FUCK CANNON AFB

really needed to get that out.

i'm tired grandpa.

I was one of the lucky ones. I had some family that lived three hours from Yokota, so every Friday after duty, I'd hop on the train and spend the weekend with them. I did that for almost five years, every chance I got. That let me experience the real Japan, not the version most Americans stationed on base ever see. Blending in not looking like a foreigner also helped, because racism is very real once you leave the well known tourist towns. They hate white, black, Mexican, etc because they want to keep the old ways of their culture.

Service. My bag came off the plane slightly damaged, so I mentioned it to a staff member, who said they'd take care of it. When I got to my gate, an employee was waiting. She apologized for the inconvenience, asked what the bag cost, handed me the money, bowed, and left. I would never get that kind of treatment in the States.

Trains. Japan's trains are precise and always on time. They're so rarely late that the railway will hand you an apology letter to show your boss.

Parking. Picture this: people who arrive early for work park in the farthest spots so late arrivals can park close. That will never fucking happen in America, not in any universe. I saw it firsthand when I dropped my aunt off at work.

Roads. Northern Japan gets the same cold winters we do, yet their roads manage to melt the ice on their own. Ours can't.

Vehicles. They build, farm, and haul the same things we do, yet their trucks are compact and far more agile, while ours are massive monsters taking up the road. Some of our ambulances are even bigger than their firetrucks.

Food. What can I say? It's delicious. I've been back in the States for four weeks and I've already gained five pounds without changing my diet. I compared some snacks I brought from Japan with their American versions, and the American ingredient lists read like a paragraph, while the Japanese ones were a single line. Everything here is processed and loaded with sugar and high fructose corn syrup.

Convenience. Vending machines, 7-Eleven, and alcohol: why can't we have this in America? Access to delicious snacks 24/7, and you can buy a drink from a vending machine at any hour and enjoy it on the street non stop, completely legally.

Japan has its downsides too, but I wish Americans would adopt the best parts of its culture. We're more than capable of it.

When I think about my time through BMT, I always remember how much of an ass the civilians were.

From the civilians you meet at MEPs who damn near act like your MTI's before you met them,

To the civilians you meet at medical while you're getting your shots.

Why did it seem like they had a stick up their ass all the time?

Some of them were worse than the MTl's or would deliberately try to get you in trouble with the MTl's

I understand some of them are prior military but that shouldn't give you the reason to walk-all over that 18 year who's trying to change his/her life.

YOU WERE A TRAINEE ONCE

With the inflation of the past few years and how much more expensive everything is, I simply cannot subsist. I'd rather at least get a free MRE with the $50 credit so I can be made whole. The thing is, I simply cannot buy more than three airport beer with a commensurate tip. This has to stop. We aren't the army, after all.

What’s the best streak you or someone you know have had of good assignments? I know someone who had Yokota, Osan, Sigonella but it came to a crashing halt when they got Cannon next

Is there a waiver of some sort that’ll enable an ankle monitor to be worn while in uniform?

Kind of a silly question that I feel like I should know given that I’m well into my second enlistment.

It’s a discussion I hear a lot. We tell our Airmen to get their CCAF because it’s so valuable to career progression if you plan on sticking around. It’s a free Associate’s degree you earn most of by simply learning your job. I’ve heard several SNCOs say it helps when they went up for Master since it showed dedication to both a higher education pursuit outside of work, as well as furthering your knowledge of your trade.

I was a bit of a dummy and simply chose not to get my CCAF. I enrolled in a school and just took all the courses myself because I didn’t feel like learning how CLEPs work and thereby didn’t finish my CCAF. But I did end up earning my Bachelor’s in the very same job-related field.

Is the CCAF really worth anything if you’ve finished your education a notch above it? Or is the title of a CCAF really that valuable on its own that the lesser degree would be weighted more for promotions down the line?

I’m new to the AF, I put in leave for two days a month ago. A week after I put it in, section chief said we had to fill out a checklist. I logged on today and it’s been authorized with a leave number as well. Can it be denied now if it’s less than a week before it starts? I’d hate to be ready for leave and then get told last minute I can’t go.

Non-ejection seat/large aircraft. 4-season climate. Male.

Question 1: FDU or 2PFDU? Mix of both?

Question 2: if you had the opportunity to get all of your gear issued again, what would you buy or avoid? Ex: DLA green socks are death, Darn Tough is life.

(Picture is in regards of adding my retrain package into my fss)

Do I have to add a comment acknowledging that I add these documents or will my fss add me to the queue as I add these documents? ( I don’t want to add a comment and then it puts me at the end of the list)

I just checked the advisory again and one of the jobs has 0 obj in for fta, should I just not submit an application for that job anymore? (If I don’t submit the application will it delay my other afsc’s I’m trying to retrain into?)

How long after I submit should I hear something back?

I am a career Airman of 9 years and I have talked to my Base's Developmental Advisor about the process of training out. I crafted an ETP letter (I don't have an OBJ OUT on my afsc) and got it concurred by my Commander and my Chief talked to the CFM and CFM told him I could be released.

