Is anyone up there seeing this structural fire?

You would think, but we have in fact ramped up production through syllabus cuts, maintaining break neck lines per day (much more emergency returns recently than is generally expected), leadership encouraged PA's, as well as waiving multiple sorties in current classes until the new and "improved" (shorter) syllabus is fully in swing.  OBOGs be damne'd the machine carries on.   Side note old timers should be happy, we are using paper gradebooks again for our new syllabus until TIMs can be whipped into compliance (it too is rebelling, yay Timmy!)

[raimius]

2 hours ago, DirtyFlightSuit said:

You would think, but we have in fact ramped up production through syllabus cuts, maintaining break neck lines per day (much more emergency returns recently than is generally expected), leadership encouraged PA's, as well as waiving multiple sorties in current classes until the new and "improved" (shorter) syllabus is fully in swing.  OBOGs be damne'd the machine carries on.   Side note old timers should be happy, we are using paper gradebooks again for our new syllabus until TIMs can be whipped into compliance (it too is rebelling, yay Timmy!)

Who needs training when you can graduate them sooner?

[dream big]

2 hours ago, DirtyFlightSuit said:

You would think, but we have in fact ramped up production through syllabus cuts, maintaining break neck lines per day (much more emergency returns recently than is generally expected), leadership encouraged PA's, as well as waiving multiple sorties in current classes until the new and "improved" (shorter) syllabus is fully in swing.  OBOGs be damne'd the machine carries on.   Side note old timers should be happy, we are using paper gradebooks again for our new syllabus until TIMs can be whipped into compliance (it too is rebelling, yay Timmy!)

Yeah, no way this leads to more accidents down the road.  Jam pack everyone through to make the slides at HAF look green. 

[Crosswind]

SocialD,

im pretty sure there’s a memo that stated something to the effect of “AD pilots in a TFI assignment are authorized for reduced sortie requirements that match their ANG/ARC counterparts”.

so the flush of wingman get 8 sorties. The non-existent second tour guys get 6. Some  unit leadership (ours) doesn’t want to look bad in front of ACC and is pressing to get them all 10 so “they don’t get left behind their peers”.

Now the guard members fly 6, and that includes 2-3 tankers. 

Enxoueage your leadership to find (Guard WEPTAC has it) and execute that letter.

[dream big]

3 hours ago, Steamed Diaper said:

Since there is a huge pilot shortage, I have a better chance of becoming a pilot in Active Duty or the Guard/Reserves?

Yes, and I highly recommend choosing the Guard/Reserves over active duty. 

[Jaded]

3 hours ago, Steamed Diaper said:

Since there is a huge pilot shortage, I have a better chance of becoming a pilot in Active Duty or the Guard/Reserves?

There's no shortage of people applying to be pilots.

[Guardian]

There's no shortage of people applying to be pilots.

Sarcasm envoked.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

What’s Driving the U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/04/whats-driving-the-u-s-air-force-pilot-shortage/amp/

Navy pilot Lt. Jack McCain claims that Air Force pilots “are not provided the opportunity for meaningful leader development.” If this is your boy, please tell him to STFU. He isn't helping.

Edited May 5, 2018 by HarleyQuinn

[Duck]

What’s Driving the U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/04/whats-driving-the-u-s-air-force-pilot-shortage/amp/

Navy pilot Lt. Jack McCain claims that Air Force pilots “are not provided the opportunity for meaningful leader development.” If this is your boy, please tell him to STFU. He isn't helping.

O-4s: “we are leaving at the end of our commitment.”

 

AF Leadership: “Say no more, let’s ask the Navy Lt why AF O-4s are leaving”

 

Seems about right to me.

[HarleyQuinn]

13 hours ago, Duck said:

O-4s: “we are leaving at the end of our commitment.”

 

AF Leadership: “Say no more, let’s ask the Navy Lt why AF O-4s are leaving”

 

Seems about right to me.

I think the Lt was saying we want more PME. A good old blanket party is what the Lt needs and it worked wonders for Pvt Gomer Pyle in the movie Full Metal Jacket.

Edited May 5, 2018 by HarleyQuinn

[Day Man]

Quote

"Mike Benitez, an Air Force fighter pilot"

Even the article they reference clarifies he's a WSO 

(Absolutely nothing against him; I've read several of his articles...always well-written and accurate)

[dream big]

1 hour ago, HarleyQuinn said:

What’s Driving the U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/04/whats-driving-the-u-s-air-force-pilot-shortage/amp/

Navy pilot Lt. Jack McCain claims that Air Force pilots “are not provided the opportunity for meaningful leader development.” If this is your boy, please tell him to STFU. He isn't helping.

Look who is dad is, make no mistake that the guy has ambititions - that are unfortunately not in line with actually fixing the pilot shortage.

[Buddy Spike]

10 hours ago, dream big said:

Look who is dad is, make no mistake that the guy has ambititions - that are unfortunately not in line with actually fixing the pilot shortage.

I thought McCain's son was an airline guy?

[BashiChuni]

Hey lt McCain STFU

[dream big]

2 hours ago, Buddy Spike said:

I thought McCain's son was an airline guy?

This is actually one of his sons.  He went through pilot training a few classes ahead of me.  How else would he have a voice on foreign policy magazine? Haha

[Bode]

This is actually one of his sons.  He went through pilot training a few classes ahead of me.  How else would he have a voice on foreign policy magazine? Haha

That checks. He’s a 60 pilot now.

[pawnman]

So in a recent webinar with our AFPC reps, we were told some useful and interesting information to help stave off that 365.  From the functionals, at least 45 consecutive days deployed will put you on the bottom of the 365 list for 5 years.  So, if you're an attached guy worried about that looming 365, see if you can't offer some guest help on a deployment (or even half of one).

It does not protect you from any of the multitude of 179s out there, though.  

[SFG]

31 minutes ago, pawnman said:

So in a recent webinar with our AFPC reps, we were told some useful and interesting information to help stave off that 365.  From the functionals, at least 45 consecutive days deployed will put you on the bottom of the 365 list for 5 years.  So, if you're an attached guy worried about that looming 365, see if you can't offer some guest help on a deployment (or even half of one).

It does not protect you from any of the multitude of 179s out there, though.  

So you can have 5 short tours, but if you were lucky enough to get a break for 5 years (or if you are in a job where you're TDY a lot, but never "deployed") you'll be at the top of the list, with guys that have only ever deployed 45 consecutive days in the last 5 years.

Tha AF and all their clever equations... *facepalm*