Originally Posted by angry tanker (Post 1355896)

How soon before they say all the sims are high enough quality for all currency requirements, so the only local sorties are for guys leaving for deployment the next day?

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1356673)

Maybe now wings are finally getting the message that if you don't have to fly out the flying hour program than guess what???? Don't fly out the flying hour program! Who here among us hasn't felt the pressure to get the hours flown just to zero out the hours?!! Even when I confronted my group CC in my final year of service about the need to fly out the hours (I had a memo in hand from the Air Staff stating you're done flying when you say your training is done, circa '08) he replied, "You told me before the FY started you needed XXXX hours to accomplish your training. Therefore, your training is not complete until you fly those hours."

Originally Posted by Deuce130 (Post 1356797)

I just started on orders at a MAJCOM/HQ a couple of weeks ago. I'm astounded at the amount of taskers and flowcharts, briefings, telecons, presentations, meetings, VTCs and on and on and on day in and day out. It seems there's a lot of eyes inward, looking at the processes and programs put in place, and not a lot of eyes looking outward. Lots of "make work" that never goes anywhere. At the same time, there's some pretty drastic sequestration COAs being presented. Maybe we should save some airplanes and say goodbye 75% of the MAJCOM staff.

Originally Posted by HoursHore (Post 1356810)

I hope they start with the fitness monitors. There's some low hanging fruit. The AFRC could also shed every 0-5 over 22 not in a leadership position and barely blink.

Originally Posted by Deuce130 (Post 1356797)

I just started on orders at a MAJCOM/HQ a couple of weeks ago. I'm astounded at the amount of taskers and flowcharts, briefings, telecons, presentations, meetings, VTCs and on and on and on day in and day out. It seems there's a lot of eyes inward, looking at the processes and programs put in place, and not a lot of eyes looking outward. Lots of "make work" that never goes anywhere. At the same time, there's some pretty drastic sequestration COAs being presented. Maybe we should save some airplanes and say goodbye 75% of the MAJCOM staff.

Originally Posted by hawgdriver (Post 1356026)

No more flying but taskers for everyone!

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1356864)

Been there and concur: work for work sake. Yes, someone thinks it's important, but the majority of it is just continued insanity. Literally (and not figuratively Biden-Literally) millions of man-hours wasted every year.