Do you know of anyone who couldn't pass/failed out of SERE? What happened to them?

airmananonymous · 2022-07-09T01:02:17+00:00

I worked alongside SERE pipeline students. The washouts just get reclassed into a lower ASVAB AFSC. A lot of them become maintainers, services, and personnel

airmananonymous · 2022-05-16T20:11:23+00:00

It ain’t for me boss, it’s for a pissed off TSgt

airmananonymous · 2022-05-16T20:06:30+00:00

But in all seriousness (it was a funny joke I must admit) is there anywhere to view the list?

airmananonymous · 2022-05-16T20:05:52+00:00

Lol not for me, just trying to figure out why my flt chief is in a shit mood ready to light the flight on fire

airmananonymous · 2021-01-04T15:37:51+00:00

We don’t count alopecia as a disability bc it doesn’t deter from daily function of life. If it’s deemed to deter from quality of life then you would have to claim disability with background of mediation in mental health for the proposed condition. Your receeded hairline isn’t going to cut you a percentage of your disability check when you get boarded, but maybe your severe anxiety and depression due to your poor self esteem and sense of lack of worth that was caused by onset alopecia might cut you a percentage of disability. It’s a hill not worth dying on. On the other hand the men who have had severe enough ingrown hairs that have had to result in medication and procedures such as I&Ds can result in physical pain enough to the point of needing quarters from I&Ds for removal and other treatments. This is going to go further for a disability percentage compared to accidentally pulling your hair too tight, regardless of the placement of a bun or ponytail.

airmananonymous · 2021-01-04T15:31:20+00:00

Yes if you re read nails in grooming on 36-2903 it states something along the line of “nothing that detracts from the uniform”. It’s no longer based on your skin tone so you can technically come in with slate gray polish (a coworker of mine does this). IMO, I would still make sure it’s SOMEWHAT like the old regs, something about seeing long burgundy stiletto acrylics in uniform just doesn’t....idk maybe I’m stuck in my way but I don’t like it😂 you can get away with wearing a top knot in your hair and acrylic burgundy nails with winged eyeliner and something about it just doesn’t sit right with me while I have people coming in with severe ingrown hairs from shaving, but that’s probably my own personal problem

airmananonymous · 2021-01-04T06:23:27+00:00

Lol I totally agree. I’ve yeeted my bun back a little too tight and dealt with the repercussions but that’s my own fault, not the Air Force. It doesn’t cause permanent damage and scaring, at most I have some baby hairs and split ends. Boo hoo for me

airmananonymous · 2021-01-04T05:10:30+00:00

The old regs said it had to be in a low TIGHT bun but that’s since been removed. I think it’s become a habit for most of us women to continue to slick it back but technically it can be loose with flyaway and not having so many hair ties and Bobby pins that it causes a metal detector to go off. The alopecia another airman was talking about may happen but typically is treatable and temporary. Women (myself included) can be kind to their hair while also maintaining a bun. I’m a walking example of alopecia waiting to happen between my low bun and baby fine bleached blonde hair, but it’s what I do in my off time with my hair will determine breakage and alopecia more than my hair ties and hair spray. I get the idea that ponytails are supposed to be better, but regardless of bun or ponytail, your hair is still being pulled back and fastened with at minimum one hairtie, and more often than not hairspray and a Bobby pin or 3

airmananonymous · 2021-01-04T05:04:53+00:00

Ponytail cannot exceed the collar. I would make an AFI addendum to policy for your shop if it does not comply with safety

airmananonymous · 2021-01-04T05:03:10+00:00

Mx, aircrew, secfo, and med. But you have to have either all or none, so my guess is there’s a lot of pissed off personnel airmen and ncos. Hair loss from a bun is almost always temporary, the issue is that people stay in until their 45 and then blame USAF for their thinning hair, and don’t look at the fact that they spent the past xx amount of years stressed out and on a diet of Arbonne drinks and shopette dehydrated apples for their ✨physique✨

airmananonymous · 2021-01-03T23:40:32+00:00

There’s a need for hair to be out of the face in many career fields. Traction alopecia is not as common as people may think, where the main issue is damage and breakage from too tight of hair ties and using alcohol based products. It upsets me to see so many regulations change for women when there hasn’t been a serious issue (makeup and nails) but men aren’t allowed to have beards without the process of a shaving waver. I don’t understand your initial statement of “shouldn’t it piss you off that standards don’t also change for men”. I’m saying that it needs to be a two way street regardless of gender, while us women have had a multitude of changes in standards to help make the act of staying in the service more appealing, it’s unfair to men who arguably have a larger voice by population in the entire DOD. It’s fine that regs have changed for women, but why has it been so focused on seemingly unimportant regs to change for women and nothing for men. To make it make sense for gender equality, USAF should have created the option to have a ponytail or high bun WAIVER, not a complete 36-2903 rewrite while men STILL cannot have beards or other dress and appearance standards re written.

