Originally Posted by Viper25

Almost every SLI I’ve ever known wore the C2019 lanyards in their fly months. In addition to bag tags, hats off, and all the rest. A few APDs were hold outs I’ve seen, but even several of them were with the program.

I’ve also seen SLIs picket with their “base” council multiple times, usually C44.

I think your outside view is completely ignoring another side of the story, with no insider information to contextualize.

SLIs have to fly like everybody else, and deal with all the same scheduling shenanigans. What exactly is it about operating a simulator for flight training that makes them management adjacent in your mind?