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The Air Force is p. cool, and your not doing it right if your life sucks. Tpkells posted:From the thread announcing Cody's AMA: When's this going down?
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The Travis music festival bullshit is right outside my door. Are you serious. Also, some jackass ran through and beat on everyone's doors to tell them to move their cars, breaking at least one loadmaster's crew rest in the process. Not to mention any ATC controllers that are about to get on swingshift.  
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Apr 17, 2015 17:24
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I forgot you were at Travis too. Let me know if Smashmouth dies on stage.
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Dead Reckoning posted:I forgot you were at Travis too. Let me know if Smashmouth dies on stage. I'm pretty sure the superintendent is going to force everyone in the dorms to attend even if we're off so will do.
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Apr 17, 2015 22:53
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Rythe posted:Any chance one of you all has their A&P license and wouldn't mind dropping me a PM? I have a few questions. Don't do it get a real education. Hope that helps.
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Apr 18, 2015 02:41
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Greataval posted:Don't do it get a real education. Hope that helps. I'm working on my electrical engineering degree now and just getting burned out on the course load. I figured I would see how hard the A&P is to get and maybe knock it out as another fall back plan.
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Apr 18, 2015 02:48
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Apr 18, 2015 03:14
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Got to drive a  around our range doing 
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Apr 18, 2015 03:55
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terrez posted:...heard a certain nco open their mouth, and got sad again I feel like a lot of people go out of their way to make people hate being in the Air Force. It's like they enjoy making sure you have a bad day.
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Apr 18, 2015 04:14
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Dead Reckoning posted:I forgot you were at Travis too. Let me know if Smashmouth dies on stage. They played all the smash hits from those Dreamworks movies they were hired for and that was it.
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Apr 18, 2015 04:15
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Larry Parrish posted:They played all the smash hits from those Dreamworks movies they were hired for and that was it. Maybe next year
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Hamlet442 posted:I feel like a lot of people go out of their way to make people hate being in the Air Force. It's like they enjoy making sure you have a bad day. I'm convinced that's actually something that happens. What those people (probably) don't realize is how much they're hurting the entire organization in the process.
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Apr 18, 2015 05:16
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Godholio posted:I'm convinced that's actually something that happens. What those people (probably) don't realize is how much they're hurting the entire organization in the process. The more you suffer, the more it shows you really care, RIGHT?! YAAAAAAEHYEAH! Forgive me, it seemed topical.
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Apr 18, 2015 05:40
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Greataval posted:Are you 2a3xx or what? I am a 2a6x6, at least the job has helped with the degree some because god knows the CCAF is just about useless for credit transfers for a good degree.
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Apr 18, 2015 05:44
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Larry Parrish posted:They played all the smash hits from those Dreamworks movies they were hired for and that was it. Were they still thanking / supporting Tony Stewart like last fall?
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Apr 18, 2015 06:13
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Godholio posted:I'm convinced that's actually something that happens. What those people (probably) don't realize is how much they're hurting the entire organization in the process. Once they realize how lovely they've been treating you, they tell you to suck it up and continue on, and call it resiliency.
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Apr 18, 2015 19:43
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My old roommate was a commander's exec over at one of the intell squadrons on Ft. Meade, so he had to sit across from the shirt's office all day. I guess she took a liking to him, and started to try and groom him into what she thought a great NCO was. The best nugget of wisdom he said she gave him was to, "look for reasons to your top workers in trouble. They shouldn't get special privilege just because they are doing their job well, and they need to be reminded that they are in the military." Good times.
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Rythe posted:I am a 2a6x6, at least the job has helped with the degree some because god knows the CCAF is just about useless for credit transfers for a good degree. A&P is really like a crew chief more than E&E unless you do avionics full time there is no in between either the mech will handle it or a avionics guy will run the wire. Its mostly crap work in aviation you can put around regionals making 30k a year or MRO sweatshops making 45k to 50k. It just comes down to did you really like the flightline because its exactly like that but no reflection belts.
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Greataval posted:A&P is really like a crew chief more than E&E unless you do avionics full time there is no in between either the mech will handle it or a avionics guy will run the wire. Its mostly crap work in aviation you can put around regionals making 30k a year or MRO sweatshops making 45k to 50k. It just comes down to did you really like the flightline because its exactly like that but no reflection belts. Man screw that nonsense, I left the flight line as soon as I could and I am never looking back. Probably going to have to just suck up the course load over the next 8+ years and put a big dent in my degree course load.
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Apr 19, 2015 03:20
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The only thing I'd snag an A&P for would be FAA inspector jobs.
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PINING 4 PORKINS posted:I loved my new job until they told me they were going ot make me directorate/wing CAG lol e: It's pretty shameful no one posted something about this yesterday: 
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Apr 19, 2015 17:36
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Ckwiesr posted:The only thing I'd snag an A&P for would be FAA inspector jobs. Seconding this. You can pick up an A&P for free and if you're already on the line it's not so hard. Then you can roll right into an FAA job after you get out. I'm currently trying to pull this off. Don't want to be an ART forever.
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Apr 20, 2015 21:47
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iyaayas01 posted:lol I don't get it
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Deathy McDeath posted:I don't get it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid
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Every once in awhile I read this thread and get really happy that I didn't re-enlist. Next month will make 10 years of freedom. 
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a cloth map posted:Seconding this. You can pick up an A&P for free and if you're already on the line it's not so hard. Then you can roll right into an FAA job after you get out. I'm currently trying to pull this off. Don't want to be an ART forever. Don't you have to find somebody who is qualified to sign off all the necessary task to get credit for everything and how does that effect the test prep for the license?
