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My "unit" is a GSU consisting of 5 people. A Lt Col as the detachment chief, two E-7s, and two GS-13s. There are several similar GSUs attached to my headquarters. Hear me out! If we redesignate each GSU as a five man squadron and make the Lt Cols "commanders"...
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Feb 17, 2024 05:27
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PMEL could be its own squadron, might as well be with how they’re treated. My old squadron was dissolved and they got moved into munitions for reasons. Other bases they were still CMS and depots were LRS. We never fit in anywhere. Although maybe they should have kept more active duty labs around too cause lol at the idea of staffing the contract/civil service labs with former active duty
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Feb 17, 2024 11:05
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I have a weird question. I am trying to reach the AF spouses network at Luke AFB for job postings. I work with a construction cleaning company that cleans unoccupied model homes and under-construction houses as they are being built. The money is good, schedule is flexible, and I always say it would have been the perfect job when I was a student. The job site is ~10 minutes from base and would be great for stay at home parents of school aged kids. Are there any base offices/resources/Facebook groups or whatever that I could contact to reach these people who are currently out of the workforce?
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Feb 25, 2024 22:34
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Just searched Luke AFB Spouse in FB, four results came up. No, no idea how.
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Feb 25, 2024 22:55
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Hearing AFSOC/CC was fired, and the root cause involves cannon AFB. Any other scuttle butt?
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Mar 7, 2024 22:16
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Nothing credible. An internet comment that he got in a shouting match with SOCOM/CC, who then chose to play rock, paper, stars and won. That's the verbiage used, and I love it.
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Mar 8, 2024 19:22
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It’s been a long goddamn time since I pondered on the operational and administrative levels of command combatant commanders have over component commanders (Who report to CSAF versus COCOM CC’s reporting to SECDEF/POTUS) Does USSOCOM/CC have that kind of administrative authority? I always was under the impression that their authorities were more operational than administrative in regards to hire/fire. Obviously you always lose a game of rock paper stars if your an officer, but if your an Alcoholic PTSD adled unmedicated bipolar Staff Sergeant you can play all kiiiiinds of gently caress gently caress games with the star types. Mostly because you literally don’t care if you live, die, demote, or promote.
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Mar 8, 2024 21:29
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Component commanders report to the CCMD. ADCON is a blend and probably varies by theater.
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Mar 9, 2024 00:53
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AFSOC/CC is dual-hatted as AF component of SOCOM and MAJCOM. CDRUSSOCOM can absolutely fire one of his component commanders.
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Mar 9, 2024 02:15
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Winterfresh posted:AFSOC/CC is dual-hatted as AF component of SOCOM and MAJCOM. CDRUSSOCOM can absolutely fire one of his component commanders. And ACC? Can a Combatant Commander poo poo can ACC/CC? They provide a gently caress load of AirPower for combatant commanders.. is this where it gets weird with adcon and opcon? Also, just as a matter of courtesy surely SOCOM/CC went to the CSAF if not before then immediately afterwards… right? I’m genuinely curious.
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Mar 9, 2024 06:37
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:And ACC? Can a Combatant Commander poo poo can ACC/CC? They provide a gently caress load of AirPower for combatant commanders.. is this where it gets weird with adcon and opcon? AFSOC is a unique animal where the dual-hatted relationship is built into the position. They get money from both SOCOM and HAF. Almost a MAJCOM of convenience in order to tap into the "train and equip" of the USAF. ACC is not a standing component command of any GCC/FCC. They can train/equip commanders to get chopped to Combatant Commands as JFACCs, at which point they'd be OPCON'd to the Combatant Command and ADCON'd to ACC. If SOCOM wanted to, yes, but not obligated to. It's his prerogative to not have to justify his staffing actions to another 4-star. I'd bet that he did reach out, especially since the current VCoS is well-connected in the SOF community. In terms of precedence, the Service Chief of Staff precedes a Combatant Commander but that does not mean one defers to another at all.
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Mar 11, 2024 22:35
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So I guess it’s the same for TRANSCOM and AMC units? I worked at HQ AMC and TRANSCOM and never really got the impression that TRANSCOM was making a lot of administrative decisions re: AMC commanders. However this was back around when I made E-6 and started drinking so bad I almost ruined my life. So it could have been a thing and I just never knew. When I started at TRANSCOM the TRANSCOM commander absolutely decided who were the NAF and MAJCOM and FOA commanders because TRANSCOM was still dual hatted with AMC back then. At some point after I started drinking they just made it its own legit separate 4 star command, with AMC having its own 4 star commander. But doesn’t USSTRATCOM own some of AMC just like TRANSCOM does? It’s been a long time since I was in, so I could be way off. Thank you for clarifying WF!
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Mar 12, 2024 00:43
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Not familiar with TRANSCOM and AMC's relationship but if they were dual-hatted in the past, it could be similar. Don't know much about STRATCOM either, unfortunately.
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Mar 12, 2024 18:14
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reading this makes me hungry for soup.
