Spiritual successor to the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp

So my retraining application was sent to CFM review almost a month ago and i check fss and chatter everyday. today my case was updated but it is still under CFM review. i checked the chatter and not a single chat was updated since. now i can’t sleep thinking why it said that it is updated but there’s really no new update. *theres literally just one slot left available in the online advisory for the afsc im trying to crosstrain to 🙃

Currently waiting to rtf from recruiting yet I have no clue where I’m going nor when I’m leaving. My commander and pro show were relieved of duty and I don’t know if that’s affects my rtf. Should I be reaching out to new command for updates?

Spouse left for deployment. Is now in Kuwait on the military base.

Before we knew p0rn was illegal, he left with all our home video and photo content in a hidden folder on our iPad.

Can he keep it on there or should he delete it?

He was told the base filters everything as well? Does this mean they are listening/monitoring all our video chats, phone calls and texts?

Not trying to be political. I’m wondering because I was a child then and obviously couldn’t fully grasp the situation. What was it like for you? Was your pay impacted? What are some things you wish you knew or mistakes the younger generation of Airmen should avoid?

Not trying to be political. I’m wondering because I was a child then and obviously couldn’t fully grasp the situation. What was it like for you? Was your pay impacted? What are some things you wish you knew or mistakes the younger generation of Airmen should avoid?

My boyfriend just went to the military. Boot camp. Two weeks ago. Going into Navy.

I just found out about all this infidelity on TikTok and here. Military men saying never trust other military men while in there. He’s 25 almost 26, and I’m 23.

We both got a lot of partying out of are systems at young age. We’ve been together for years. Yes we’ve broken up. But we’re back together and now he’s finding a good career for himself.

Again, I love this man. We’ve grown up together, we had rough patches. We matured and realized what’s important. Us. I’m not sure how to cope with this new information about military infidelity/cheating. I thought we were getting our lives together (separately) while he’s away I work on myself and he’s working to become his best version of himself.. right?

Now I feel like I need to focus on myself more and not rely or hope on anything because I am a realest and I know men can’t go that long without receiving anything. I can’t be sitting here crying and praying every night… for no reason. I hope he makes himself better. Does anyone have any advice for me getting through this? I know it’s been two weeks…. I don’t know what to think.

Hard to find stuff on google about it. CTAP (civilian tuition assistance program) is more common online for finding info about it

I think the Air Force participates in STEM+M, but I'm not sure what other parts of the government also participate in it

What subreddits might be good to ask?

I did a mock test with my PTL today and they refused to count any of my CLRC because I didn’t lift my head/neck up and just brought my legs to my elbows. From watching the instructional video, I thought you were allowed to lay flat on the floor with your head/neck down and only bring your legs up to your elbows. Is my ptl wrong for refusing to count them?

My girlfriend is in college and graduates in one year. I leave later this month to go overseas for 2 years. (Hoping to come back stateside after that). We are trying to figure out what she should do in that one year between her grad and the end of my current orders. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do?

I’m from Mexico and only went to high school there. I’m planning to get a course-by-course evaluation for my diploma and transcripts through SpanTran. I also understand that my documents need to be translated, and I’ll be arranging that as well.

Here are my main questions:

1.	Is the course-by-course evaluation the correct type for me? I’m not entirely sure if it’s what I need for potential educational applications or military requirements in the U.S., so any guidance would be great.
2.	How do I send my documents to SpanTran? I keep seeing mentions that my school might need to send documents directly. Since my school is in Mexico, I’m confused about the specific process and how to coordinate this with SpanTran.
3.	Any tips or advice on making sure everything is submitted correctly? I don’t want to miss any important steps or instructions that could slow down the process.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

The older I get the less I believe in the idea behind being in a relationship, especially in the military, I've accepted the hard calls but when it comes down to dating anyone, whether they are a civilian or also active duty, it never works out. My previous partners weren't willing to commit and to be in for it in the long run, it's gotten to the point that I've had a 1 on 1 conversation with my commander and she stated herself that dating is hard even for her and she makes hella money and is a very considerate person but despite her efforts she also can't find a partner. Is there a reason why dating in the military is just so...off?

Based on the DAFI, I can have my losing CC sign PTDY leave and take the 10 days prior to my PCS. How does note 5 work if I do it this way though. That would only make sense if I signed into my new unit and then started the PTDY. If I have my losing CC sign it, does the PTDY have to be taken before I final out?

Single Captain. Previous base was OCONUS, and I do not own nor did I move a vehicle with me.

I am completing a TDY Enroute prior to arriving to my gaining unit which is approx 20 hours of driving away. I have had a rental vehicle for several months now, which was approved by my gaining unit.

I would prefer to purchase a vehicle the final day of my training and then drive it to my PCS base, which would be much easier than flying to the base, navigating town without a car, and acquiring a vehicle in my PCS state (horrific vehicle registration taxes).

Is this sort of travel something I would coordinate via an orders amendment? Would I need gaining or losing unit CC approval?

I flew from OCONUS to my TDY location.

I went to mental health today to talk about some issues and the therapist explicitly said “ you’re really laying it on thick here huh?” When I was opening up about genuine issues going on in my life, he then immediately went on to say that he is recommending me to go to inpatient care. I talked to my spouse about it and she thinks that I should report him for this response and the fact it seems like he’s trying to pass me off to another provider. This was only my second time talking to this provider and he showed the same lack of empathy for my concerns the first time with no real constructive feedback aside from “you did this to yourself” (which I already knew.) Any suggestions on how to proceed?

