Originally Posted by
thrust
I think the tide has finally turned. Everyone, including the Sq/CC and DO to an extent, talks about their apps, networking, etc in the open. Some still talk about their careerist box-checking and desires to go to school, staff jobs, etc (and the Sq/CC supports them) but they're vastly outnumbered.
It's tougher to hand out the bad deal to the non-team player when nobody is a team player in the first place. Then it just comes down to who has the most ADSC remaining.
Well, agree to disagree. I'm not sure of your background, but my take is that in the AF single-seat world it is still verboten to discuss this in the open, in an AD squadron. Usually the first time you hear of a dude applying to the airlines is the day he puts in his separation paperwork. With full disclosure, i'm talking guys separating. I suppose w/dudes retiring it doesn't really matter what they do when they punch.
Typically Sq/CC and DOs eat/sleep/breath tactics and that's how they shape the sqdn, god forbid you're happy w/your service and want to get out to try something new and hopefully make a lil'more dough for the family.
In 8yrs in this community, i've never known anyone to openly discuss getting out for airlines w/o separation paperwork filed.