Originally Posted by Tanker-driver

As far as I know, no one sent downrange because of this.....yet. However, there is a fairly good sized mob on the horizon, and while its outside the time period covered by the loss management memo, once names are sent to AFCENT, you're on the hook. Therefore, one could end up stuck much longer than Nov 1. I have faith that my Sq leadership will try their best to insulate people, but all it would take is for AFCENT to request more bodies. I have ZERO faith that anyone above the rank of LtC has the balls to say no to what have become ever-mounting requirements. You put things into perspective well Albie, but many of us have spent too much time burning up JP8 with little to nothing to show for it and no end in sight. Many of us were active duty in a prior life and have seen enough sand to last a lifetime. Add the disjointed policies that no one with any power seems to have any trouble supporting and I'm sorry but my give a **** factor has dropped to just about zero. The ironic thing is that I fully realize and regret the fact that my lack of buy-in may rub off on our younger and more impressionable members. Hence my attempt to remove myself from that dynamic. It's unfortunate that the people who will be charged with the very big job of un-f@(&ing our air force are surrounded by burnt out, bitter field grade officers.