The USAF is currently going through a process to eliminate anything and everything that wastes money. While the Army and Marines are getting increased funding and force numbers the USAF is still DOWN SIZING. We are being asked to do more with less. Take it as you will but the bandwidth and TIME wasted on such pursuits does not help maximize the resources we have left to us. The Air Force is at an interesting crossroad in it's history. Gone are the days of large bomber fleets and extra manning for career fields. Every penny, every minute does count right now, work on the Flight line some time at 70% manning and have a troop or supervisor sitting, wasting away reading this fluff when they could be being productive working on some equipment that needs maintenance or going through the paperwork that needs done...
Do it on your time...
About a year ago I flew from Tokyo to Seoul and back a week later. They had this device that all they had to do was put the bottled water I had with me on it. If I remember correctly, all it was was a machine they sat the bottle on that had a green and a red light. If it flashed green it was good if it flashed red they retested it and confiscated the bottle if it still didn't pass. No idea how the thing worked but if it's as simple as that why can't we do this in the states? Cheap ass people...
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The USAF is currently going through a process to eliminate anything and everything that wastes money. While the Army and Marines are getting increased funding and force numbers the USAF is still DOWN SIZING. We are being asked to do more with less. Take it as you will but the bandwidth and TIME wasted on such pursuits does not help maximize the resources we have left to us. The Air Force is at an interesting crossroad in it's history. Gone are the days of large bomber fleets and extra manning for career fields. Every penny, every minute does count right now, work on the Flight line some time at 70% manning and have a troop or supervisor sitting, wasting away reading this fluff when they could be being productive working on some equipment that needs maintenance or going through the paperwork that needs done... Do it on your time...
And of course we'd have to have Johnny Castaway for a screen-saver... brilliant days of desert joy!
About a year ago I flew from Tokyo to Seoul and back a week later. They had this device that all they had to do was put the bottled water I had with me on it. If I remember correctly, all it was was a machine they sat the bottle on that had a green and a red light. If it flashed green it was good if it flashed red they retested it and confiscated the bottle if it still didn't pass. No idea how the thing worked but if it's as simple as that why can't we do this in the states? Cheap ass people...