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NWA Interesting Article
Maybe this is way too cynical, but it seems like this happens a lot: 1. Company goes into financial hardship 2. Certain management types (the "pragmatic ones") act as the hatchet men to rip concessions from labor and cost overruns out of the company. Lots of hard feelings from labor... -
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SWA Pool list question..
Guys, One of the reasons some of the people higher up on the list did not make it into the July 15 class was their slower turn time in getting the updated paperwork back in to SWA. JB didn't have enough time to get all of it back and validated in time for the class offers. So, take it to... -
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Any July 15'ers yet?
I got called today as well. Didn't want to post anything earlier until I knew the OFFICIAL word. Geez, maybe I can get that trench foot looked at now..... -
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Stoploss Rumors Heat Up Again
Alright, seems like every 60 days the rumor mill heats up just before the Big Announcement is to come out. Unfortunately, you all can see how much it's actually meant so far. So, here we go again. Can anyone out there actually confirm or deny anything about these rumors? The latest I've... -
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AETC approvals
The only stoploss waiver approved w/o a ANG/AFR in the mix (at least from the tweet side) was for a guy retiring who had some family medical issues. Other than that, I don't know of anyone who got it approved that way. I have heard of some guys getting approval contingent on getting hired by... -
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Stop Loss Waiver Denied by 3 Star
speaking of senior leadership, why were O-6's and above not affected by stoploss? Whatever happened to leading by example? -
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New Stoploss Message
Well, let's see. Needs to be on Air Force letter-head, want a cover letter to detail and outline the reasons for wanting to get out, cover letter needs to be on AF letter-head, want waiver request and cover letter to be reviewed by ops group commander before it goes to wing, want letter and... -
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New Stoploss Message
Z, Your question assumes we were able to get our waivers off-base. We have had them sent back time and again for so many pencil-necked, common sense deprived, nit-noid, administrative holding reasons that none of them have even made it off the base. If they ever do, then maybe I'll know how... -
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Jet Tech a good place to get a 737 type?
I went to Jet Tech as well. Can't say enough good things about their instruction, syllabus, instructors. The only negative to me was the lack of tie-ins to SWA. When I went through, Jet-Tech had no interaction with SWA in official or unofficial capacity. The owner of Higher Power, I have... -
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New Stoploss Message
Check out the www.afpc.randolph.af.mil website. No pilot AFSC exempted. T-38 Dude, I don't know what base you were at, but our wing king doesn't want to play the waiver game. Won't stop me from doin' the waiver process, but not much hope on this end. Next review in 60 days -
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Stop Loss Rumors
I've always thought dwelling on these rumors are kind of like twisting a sharp stake in your eye, but after a while even that starts to look good compared to sitting around doing nothing. I have heard something approaching all these rumors at one time or another. The latest one, though, is a... -
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Sympathy for the recently furloughed
My roomate in college used to tell me there was a saying in the army his dad (a sergeant major) had told him : "a bitching soldier is a happy soldier". If we weren't complaining about this stuff, we would most assuredly be finding something else unproductive to waste energy on. Just because... -
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Benefits of Active Duty
Ditto Bassethound with a few additions. I can't speak for other MWS's, but in C-130's at least the Guard/ Reserve generally get better JAATT locations (sorry, too many acronyms... A JAATT is a trip lasting anywhere from one day to 2 weeks). While Active duty guys spend a lot of time going to... -
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Any AF give less than a 6-month DOS
I, too, am waitng for stoploss to be over. Just had a seminar on the subject not too long ago, and (I guess it shouldn't surprise me) they really had no clue how to implement the end of stoploss. They're not sure if they are going to let everyone out at once or make people wait to get out in... -
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Thoughts Anyone?
Wow! comparing having to wear a head covering with apartheid......that's a HUGE stretch!!!!! You might want to check your sense of proportion. Last I checked, no one was scarred for life (physically, emotionally, or economically) from having to wear a Hibiya. I can understand solidarity with... -
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SWA Poolies..Idea?
Don't know whether this is true or not, but I've heard that SWA is also trying get a certain average age per class. That may have some play in this. -
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Thoughts Anyone?
Agreed on McSally, But, unfortunately, the military is far from being the only place where this takes place. It seems a little disingenuous to say we would be forcing our lifestyle on the Saudi's. Heck, we were confined to our little "infidels-only" enclave. Not much cultural interaction... -
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Thoughts Anyone?
Okay, Putting aside the whole women in combat debate, AND putting aside the personal experience I have with this person specifically, anyone who has been to Saudi would have to admit the restrictions put on us were more than a little onerous. The travel restrictions, the clothing... -
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Ual - Usaf - Ual
Tweety, So here I was looking at my YO- mega, when I saw -YOur e-mail. I was wondering what had happend to you. Nice to know you're gainfully employed again. The tweet hasn't changed since you left. RMI -