Reading this thread is almost history revisited. Mine was a LONG time ago (got out in '74) but the USAF seems to continue to put its people and their goals last on the page, if at all. I put my papers in and got nose to nose with the DO. He said he was going to ensure I never got to the left seat of the -135. A year later he was gone and I upgraded. But.. as I got closer to my DOS, I was invited to fewer and fewer parties, got fewer and fewer sorties and lost my IP status although we were short handed. AND when slots came down that guys didn't want, I advised I would rescind my DOS for some of those slots. No deal.

Funniest thing was that rotating out of Vietnam and PACAF I had communicated with Randolph and had filled out my 'dream sheet'. I had told assignments that if assigned to SAC I would not be career. Of course, I was assigned to SAC but six months after reporting I was asked if I was offered a regular commission would I accept? I had to laugh..

Some things never change.