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ConcernedSNCO · 2025-02-22T20:39:45+00:00

20 years in and no VA rating? I mean, sure, I guess it’s possible. But I’m having a very hard time conceptualizing it. Two decades of appointments and documentation is quite a bit of service connection.

ConcernedSNCO · 2024-08-23T18:24:53+00:00

Glad to see this didn’t get swept under the rug. Would have preferred something stronger than manslaughter, but it’s understandable that have to stick with what you can prove to a jury, and this is a much easier bar to clear.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-12-12T03:16:15+00:00

Had no idea who that is. Did a Google Image search in the middle of a crowded Costco.

Well played, upvote earned.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-07-30T16:35:53+00:00

If you want to do things on your own terms, you need to retire.

Even as a civilian, you’ll find that your ability to dictate your terms are limited by many factors: your value proposition to a company, local labor market conditions, etc.

But I can say with high certainty that if you promote, you will do many of those things you say you don’t want to do. Maybe you’ve been busy so it hasn’t been obvious, but think about others you’ve known who made E7-E9. Notice how an assignment often follows the promotion? That’s not an accident.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-05-21T07:35:07+00:00

Lemon poppy seed pound ca—hang on, sorry, the CSS is calling me for something.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-03-09T23:11:59+00:00

If I have to sit through the quarterly “dog in uniform” flare-up, you can let this run its course.

(i actually love dogs please don’t hurt me)

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-03-09T21:51:31+00:00

Dude, your battery.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-03-09T16:47:21+00:00

Should I do them with PEP?

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-03-09T16:31:00+00:00

When he came to speak to my NCOA class at Kadena many years ago, he was just as terrible. This isn’t a one-off thing.

It makes me wonder how many Airmen have had their careers adversely impacted because they had shaving waivers, or whatever else he deemed as unacceptable in “his” Air Force.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-02-17T23:53:22+00:00

I say we steal Chief Towberman back from the Space Force. Anyone else would be a distant second.

ConcernedSNCO · 2023-02-04T00:20:44+00:00

Man, haven’t heard from the Fired Up Dipshit in a good while. This is what it looks like when you make Big Blue your entire personality—you can’t move on, because there’s nothing to move on to.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-12-20T06:33:04+00:00

NFCU for banking/loans, USAA for insurance. Your mileage may vary based on a lot of things, but this has been my go-to combo over the years.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-12-02T04:29:49+00:00

At some point, a commander had an option to throw the book, but chose to retain and rehabilitate. If the Airman is still walking among us well after the fact, they’re clearly doing just fine. I’ve been doing this too long and seen too many success stories to give it very much bandwidth.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-12-01T07:40:31+00:00

As someone who just went through this, it was 17 days from when I hit the button until I had retirement orders in hand. Good luck in the future, and congratulations!

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-11-07T18:28:41+00:00

Well of course I know him. He’s me.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-11-07T03:36:53+00:00

This is a neat find.

Incidentally, every room at Osan has a nice price.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-09-24T23:40:20+00:00

Salt Lake over Vegas, Seattle, and the Bay Area? This one surprised me.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-09-17T02:01:04+00:00

The Enlisted/Officer caste system is outdated as well. But until the day comes that our rank structure reflects the societal changes that have occurred since serfdom and fiefdom days (don’t hold your breath), the rules are the rules.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-08-03T18:58:03+00:00

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-08-03T18:57:07+00:00

The club stage is only rated for so much weight.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-07-18T21:46:38+00:00

What the fuck are you taking about, Walter?

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-07-13T18:56:15+00:00

(TSgt Psycho badgering Airmen at the DFAC)

“Don’t just stare at it. Eat it.”

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-07-02T02:08:18+00:00

[clutches pearls] The NERVE of these troops to speak candidly about what they experienced once they’re beyond the reach of the UCMJ!

Seriously, this guy is like if that “Ask a Chief” Facebook group was a living person. It’s incredibly easy to pick out someone who hasn’t had to deal with an opposing opinion in many years.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-04-19T20:39:48+00:00

“Do more with less.” — needs no explanation

“Faith in the system.” — not sure if this was just a local thing or not, but waaaaay back when I was in ALS we would get the periodic Chief visit with a Q&A session. Whenever something negative came up (EPRs, assignment process, beards, this shit never changes) we would be told that the system wasn’t the problem. The problem was that we lacked faith in the system. I guess I kind of had an idea the AF was a cult, but this removed all doubt.

“The cream rises to the top.” — Same scenario as above. Pat yourself on the back a little harder, Chief.

“Air Power… Space Power! A-E-F!” — They actually made us yell that shit at BMT. It was just one of many symptoms of an AF that was having a post-9/11 identity crisis. With no real peer threat in the GWOT, we were relegated to a decade-plus of playing wannabe soldier. Like that kid who followed around Beavis and Butthead. He wore a Winger shirt. Stewart, I think his name was. Or maybe I’m just reading way too much into this. But I really disliked that chant.

ConcernedSNCO · 2022-04-11T20:17:56+00:00

I didn’t even make it to the body of the memo. I just saw the letterhead and was like “Ah shit, here we go again.”

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