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xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

At Fort Meade right now, PTLs aren't even allowed to comment on your pushup form. If the guy counting for you doesn't say anything, you're good to go.

# ¿ Apr 14, 2015 15:28

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 21:34

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Cojawfee posted:

I don't know man, there's a stark difference between how leadership treats you once you make staff. Airmen get treated like children and NCOs get treated like slightly older children. Though I haven't had to supervise anyone so it's been a trip down easy street for the most part.

I was told that if I got a line number for staff, I was immediately going to ALS and getting three subordinates. Somehow I magically didn't pick up staff in my final two years. If I make it this year, I go on terminal leave a few days after the announcement, so whatever.

# ¿ Aug 7, 2015 16:57

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

A Kpro posted:

Got a job offer making 24k more than I do now. Terminal leave starts in a week. The dream is real.

ETS'd as a shamtastic E4 on Monday, got a job offer today for $90k in the DC metro starting in two weeks, the dream is awesome.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 01:24

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

OMFG PTSD LOL PBUH posted:

He's delusional, or confused, or exaggerating. (Or worst and must likely of all- being lied to) there isn't a single goddamn one of you fucks that's popping out to 6 figures after doing one 4 year enlisted bid with the AF. With loving very few highly specialized and high demand exceptions. Not now, not these days.

1N4 sigint analyst, after a 6 year enlistment. To be honest, I got lucky with a combination of experience, networking at ft meade for the past 3 years, and my clearance renewing 3 weeks before I ETS'd.

e: Mclean/Arlington VA isn't exactly a low cost of living area either.

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# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 13:35

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Leather Bear posted:

The Ramstein track was like 8.2 laps of a weird undulating path.

My favorite was the one before this. You ran on a jogging trail, but you ran out and back in a straight line twice, you got to slow down so you didn't die on the asphalt when you turned around 3 times!

# ¿ Oct 1, 2015 18:16

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

The best was when I got the call asking why I was late to my own promotion ceremony (e4), because we didn't have enough manning to let me leave.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2015 14:56

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Larry Parrish posted:

I've yet to have someone give me a good reason for why E4s deserve promotion ceremonies other than 'we bought too much award paper a few years back'

The only good thing about mine was watching the commander's eye twitch when they brought out my cake:

I asked for the least military cake my supervisor could find.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2015 20:54

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Godholio posted:

You can get the IRR card at any MPF. It was part of our out-processing checklist, but it's reflected in DEERS.

DEERS was down the day I did final out, and I can't bring myself to go to a base to get an IRR ID card.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2015 01:23

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

PRESIDENT GOKU posted:

A while ago I realized that there's two people in the air force: those who fly planes or fly in planes for a living, and those who support those who do. If you're a nobleman who flies, the whole base is there to serve you, no matter what.

Sorry that your MPS was lovely, but what you're mentioning sounds outrageous. Bombastic even. Missing pay getting dispersed has nothing to do with personnel, that's a finance role.

And, I'm sorry, but I'll never ever buy people moaning that some MPS's close for half a day to train. If what you're describing is true, about the staggering degree of incompetence going on in that MPS, then closing for training is what should happen. You need to train, but you can't train effectively when the phones are ringing off the hook and customers are coming in asking the dumbest questions.

Also I really need to find out what MPS doesn't open until 0900. Holy gently caress that would be awesome. My MPS is open from 0730 - 1700 every day, except Thursday when we close at 12 for training. Sometimes I feel like people get so wrapped up in lol personnel nonner slackers stories they believe their own hyperbole 9.5 hours we're open because the OG cried that we weren't supporting them enough. I guess 8 hours a day isn't enough time to stop by.

DTS isn't a personnel program or system, and 3S0's have no responsibility to help anybody with it. poo poo, we have to use it ourselves and hate it just as much. Your units have a DTS monitor for that exact reason.

The MPF at fort meade is open 0930-1530, with an hour block in the middle for their lunch. Except on Thursdays when they close at lunch for training and PT. I don't know what bases you've been to, but 730-5 is not the norm.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 01:45

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Fergus posted:

Security forces sounds incredibly boring

It's a real possibility though.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 21:08

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

holocaust bloopers posted:

One of them will probably be a rapist at some point too.

Only one is pretty optimistic.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 22:19

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Fergus posted:

I was already planning on doing Aerospace engineering, I've always been into planes and rockets. I've got no preference as far as to what I would be flying, I just want to fly and hang out with the squadron, that sounds fun as hell. And quite frankly even if I don't get pilot slot I would be happy just to be an officer in the military.

This is going to be so precious.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 23:20

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Fergus posted:

That doesn't really sound much different from my life so far.

You know how right now you at least get to go home at the end of the day? You don't get that in the military. If your boss decides you're working 6am-10pm, you're going to be there. If you get called in on your day off? You're going in. I worked 60 hour weeks for months simply because someone in my work center got a dui and had their acces badge pulled, and the unit didn't feel like replacing them.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 23:45

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

smertrioslol posted:

My leadership is very concerned about retention and asks me daily what I would need to see changed to get me to re-enlist, since I'll actually sit there and tell them what's wrong.