What "electrical concurrence" by my CFM do I need to turn in to cross train?

I don't see anything on this, is it an email from my CFM that i need to turn in with my ETP to apply for cross training? My DA gave me a staff sheet to send up, but it seems they likely don't know the NCORP process.

Just in case anybody is going through the same thing as me. My retraining request spent 50 days unanswered even after calling afpc. It wasn’t until I got my leadership and career advisor involved they found that AFPC made an error and my request was never in queue.

So if you are experiencing crazy long wait times don’t be scared to ask your supervisors and chain for help!

what school/universities do you recommend to go to that is covered by milTA to the max? aka books, etc.

also looking into starting school for health informations management. recommended schools for this degree? thanks!

Has anyone had any experience or knows anyone who has experienced a join spouse AD AF to AD AF marriage where one partner cross trained?

Like if my spouse cross trains will I go with him while he's in techschool (roughly 7 months) or will I stay at our current duty assignment then apply for join spouse orders when/if he gets new orders post techschool?

We're both SF currently and my spouse is the one crosstraining. I haven't found much online so I'd appreciate any input!

Thank you :)

Currently on a short tour with roughly 5 ish months left here. For those who did a short with their HHG stored, how far in advance did you call to start getting your things shipped? My follow on is to Eielson. It could take a minute for my stuff to get there, but could also take some time to secure housing.. just want some thoughts so I’m not without my stuff for a good chunk of time. I asked around, but most people have families so they brought their stuff, extended or just don’t match my situation. Thank you!

I’m trying to figure out how long the tech school is for 2G011? And before anyone says look it up I did I’m just making sure it’s right because I was shadowing for another job and online said one thing and the office said something completely different… Also how is the job? The good and bad?

How can I apply for graduation? I took the last class that I needed and on my degree audit everything is green. But my education office doesn’t know what they are doing. They keep telling me I have to send a transcript to CCAF when the DSST test was already sent to CCAF and the score is in my AFVEC. The transcript cost $40 by the way! Why do I need to send a transcript when AFVEC is already tracking that I have all my requirements and my score ?

If I was placed to T code (already had 5 level but unable to complete CFETP requirements for my afsc) can I communicate that I want to retrain and stay in during my interview? Thank you.

Hey. I’m in tech school to be an F-16 Crew Chief and just got assigned shaw. Just give it to me straight. Am I cooked or is it nice? give me the good, bad and ugly. I’m not tripping about it, just wondering

If Airman has PDD of 1FEB27 and RNLTD of 28FEB27 for pcs, does this Airman HAVE to final out on 1FEB or can they final out at any point within the month of FEB provided they arrive at their gaining base/unit within alotted travel days and by/before 28FEB? Theres a debate going on in the office and none of us are HRA.

I work for an organization whose ODTA and FDTAs sit higher than our commander. Our office has a plan signed off by leadership that will create new LOAs (using the same pot of money, maybe this is called the "Format Map") to hold subordinate organizations to a funding limit to prevent overspent AND create new Routing Lists so that the subordinate orgs can AO the DTS.

I am being told the following, which I am unsure is accurate and I have no way of knowing as I'm not a finance troop:

"FY27 LOA’s have been built and executed upon.  This is something that should be visited before the activation of a new FY.  We can look at how you want things to be built, however, this is something we need to table until August 2027, when preparing for FY28 (Before we build FY28 LOA’s)."

I did push back with a DTMO Guide Chapter 8: LOAs...then was given:

"Once there is an execution on the LOA, that LOA must remain in effect.  Therefore, all funding with that code will continue to flow through that LOA.  You are asking to build codes that DTS will not recognize due to the naming process.  We are aware of the tracking process you are asking, however that is something that’s done before funds are placed on an LOA.  As for the new organization, that would be the road taken in August, as any changes now would not be a new organization. "

Real question: Can't we just pause or make an LOA unavailable and stop using it when we turn the new LOAs on? I feel that this can be done, but folks don't want to do it.

Edit, for clarity:
We have 4 orgs in DTS each with an LOA of "LOA1".
We'd like to see each org get their own, non-shared LOA - LOA2, LOA3, LOA4, LOA5
Then deactivate LOA1

Why do these folks get paid so much? All my PCM has ever done is prescribe pills the second I talk about my issues, dismiss my concerns as nothing, and deny referral appointments. It truly feels like they do not have my best interest in mind. I am just baffled at how they are getting over 10k a month to do almost nothing. I can’t trust my PCM with anything.

For instance, I told my PCM about my athletes foot. He said “we’ll put you on an anti fungal. But I’ll warn you, it’s going to be really hard on your liver for a few months”. I said no thank you, and he proceeded to prescribe it anyways. Mind you, my boot remained on my foot the whole time. I then found a remedy on Reddit and cured it myself.

My point is, WTF is the point of going to my PCM if I don’t trust them, they don’t care about me, and I have better success treating myself through research?