tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post6382601688897430486..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The SpeechGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-75641404772571058762008-09-19T20:55:00.000-04:002008-09-19T20:55:00.000-04:00couldn't figure out how to email you.typograph...couldn't figure out how to email you.<BR/><BR/>typographical errors:<BR/>1) usaf will assign at 100 recent<BR/><BR/>at --> all?<BR/><BR/>2) rebuke and retiredly quietly<BR/><BR/>retiredly --> retire?anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871409726157745268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-58365576705475802682008-09-18T22:54:00.000-04:002008-09-18T22:54:00.000-04:00GEN Schwartz was right on the money. I'd rather h...GEN Schwartz was right on the money. I'd rather have the USAF doing UAV's than watch the Army and Marines continue to do them. And if the AF is going to do it, it needs to do it well, and that means a dedicated and professional track for flying, maintaining, and designing them. And a responsive program that adapts as needed to the mission.<BR/><BR/>The world is changing. Our nation needs the "zipper suited sun gods" to get with the program.Jayhawkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17471501050130657452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-57387959597772359492008-09-18T11:07:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:07:00.000-04:00Spot on Ed.Spot on Ed.PCSSEPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409465703196815386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-27915047044411711072008-09-17T15:42:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:42:00.000-04:00ED: I agree, people don't get trained up to be a m...ED:<BR/> I agree, people don't get trained up to be a military pilot just to be flying a desk for four years.<BR/><BR/>Ridiculous.davodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272330967156237637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-82308835791522125982008-09-17T14:22:00.000-04:002008-09-17T14:22:00.000-04:00Spot on regarding Thundervision and tanker acquisi...Spot on regarding Thundervision and tanker acquisition. Huge blunder regarding first-assignment out of pilot training into UAV duty. <BR/><BR/>That sort of action does two things very well: first it destroys morale and career motivation for a select group that should be the backbone of the fighting force. Second, it effectively negates the entire undergraduate pilot training experience. Sentencing someone who has just received the basic qualification for a highly demanding skill to then sit in a comfortable air conditioned facility managing a semi-automated drone for hours at a time does nothing to develop skills or provide a basis for future operational assignments. <BR/><BR/>Creating an independent career track for UAV operators is one very good choice. An interim measure would be an aggressive recruitment campaign for retired military aviators to fill the seats. The experience and judgment for the job are their and only the inability to subject the body to the high stress environment of tactical air operations has waned. <BR/><BR/>Putting young pilots in that job is a force killer.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.com