Originally Posted by
CALTanker
The "non-flying queep" as you put it is the smart thing to do. Gaining additional leadership abilities and skill sets diversifies your ability to go further in a career and expand your horizons. We need to be diversified in our skills just like your stock portfolio needs to be diversified, thus enabling us to weather the storm of economic downturns. FWIW, most of my additional duties were far from menial.
I agree. Non-flying duties are just as important as your primary AFSC. I was trying to convey the point that some guys think as mil pilots they are gonna fly their B-1 100 hours a month and spend the rest of the time shooting their watch in the O-club (token jab from your friendly neighborhood herbivore)
