Recent content by a400831

Please point out where I lectured you with direct quotes. I will wait. Cool. We agree that the important thing is the "Why". When I was down range I supervised a group of Mx for the entire deployment and I was out there running jets up with them at 0200 night after night by choice. My team...

Time will tell what approach is the best. Best of luck on the path to your commission.

I never made any statement that overstated what I have experienced downrange. You are correct no pilot will ever understand the stress of taking mortar fire on the ground and I never made that point. I am stating that I have seen more war and understand it better then the grand majority of...

I ask for people to do research on their beliefs. I am direct with my feedback. I have reread my posts. Feel free to point out any fear sarcasm and ridicule via PM. Pointing out logical flaws and giving direct feedback does not fall into those categories. For all the topics discussed, I am...

The other poster seems to have a reading problem. I cater my briefs to the student.

Wow. The orders are for her to get her masters degree. She does this as a hobby, which she is allowed to do. Also you have a weird fascination with duck lips. Nice red herring. I am not defending the NFL cheerleader. I firmly believe that there should be no deferred service. Ms. USA is not on...

I do not live under a rock. I simply, unlike you, actually understand the issues because I live and research them. Do you know the true reason for the recruitment struggles? MHS GENESIS. You have no idea what that is, and honestly I have lost patience with you and do not have the time to explain...

This. Two of the most valuable lessons I have learned over my career are “never ask a question until after searching the applicable TTPs/Regs/T.O.” And “never bring a problem to a superior without a solution”. Hopefully these cadets learn, or AD will be a rude awakening. We don’t have time to...

Ok. Here we go. Once again, I shall be direct. Yes, the Air Force and the DoD as a whole does serve the American people. Now for the first uncomfortable truth: The American people have very little situational awareness on actual issues and are happy to bite off on the first major headline that...

I try to let my students arrive at the conclusion on their own. However when that fails (or my patience runs out), a direct approach is needed.

I was going to leave this thread in peace... but considering I have been called out in a very direct manner, I will leave my $.02 Welcome to the military. We get orders we often disagree with, but we follow them. Agreed, that sentence is laughable and contradictory. I will give you this...

An understandable statement, let me clarify. I fully agree that temporal stress is a good training tool that forces prioritization. However, like all tools, it should be utilized appropriately. If cadet trainers order a random room move that causes a cadet to only get 4 hours of sleep, then the...

I might be a little late to this thread, but I disagree with a lot of this reasoning. Full disclosure, I did not go to AFA. I was an AFROTC grad. However, as someone with multiple overseas tours in the Viper, multiple combat sorties over Syria/Iraq/CDAG, and now moving on to the F-35, I think I...

Any career decision influenced by parents that does not align with your own personal dream I would argue is a bad decision. Are drones cool? Sure. Do they do good work? Of course. Does the feeling of flying drones compare to raging at 500kts at 300ft through Alaskan mountain valleys as you try...

From my (now dated) experience with IFT, there are no syllabus events that are simulator based. This means that while beneficial, the simulators are just a study tool. When I went through IFT those were not even an option, and we all did just fine. The Air Force is fighting huge maintenance...