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Diego Garcia is loving tits, ermahgod. The commander's welcome guide states that drinking is a fact of life here and just be a goddamn adult. Day three I did a ten mile hike through the jungle with a bunch of Filipinos to commemorate the Bataan Death March, one of whom reminded everyone that "everyone forgets, the Japanese had to walk the whole time too!" 
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Rythe posted:Don't you have to find somebody who is qualified to sign off all the necessary task to get credit for everything and how does that effect the test prep for the license? You just have to go down to your local FAA office and talk to a fed to get signed off. They have a list of military job codes that can get signed off. The test prep is a joke just download the A&P app take the test till you consistently score 80 and above. The practical is mostly a scam to take 250$ to 500$ out your pocket depending on which kind of fuckhead gives the test.
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Wild T posted:Diego Garcia is loving tits, ermahgod. The commander's welcome guide states that drinking is a fact of life here and just be a goddamn adult. Day three I did a ten mile hike through the jungle with a bunch of Filipinos to commemorate the Bataan Death March, one of whom reminded everyone that "everyone forgets, the Japanese had to walk the whole time too!" They've had a 5-level 1C3 slot like every cycle for a year and a half or so now... And my 24 months is up by next Janurary. Here's hoping. Losers keep telling me it's in the middle of nowhere but I'm like, the mission is dead slow and it's a tropical island. How retarded can you be.
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Rekinom posted:I used to fret about the corporate bullshit until I realized that it was absolutely voluntary. I put in the exact amount of effort I want to, and not a drop more. I advise young enlisted dudes to actively spend as much time at work furthering personal goals for once they get out of the military. Take CLEP tests, load up on gen-ed classes for an associate's, collect certifications, learn a new language. Be sure that the SNCO's get wind of the fact that you're doing this because then they'll think you want to be a fast burner. This post didn't get enough love. I have followed this philosophy, but hosed up and made E5 and couldn't dodge responsibility anymore. TWO MORE YEARS TWO MORE YEARS
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I want to do college and set myself up for when I get out but I also want to just sit on my rear end and play video games and watch tv. How else am I going to binge through 4 seasons of Game of Thrones and get caught up on season 5 so far? Priorities
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smertrioslol posted:This post didn't get enough love. I have followed this philosophy, but hosed up and made E5 and couldn't dodge responsibility anymore. TWO MORE YEARS TWO MORE YEARS God, I wish I had followed that philosophy and had gotten out in '09. I reenlisted for some dumb rear end reason, then got married, had kids, and reenlisted again. I'm at that awful point where I have to stay in rather than get out. Like a hostage.
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How To Air Force: 1.Become actual friends with your supervisor. 2.Find something stupid and write a guide or manual for it. This is easy and makes you look awesome. Be sure to email it to people who don't need it but will see it and think "this dudes good" 3.Become an expert on one thing. Focus only on that one thing. If anyone asks you a question, tell them you're working on that thing. Other people will actually cover for you since you're the thing guy. 4.Volunteer to go to the PX every single time. 5.Get the gently caress out of the air force, take this guide to a real job, and you'll be an all-star. 6.Don't re-enlist. It's dumb.
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invision posted:How To Air Force: This is all great advice. Kadena got a tiny bit less lovely when folks found out I could do doc reviews.
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invision posted:How To Air Force: This. I'm a pretty terrible Airman in general but everyone thinks I'm great because I dig through our ancient service contracts and manuals to fix our lovely recorders or phones or whatever when they break. I also have the benefit of having a small shop and being on good terms with everyone in my chain till it jumps over to the DS.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:This is all great advice. Kadena got a tiny bit less lovely when folks found out I could do doc reviews. lol Still remember the first time I "did" a supervision doc review at KAF (at the time I had about 4 months experience of no kidding aircraft mx and had seen my first full set of 781s like 2 months before that) *Flips through forms binder* "Yup, looks good guys" (Chief found out about that and was like "Yeah from now on I sign off all the supervision doc reviews") Also invision's list is some legit good advice if you are a junior airman, for real.
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Definitely the most important things are #1 and #3 though. #1 provides you with top-cover on pretty much everything and will get you out of trouble more times than you could imagine. #3 will make you important so they won't gently caress with you. I took up programming random not-really-needed poo poo and made friends with my supervisors, and now I'm covered for any gently caress-ups. I put in my two-weeks notice at my civvy job and they offered me a 30% pay raise to stay solely because no one else can program. I invented the poo poo that needed to be programmed, and it's not even that helpful. invision fucked around with this message at 07:42 on Apr 22, 2015 |
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If you work in an agency that has its own contracted equipment that isn't serviced by Comm, then I guarantee there's a gigantic pile of paperwork nobody has ever read just waiting for some enterprising Airman to come in and write troubleshooting checklists for.
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Greataval posted:You just have to go down to your local FAA office and talk to a fed to get signed off. They have a list of military job codes that can get signed off. The test prep is a joke just download the A&P app take the test till you consistently score 80 and above. The practical is mostly a scam to take 250$ to 500$ out your pocket depending on which kind of fuckhead gives the test. Thanks for the info, when I get out to NC in a few weeks, I will have to hunt down a FAA office and find that A&P app. Might as well knock out this license if it is easy, will probably look good for the promotion boats among having another fall back job option too.
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I found that taking over a job from a totally incompetent shitbag and then doing the bare minimum makes you look pretty good too.
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