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Mar 13, 2024 07:10
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Natty Ninefingers posted:reading this makes me hungry for soup. I hate myself for knowing the acronyms.
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Mar 13, 2024 13:05
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God drat, can't believe some of y'all are still in this poo poo.
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Mar 26, 2024 11:57
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Jaysus posted:God drat, can't believe some of y'all are still in this poo poo.
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Mar 26, 2024 13:54
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If I had never left I’d still have over five years left. Feels like a lifetime ago
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Mar 27, 2024 03:28
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At least 5 more years, but being a guard O is kinda fun and I don’t mind it.
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Mar 27, 2024 16:50
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I've stuck around mostly for the free Healthcare (mostly offbase in Korea). I'm starting to think I have Fibro at this point. Soooo many pills and referrals.
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Mar 28, 2024 04:56
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Hotel Kpro posted:If I had never left I’d still have over five years left. Feels like a lifetime ago Late this year would've been 20. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that noise.
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Mar 31, 2024 21:15
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Godholio posted:
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Apr 1, 2024 01:36
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Just hit 14 myself and made the escape to guard AGR to finish out my time. It's weird but pretty chill. I like doing 4x10.
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May 10, 2024 23:32
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Hey are you guys still in? Been retired 3 years and it's terrific.
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May 16, 2024 01:18
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8 more years til 20 active served :/
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May 16, 2024 22:40
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Nah, still out, and yet I keep getting ads for Air National Guard on like every app!
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May 17, 2024 02:20
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Still out, still no regrets. Most of the people who were in with me have made E6 or E7 by now. Years of being a SNCO I can't imagine how lovely it would be
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May 17, 2024 12:59
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still in....6 more years for a reservist retirement, 15+ if i want the full pension (im a AGR) 
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May 29, 2024 20:49
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A little over 1 year until I hit 20. I've been successfully managing to avoid heavy admin duties in my giant unit like flight chief, and I very well might do Skillbridge just to avoid that poo poo. I'm pretty much a SrA who accidentally stumbled into the SNCO ranks; I feel very out of place at SNCO meetings.
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May 30, 2024 17:22
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Jimmy Smuts posted:A little over 1 year until I hit 20. I've been successfully managing to avoid heavy admin duties in my giant unit like flight chief, and I very well might do Skillbridge just to avoid that poo poo. I'm pretty much a SrA who accidentally stumbled into the SNCO ranks; I feel very out of place at SNCO meetings. Hell yeah. At my last unit, I had 40 people under me and I routinely filled in for the first shirt. Now, I have no subordinates, and I just manage projects and do technical work. Still plenty of long days and mission-related stress, but I'm pulling a SNCO paycheck to be a super SrA. I feel like I stumbled onto a cheat code for life. I managed to extend my assignment to a total of 5 years, so I will probably never supervise again until I retire. Feels good.
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May 31, 2024 01:23
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The dream. Having to have subordinates and people to rate on was major factor in me getting out. I probably would have stuck it out if all I had to do was my job but that was going to disappear in short order. I had one guy to rate on for one year and that's been the only time I've ever been a +1 for someone in my working career
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May 31, 2024 01:56
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I'm on a voluntary 6 month TDY right now at my previous unit, doing something very similar to my old ops job there. Because this TDY is so long, my leadership gave my troops to other folks, so I have none now. It feels like being a civilian, especially since the UOD is civvies here and mandatory PT is non-existent due to the unit size. Its gonna suck if I get back and they make me flight chief or some poo poo, but if so then this time I'm going to massively prioritize myself and attending medical appointments, which I neglected to do when I was previously in a minor leadership role. I went 3 months stuck on sadbrains meds that weren't working, due to constant last-minute leadership poo poo popping up right before an appointment day, resulting in me canx'ing them to get awards or whatever done on time; no more. By the time I get back, I should have retirement orders in hand; lol try to kick me out.
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Still living in NAF land in Korea, but due to shenanigans and a "career broadening" Chief I'm now in charge of the SSO. loving death by PDF for the next two years because I took MSGT. Kind of hoping my latest med board gets to AFPC and they force me to retire at this point.
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Jun 2, 2024 06:11
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nullscan posted:Still living in NAF land in Korea, but due to shenanigans and a "career broadening" Chief I'm now in charge of the SSO. loving death by PDF for the next two years because I took MSGT. Edit: SrA is the most fun rank, bar none. The good ol days of loving off playing putt golf with a hole in the floor at work on shift, and playing pogs all shift with a Marine that still had his from the 90s and brought em in for all us joint folks to play. Jimmy Smuts fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Jun 2, 2024 |
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Jun 2, 2024 16:02
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what in the gently caress, I looked over the SMSgt select list for the first time, didn't really think anyone I knew would have hit that by now, and sure enough one of the guys that was stationed with me made it. I think he's made rank on the first try every time except for TSgt. Now he'll be sewing on E-8 with just over 16 years in. Wonder if he's got his sights set on CMSAF
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Out longer than I was in. This would've been the year I hit 20. No regrets, and the AF can still eat my entire rear end in a top hat.
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