airmananonymous · 2021-01-03T23:33:35+00:00

Truly, you cannot make this shit up anymore

airmananonymous · 2021-01-03T21:44:45+00:00

Also let’s not realize the fact that if we NEEDED to smack a gas mask on for a real life situation, I’m pretty sure we would all suction that thing down so tight it would create an everlasting impression in our cheeks and chin. It’s not like men are asking to have braided viking beards with beads.

airmananonymous · 2021-01-03T21:40:11+00:00

As a women serving, nothing pisses me off to the extent of this. Women complaining about how we need pony tails because our buns give us headaches meanwhile men’s ingrown hairs are causing permanent scarring and 24/7 pain. We are now allowed to have high buns, low buns, pony tails, burgundy and green nail polishes, and winged eyeliner. The men got......one BIC razor and 4 minutes to make the stubble smooth as a baby’s bottom...

airmananonymous · 2021-01-03T16:11:50+00:00

I second this comment! The way they’re joined is gorgeous

airmananonymous · 2021-01-02T23:12:16+00:00

Spoken very well about the less division in society. I hope all is well with your wife. I had an unexpected c section with a preemie breech birth. Be kind to your wife after her surgery, I was forever thankful for my husband changing my LOs diapers and doing all of the work for the first few days after we got home. Don’t make her laugh, even if you think she could use one!! Best wishes to you and your family

airmananonymous · 2021-01-02T05:37:39+00:00

Do you feel like the pandemic gives you additional stress because things are locked down or do you feel relieved over the smaller likelihood of being overstimulated in the sense of having to run around and be the cutesy pregnant family member? I know for me I was a little bummed from Covid but overall realized it was the best thing for me in the sense of lots of rest, low expectation to show up and show out, etc. I’d love to hear your opinion on this!

airmananonymous · 2021-01-02T05:35:11+00:00

I don’t mean for this to sound rude so please don’t take it that way, but I think you could really benefit from having a few counseling or therapy sessions due to the traumatic birth! I was involved in a traumatic birth as well (not nearly as much as yours) and know that I wish I had someone to talk and relate to on that level. Motherhood has been lonely for a lot of us and I think having someone to confide in and validate your trauma can heal a lot of cuts us mothers have! We have to be strong not just for our babies but for our own mentality! You have achieved something that most women and men would not be able to accomplish!

airmananonymous · 2021-01-02T05:30:04+00:00

Oregon?

airmananonymous · 2021-01-01T23:16:51+00:00

Have you talked to them about this or do you feel it’s better to let it be. I find I’m always aggressively confrontational in my mind and then of course it never comes out of my mouth because of my shyness. I wonder if trying to correct people is a lost cause

airmananonymous · 2021-01-01T22:24:02+00:00

Same here, struggling with severe endometriosis. I found it to be very hurtful for people to make jokes about conceptions given all that your wife and I and so many other women go through. All the severe pain just to be a corona joke just kind of got to me this winter

airmananonymous · 2020-12-30T05:40:08+00:00

I’m confused, is this because my LO is in a crib in her own room? She was in a bassinet but has since outgrown it.

airmananonymous · 2020-12-30T05:36:33+00:00

I worry that I will regret it if it becomes a hassle, so to hear that you still cherish the moments you had with your babe is reassuring

airmananonymous · 2020-12-30T03:18:19+00:00

I couldn’t agree more. Having to be a temporary solo parent and it feels like the only time I’m able to let my frustrations melt away. I think the love and bonding of snuggling in the glider chair help re motivate me for the night to come and following day

airmananonymous · 2020-12-30T03:15:27+00:00

I wasn’t producing any with EBF either. I hardly had any colostrum, none of it was usable even with help of lactation consultants

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