Originally Posted by
Grumble
+1 billion. USAF or Navy, the training command is not the fleet/operational. If there was one thing I realized, even as a student, the training commands can really be havens for the bitter and it only takes a few to really poison the climate. While they are far between, the moments that make it all worth it, really are there. Is that enough to keep guys in? That's a personal choice. Enjoy what you're doing now, be the best instructor you can be (because you WILL see your students in the future, and you're forming your rep now) and the rest will take care of itself.
The most fun I've had was when I was the instructor on the MWS and a former FAIP in my UPT class came through the training program. He was one of those know it alls and azzholier. I kept it fair, but I did point out all of his mistakes just to make sure he knew he wasn't as perfect as he thought he was. And documenting it in his training folder was well worth the hours it took to write the training report.