Originally Posted by
OccupyRestSeat
It also sucked building my own tent in BF middle E after 9/11.
OMG!!!! You had to build your own tent! Dude...that does suck, glad you made it out ok.
Originally Posted by
OccupyRestSeat
But I signed on the dotted line, and I honored my commitment--which, by the way, was to serve my country, and not myself. If those UAV-assigned guys were that averse, they could have SIE'd and taken their chances. Apparently they decided not to do that.
There were a few that did SIE! Do I agree with that? No…but it was their right. I'm not going to look down on them for not wanting spend the next 10 years, not flying...which in all reality is what most of us signed up to do. I'm sure they were either let go or got some crappy deal, but at least they can get out in a few years, vice 10 years! When I was leaving IFF they were tossing around the idea of moving the assignment night to after graduation to keep this from happening (even the leadership knew this was a crappy deal)...I’m guessing that never happened. Probably, because these "entitled" kids actually moved on and did their duty. I never said they didn't shut up and color...still doesn't mean that the situation doesn't suck for them. But good job jumping on the entitlement bandwagon so quick.
Originally Posted by
OccupyRestSeat
Sure, it sucked. Leadership generally sucked, especially on the O-5/6 and above level. Deployments sucked, my airframe sucked, pretty much everything other than my buds sucked.
But here is the real question....we're you actually flying? Some of these guys will, most likely, never get to fly (for the AF anyway). I have heard some have recently escaped but in very small numbers. But imagine how you'd feel if you were told that you would be operating UAVs for the next 10 years of your life!
Originally Posted by
OccupyRestSeat
But I signed on the dotted line, and I was not entitled to anything more from the AF than my paycheck and associated benefits.
A few in our government think that those benefits may not be an entitlement anymore. Let's take away that free health care for all those who are retired and see if any sense of entitlement pops out of our older generations...
Originally Posted by
OccupyRestSeat
This ridiculous sense of entitlement must be a generational thing. Enough already.
Yes, you're right...no one from the previous generations has ever complained about anything. Where is that "Dear Boss" letter...