Every SSgt and SrA is getting out here within a year. They're loving terrified.

This is happening in my old unit, and probably helped contribute to the 1N4B 5x srb multiplier.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2016 22:45

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Prop Wash posted:

I wish the air force would just go ahead and unblock spotify, it's not like every vault doesn't have youtube playlists running 24/7

Did they block Pandora in the last six months? That's what we always used.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2016 18:51

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Which Intel afsc? There's a lot of difference between the 4.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2016 02:32

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Yeah, I was a 1N4 for 6 years. If you want career options on the outside you probably want either 1N4A, 1N1, or maybe a 1N3 if you can get a guaranteed language you want. The coolness of the job is definitely tied to your mission.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2016 02:51

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Godholio posted:

Self-assessment time: Are you a smart person? Because you're listing smart AFSCs. xaarman is right, there's a bonus because it either sucks so bad they can't get or keep people, or because the training is so difficult that the "average" recruit flunks out. FYI when that happens you get shuffled off into some other career field, usually one that sucks. For officers, Personnel used to be the dumping ground for people who hosed up flight training. Most of them got tossed a couple of years later when that career field was gutted. You'll end up in Services or a cop, or something else awful.

As a former 1N4, there's a reason it has a 5x re-enlistment bonus right now. It's a great job, but all of your NCO/SCNO leadership will be clueless medical/security forces cross-trainees who will make your life suck.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2016 15:59

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Daemitus posted:

Figure out which cyber job allows you to become an operator with NSA, go through RIOT, spend the next two years hacking China, get out and make 140k in NOVA/DC.

1B4, and to a lesser extent, 1N4A.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2016 22:59

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

A Kpro posted:

I think they're required to list an open category these days and open electrical is lesser of all the evils. No chance of being a cop, personnelist, or finance scrub. Just other soul crushing jobs, or maybe you luck into the job you want, who knows.

When I did mine in 2008, you had to list 4 jobs you wanted, and an open category. They came back with either one of the jobs you listed, or the open. The trick was, you didn't have to sign the contract if you didn't like the job that came back. You could just wait it out, but the recruiters will go far out of their way to not mention this to you.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2016 02:02

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Protons posted:

And to those unmotivated fat bodies, I say good riddance. Is it that hard to go work out after a 14 hour shift?

What do you mean you can't leave your mission 4 hours early to go to mandatory squadron PT???

# ¿ Jun 16, 2016 18:24

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Friar Zucchini posted:

I don't even work in an Air Force building but this is literally every TV i see there. Except maybe sometimes CNN. Pretty sure it's just cause Fox is all gung-ho bomb everything hua merica *support our troops*

edit: wait the one in the front lobby has the weather channel

The clinic on Fort Meade has every TV tuned to Animal Planet. It's the weirdest thing.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2016 17:07

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

go3 posted:

yall are literally having an argument over things to be 'proud of'

I'm proud of the fact that i'm not in the air force anymore.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2016 21:17

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Knives Amilli posted:

i got my state to state transfer approved...illl be leaving 2A654 for 1N451A. Whats the big difference between the A and B shreds for 1N4? I read that A focuses more on computers (and my 1337 h4x0r skills extend to only finding rare porn torrents) and you gotta attend the JCAC school....is that true? Would studying some basics on programming language help?

You pretty much nailed it. B shred is traditional sigint, A is doing analysis on the things the actual cyber people obtain. You won't do any cool stuff yourself, but it's still an okay job. My friends who went through JCAC were borderline computer illiterate when they left. If you have any ability to study or read, you should be fine. You'll mostly be learning windows and linux networking basics, so programming won't really help.

# ¿ Jul 29, 2016 16:58

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

lite_sleepr posted:

Why would this happen? This flies in the face of common sense, competent leadership, and the continuum of discipline. First time offenses that don't result in damage to govt property or people shouldn't warrant this.

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# ¿ Aug 3, 2016 01:21

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

lite_sleepr posted:

This is the kind of poo poo that makes people bring guns to work.

I recommend a heavy dose of DD214.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2016 02:02

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

standard.deviant posted:

If it makes you feel better about DLI, Goodfellow is worse.

At least as a linguist you're only there for a couple months? (I spent 10 months at Goodfellow and it was awful)

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 20:51

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

Knives Amilli posted:

Is there a huge difference/advantage in being a 1N051 in a network warefare sq vs a intelligence sq?

The only difference might be the classification level of your powerpoint slides.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2016 20:50

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 21:34

xsf421: Feb 17, 2011

beeaar posted:

It's fine, I hit gym once a day, I can't lift a whole of a lot but I'm sure I can pass basic no problem. (Would I even have to do it?)

How would I go about looking for an officers' position, though? Is this just something that ... I do a google search for? That I search a military website for? Or.. what?

Just accept that you'll be judged more on how quickly you can run 1.5 miles than your actual job skill.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2016 21:48

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