I’m not against going to inpatient care but it really caught me off guard when he made the “laying it on thick” comment.

I’m PCSing in 25 days and I have no idea what unit this is nor do I have a sponsor lol, does any one have any insight??

What are some tips for dealing with a terrible squadron commander?

I’m young and have been really lucky with only having either pretty personable leadership or great flight commanders that shielded us from any drama. However my current squadron commander is maybe the worst person I’ve ever met.

Not a personable bone in this guys body. He seems to really enjoy making people uncomfortable. He will give orders (literally say “that’s an order”) followed by “no questions asked.” He storms into work centers and demand people pull up information for him while he stands over their shoulder.

Nothing illegal or dangerous that I know of, but he makes me so uncomfortable i legitimately do not want to be alone in a room with him.

I PCS soon and I just want to lay low. What do I do to avoid being run into the ground over the holidays?

Idk if you guys serve food here. I’ll just have a Diet Coke.

Finally got my follow on after Osan & it’s Kadena!! I’m excited. Any good information about the island?

Hello fresh meet over here, me and my wife are pcsing oconus and we plan on using a ppm for our household goods. I couldn’t find the right page for allowable expenses for my GTC. Are we able to use our GTC to pay for the UPack pod, as well as shipping materials (totes, boxes, packing peanuts, etc.

No list yet I guess??

I’m going to ALS next week and I’m getting my blues ready but the badge guidance is not clear on my situation.

I retrained this year into 3F2, I was previously 3E9 so I had the EM badge and civil engineer badge.

The ALS instructors said to wear ALL badges, ribbons, etc. so we asked for clarification about me having to wear 3 badges and the instructor said “we want them to wear everything.”

I only want to wear my current duty badge since I’m not active in my other AFSC and I’ve seen that you can only wear 2 “normal” badges on your left (current AFI says no more than 4 but I don’t think it means previous AFSC badges). I can’t wear the EM badge without wearing the CE badge and I’m not sure about wearing the CE badge without the EM badge because it was a special identifier for CBRN personnel?

I’ve not seen any guidance about retrainees and badge wear. Please advise

Hi so I struggle with really bad insomnia/ptsd so sleeping at night for me is very hard, I’ve been doing a trial of different sleep meds with my psychiatrist but nothing has really helped so far . I won’t lie I’ve slept through my alarm twice and have been 5-10 minutes late past our reporting time of 0700 a handful of times and my supervisor/flight chief is wanting to be give me paperwork for being late and I’ve explained my situation and I am trying to not be a bad airman but idk what to really do does anyone have any thoughts/advice from an outside view?

Hello, I’m an O3 in the army and am headed to TRANSCOM.

How is Scott AFB and are there lots to do? I have a wife and 2 young boys. I’m originally from a big city so looking at those types of amenities and food?

We love baseball, and I know St. Louis is a baseball town too

Just wanted to spread some positivity for my fellow airmen that are currently waiting impatiently for their retraining window to open or their application to be moved to the next step. I found out I was approved to retrain into the 3F2 career field today!

The hardest part about the process is the waiting. The only advice I have for that is Ii it has been 21 duty days and it hasn’t moved have a SNCO or your base CAA reach out to AFPC on your behalf and that usually does the trick.

01 AUG - Initial retraining request

20 AUG- Eligibility email for the AFSCs I listed

23 SEP - Submitted my complete application and immediately went to AFCC Review. (I only applied to 1 of the 5 AFSCs after shadowing)

23 OCT - My application was sent to the CFM

29 OCT - Back to AFCC Review with no new comment

06 Nov - Approval email with class dates

If you have any questions about the process feel free to pm me!

Can someone tell me what the jacket he is wearing is called

VMPF is being migrated to Okta and the option to access it after you are separated will be removed on November 15th. I am separating on November 16th, so with that being said, how do I access my DD-214 now? Is there a new process in place? I no longer have access to my military email, so I haven’t been able to check and see if there was an email about this recently. Thank you!

Could someone help me out a bit? So, my retraining got approved! Thats awesome but I have some confusion on the message I got from MyFSS.

"You have been approved to retrain from -2AXXX to 1SXXX per coordination between CFM and Air Staff. OJT Retraining effective date 19 NOV 2024. Please contact your servicing MPF to update your new CAFSC to the RAFSC 1-skill level and Assignment Availability Code (AAC) 29 with/in 14 days of your retraining effective date. You must ensure you also meet or obtain 24 months retainability within 30 days from the date of this notification. If an assignment is needed; please contact your local MPF Career Development team to submit a Case Management System (CMS) case to the appropriate assignment team for request. If you have any questions about OJT retraining, please contact the Total Force Service Center XXX-XXX-XXXX and ask to speak to a retraining technician."

Here are my questions. I am currently out of the country for a TDY and won't be back till early December.

Should I call the number and request my OJT date to be pushed?

Does this mean I report to my new career fields office on base on 19 Nov?

Do I need to make an appointment with my MPF or can I call them to change my information?

Will I be going to tech school?

Thanks for anyone who helps. I got through the hardest part and now I'm very anxious about making it through this step.