Comments on: Gates: Air Force Lagging In War Effort

Pentagon Chief Says Getting Air Force To Send Aircraft To War Zones "Like Pulling Teeth"

[emelder]

Like pulling teeth?!!!! Isn''t he the dentist? Pull the teeth ... let some heads roll. You''re in charge, big boy!

[joyous88]

this scumbag is bad mouthing the troops in the field in a time of war,

whats wrong with you clowns?

do you not support the troops, that ypu let this bush

loyalist bad mouth them, the air force does a great job
it is the administration that sucks ,

this is exactly how they treated the wounded vets at walter reed

[georgew1956]

you were not saying anything when the ( shock and awe ) was going on. journalist are just trying to stir something up for making the boss look good. try talking about how the airforce brings our troops home or would you rather they take the ferry.

[riptide213]

Show me the money! Then take it away.

Eroded basic military pay by tactical USAF policy.

Air Force leadership somehow slipped under the RADAR and now appears to be subtly subsidizing its installation dining facilities (aircraft or other procurement by a deflected default money program budget fixing shell game) by stealth via each single / unaccompanied enlisted Airman. You know - the ones that get paid the least. An Airman (E-2) is deducted about $238.50 each month from their huge pay to cover three meals per day %u201Cavailable%u201D to them from base dining halls.

These poorest Airmen pay for potential meals regardless if actually eaten at the rate of one, two, three a day or absolutely no meals eaten at all. Just give them your money for food you may not actually eat. What a scam. No %u201Copt-out%u201D option. %u201CThey%u201D strongly encourage (force) you to use their %u201Conly game in town%u201D government dining facility; after all you paid for those three squares a day. Constructive coercion comes to mind. Food intake is a basic human requirement to function %u2013 guaranteed money maker.

Meal deduction is a very cost-effective, automated pay stifling process allowing Air Force officials easy access to your e-money when they decide to up the rate when they wish to charge you more for the dining facility meals %u201Cmade available%u201D to you three times a day. %u201CThey%u201D don%u2019t care where you eat, because they already got your money.

[speakinup]

RandyNason - Some folks couldn''t give a rat''s patoot about the camera.

[randynason]

The Air Force is lagging in the war effort? Well, that nothing- This administration is lagging in human rights efforts. So, who''s the real schmuck, Bobby boy? By the way, you should LOOK into the camera and not try to look so innocent and coy. The expression comes across a little smug.

[speakinup]

Gee, seems like the USAF has some management problems. First, let''s ask France and Germany to make our tankers at a higher price; and now, let''s not release the resources to where they are needed.

Way to go AF!!!

[lowell43]

dragonwagon5:
I would not make a good human resource manager. You are dragonwagon5. Not dragonweed5.
I''m better at number crunching. I''m a retired financial analyst.

[riptide213]

Some Air Force fixes:

- Bring back Warrant Officer (WO) program now and use these non-rated technician officers for: UAV pilots.

- Build a technical WO program to be task focused. Reduce and refine the cadre of career Commissioned Officers tapped for squadron command or higher.

- No flight pay / flight bonuses for desk flyers i.e. - squadron commanders and higher. Also save on mission generation costs on flights used simply to keep desk flyers on flight status to justify special pay and bonuses.

- Eliminate numbered Air Forces, save money, personnel billets, and a wasted layer of extra echelon coordination delay.

- With over 100% recruitment goals being met every month %u2013 the first budget cuts need to start with the millions spent on high cost advertising.

- Get out of the corporate mindset.

- Bring back AFRs, the black & white, clear cut in writing you must do %u2026.x, y, z guidance. Deep six the wet noodle AFIs. Need an AFR on how to do less with less.

- Lead by good example, follow by good example, or get out of the way!

[johngoodnews]

Huckleberry4: True. But the reality is that this Administration has been systematically dismantling the US military''s effectiveness by outsourcing to private contractors just about everything it could get away with. You see, bunky, (hearsay only, mind you) Predator drones don''t really need "military" pilots at all. With the proper sat link equipment, it is entirely feasible to have "private" contractors flying those puppies real time from remote locations far away from where our 0311 troops are in harm''s way. And at the end of the day, a private contractor is a lot cheaper and easier to control than a military officer sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution of the US