Recent content by SupersonicMax

NORAD is all about interoperability with the US. The Rafale does not give that.

It depends for what purposes. NORAD? F-15EX IMO. Exped? F-35A

We do sometimes. But it is a very difficult position to be put is as people tend to not listen to them.

Sorry to revive this but you can’t say we don’t support the Army for CAS anymore! We went to you, all the way to Latvia!

They are not what if scenarios. We desperately need Majors and people will refuse promotion, and remove themselves from the promotion list. A lot more than a handful. Imagine you’re a Capt 13 making $14,080 a month. You’re promoted to major, making $14,464 a month in the first year. Over the...

If we don’t have F-35s on time, my guess is that we’ll keep flying the Hornet in the NORAD role until we have enough of the new fighter. We will still be short.

L I can guarantee you this isn’t how it’s seen and lived.

Sure except that Capt 5/6 got artificially boosted to 13 during the implementation (to not actually make less than they were making before the new pay scales), which disincentivizes promotion for folks that would have had the potential and desire to progress. The issue is temporary but critical...

The issue isn’t the fact some Captains make more than Majors. It is that after a certain Capt incentive, the rate of increase at the Captain rank outpace the Major rate of increase, leading to lower potential earnings.

In no environment should bringing someone to work with a contagious illness be required. If you can’t trust your subordinates to tell you the truth when they have short illnesses, you have trust or power issues.

Talk to your Chief/RSM. Unless your unit has real bad management/leadership, they should straighten up your supervisor.

All you should require for compassionate is a discussion with your Flt Comd/the officer in charge of you. Memo for leave was useful in the 80s. Not so much anymore. I despise memos for request that could be done via email/in person.

We’re doing more and more VMF and Link 16 CAS, at least with US Forces. Do you participate in Ex HUNGRY HORSE in the Adirondack Range?

Fair. I was thinking of summary proceedings.

Actually the same standard of proof: balance of probabilities for both.