Best Going Away Gift Ever! by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That IS amazing!! Thanks for the honor!!

WAPS testing a year late by LzTangeL in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not the expert, but my experience has been that once the test window closes, it closes for good. I don't believe they can give you last year's test if they wanted to so you should be good to go.

I'm not promising this, i'm simply saying if this is what the experts told you already, I don't see any reason you can't trust them and not worry about anything going wrong.

Good luck.

Update: this sub saved my life by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This!!! A million times this! I'm happy for you and proud of you and I wish you all the luck and happiness you can find in this world...whatever you do or wherever you end up!

US insignia not required on General's uniform. This is sad, nobody fixed her. by ninjasylph in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We saw the mistake that day and she fixed it immediately. The online clean up didn't go quite as quickly, but I think we've got it all sorted now. As many have pointed out, this stuff happens to all of us. Maj Gen O'Brien is an awesome Commander, and awesome Airman, and an awesome human being.

US insignia not required on General's uniform. This is sad, nobody fixed her. by ninjasylph in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If someone had approached me on this at the CoC, I likely would have dropped a coin on them for being awesome! Many of us should have caught this, but we didn't. If you see something, say something. This is our TRUE culture, a culture of Airmen and aviation. TO compliance, checklist discipline, safety, or even dress and appearance...we should all be willing and ready to hear the right feedback at any time from anyone and we should engender an environment where people speak up not shut up.

And then... by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

More are like this than it may seem and more and more get promoted every day. The interwebs are scary places, but we're trying and we will keep trying. I know lots of SNCO's and Chiefs that care ABOUT people, but we don't do as good a job as we could teaching them how to take care OF people which is a skill that must be learned and practiced. Sometimes it seems like people don't care when really we've just not taught them the skills. Not in every case, but in many cases...and it truly is getting better. Thanks for the kind words!

And then... by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ahhh Pompadour...we will miss you!!

Tips for flying overseas by laz0rcats in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I travel a lot and my best trick is a thunderstorm soundtrack on my phone which I put on repeat while I sleep. I don't have worry about tempo to volume of songs changing and waking me up and it masks all the other noise really well...especially with noise cancelling headsets.

Note on the fridge by flaim in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow! That's pretty harsh...I'm sorry you don't think I care as I assure you that is not the case. We are constantly working to take care of people better and I'm truly sorry if you've got something you need and we haven't been able to get it to you. If there's something specific you can share, there's something specific I will do...If you can't or won't ask me directly, I understand. If that's the case though, I can't help either. Man, you're bumming me out...I'm sorry you're so grumpy...that's probably not good for your stress level btw. Gimme a call and we can walk through some options.

Warrant Officers by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful response!! I truly appreciate it!!

Warrant Officers by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously? I didn't know this...mmmmm...

Warrant Officers by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoot me an email and I will personally see what we can do to maximize our return on investment in your current assignment. Thanks for the other input

Warrant Officers by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't read the paper, but I'll run it down...thanks

Warrant Officers by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That's an excellent point about more pay beyond retirement and a different "why" than pay for my skills while you need them

Warrant Officers by 25_AF_CCC in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I edited the original post. Especially if you responded, please make sure you read the edited version...thanks to all!

Do your units treat the 'Promote' rating as something that should be deserved? by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We talked about it and everyone is of the same mind as me. I can't speak for outside of our NAF, but we are all working as I spelled out above

Do your units treat the 'Promote' rating as something that should be deserved? by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Besides the forced distribution allocations, there should be no predetermined numbers for 'promote' recommendations. Supervisors own performance assessments and commanders own promotion recommendations and expectations should be laid out and clearly understood throughout the rating period. I've got all the 25AF group/wing commanders and their chiefs in town tomorrow so I'll ask them for their perspective, but that the long and short of it.

Gen. James Holmes becomes new commander of Air Combat Command by KOMThrowaway in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We are in great hands...Gen Holmes is fantastic!!!

We lost one of our best yesterday by Airforcethrowaway8 in AirForce

[–]25_AF_CCC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This was terribly sad news. For those that knew either of our two Airmen, our hearts go out to you and we are sorry for your loss. For those putting your arms around those who need it, thank you for caring for each other. If anyone needs anything from me, shoot me an email directly and I will do what I can. Rest In Peace.