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I can GUARANTEE you there is probably more to this story than is being discussed. Nowhere in any of the articles have I seen, has it stated the AF is in actual POSSESSION of said aircraft, and are not doing what they are told to do with it. Has it ever occurred to you that there may be problems in the procurement system? That the AF does not have these assets yet, to be deployed? We all know the procurement system sucks, whether you are in the AF or another branch of the service. Given all of the attention it has gotten on the Hill lately, maybe, just maybe they are dotting their i's and crossing their t's
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As a matter of fact I’m 100% sure there are problems in the procurement system I’ve seen them up close and personal as I was a 64P for a short while, but doing what works means fixing those problems and getting the assets where they need to be, how long did it take to get the B-24 or B-17 into the fight in WWII, less then 3 years each, granted the technology was much simpler but they made it happen. Anything is possible if there is a will to make it happen, the lack IMO is the will to make it happen at the highest levels.
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As for your comments about UW, when exactly did you attend SOS or ACSC? I was in SOS immediately following 9-11, so I will grant that UW was not a topic we covered at length, at least going by the syllabus. As far as ACSC, when I took it via correspondence 5 years ago it was covered fairly in depth.
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I was in SOS in Feb last year, maybe it’s in there now, but I doubt it, they’re still focused on flickerball, Chennault and WWII, just over a year ago a full 7 years into the UW fight.
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I guess we are going to have to agree to disagree on what a shitty service the AF is and how out of touch we are in the current fight.
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As I said before there are lots of great people doing great things in the AF, I never claimed otherwise, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a healthy organization or that it is focused as an organization on the fight, it simply means there are extraordinary people making the mission happen in spite of the system rather than because of it, that is in fact what I saw during my time in the AF.
Afchic I’m all for esprit de corps, but I’m also for calling the baby ugly when it is, and I did so when I was in the AF, and I will continue to do so now, regardless of weather it hurts yours or anyone elses feelings. You want to make a change in the AF, I say good luck to you, truly I hope you do, it's badly needed, but you'll forgive me if I don't hold my breath.