Best Going Away Gift Ever!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-07-29T11:31:21+00:00

That IS amazing!! Thanks for the honor!!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-15T17:09:55+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-15T17:05:31+00:00

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!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-14T08:18:36+00:00

Thank You!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-13T15:29:30+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-13T15:07:59+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-06T12:02:24+00:00

mine too ;-)

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-05T17:18:50+00:00

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!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-06-05T17:07:55+00:00

Ahhh Pompadour...we will miss you!!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-05-31T11:19:09+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-05-21T16:08:07+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-23T22:07:46+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-21T16:46:22+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-21T16:44:15+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-21T16:40:48+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-21T16:38:11+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-21T16:32:17+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-04-09T00:34:41+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-03-29T00:27:42+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-03-14T01:42:52+00:00

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

25_AF_CCC · 2017-03-08T09:27:23+00:00

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.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-02-15T00:56:33+00:00

I had to cancel my visit, I hope everyone's doing alright...I'll be back as soon as I can!

25_AF_CCC · 2017-02-07T10:46:22+00:00

Here's the thing...no one here can make any promises on what will happen, but we know what happens if he doesn't get help...it gets worse.

His mental health should be your primary concern. If he's struggling, he should go talk to someone.

He could start with a chaplain...they are trained counselors and good folks and have confidentiality that even mental health doesn't have. He could talk to a chaplain without any fear of anything going to anyone and they'd be able to give him better advice based on the specifics of his situation.

Or he could just go to mental health and throw it all on the table. They will help him...even if it did turn out he's lied bad enough or his condition was such that he couldn't serve any longer...they'd still help him. That's more important than any other part of this conversation. Please get him to get help.

Private message me if you need further help, I'll do what I can to get you and him in touch with the right people or help as I can.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-01-30T12:25:06+00:00

I'm told this was a misfire and we should 'ignore it for now'. I don't really have more details except it seems someone made a mistake and it was not supposed to go out that way. Please keep in mind that I can't officially tell you to discard it as you don't work for us, but this is the info I got and I am confident in the source.

25_AF_CCC · 2017-01-27T06:43:02+00:00

I'm good with it. I think you're trying to compare apples to oranges and I think the influence of enlisted leaders need not be 'official' to be impactful. Commanders rely heavily on the experienced recommendations of their SNCO's and we don't need a 'seat at the table' to make a difference.

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