Your goal on this website should be to say it how it is, ie a ready room, not be “Defender of the Fleet”. And the VFA 1310’s have not seen an increase in flight pay. So, it’s not being used at all, let alone being targeted to some. And what placement tells front offices is best guess. I have heard from way to many front offices that they are being told, “we don’t know what happened” way to often. When PERs 43 is guessing what a board “values”, that’s a problem.
O4 bloodbath a few years ago? No answer.
25 fewer VFA O5 selects last year compared to previous years? No answers
Select a guy to be the CO of one of the Navy’s premier units but NOT screening for O6? No answer.
Select a year long 1EP VFA JO to attend AF TPS and then not select for O4? No answer again from Millington.
VFA 1320, year long 1 EP from fleet tour, top 5 EP at the FRS, double tap 1 EP’s from 2 different CAG’s and NOT select for DH? Yeah, you guessed it, no answers.
OBOGS that we’ve been bitching about for years? No answers. It takes a freaking walk out by IPs to get any traction.
Unmitigated hyperbole? YGTBSM. Resource constrained, my ass. I watch big Navy flush millions away on a weekely basis at the depot and nothing is done about it. I’ve raised the BS flag to anyone that will listen, and the answer? well that decision was previously made, so....
I get it. You are in a front office position and are looking out for your next job. Nothing wrong with that, i guess. I would just hope that you would have the passion to fight for what is right with as much passion you dedicate to defending big Navys decision here on AW.
And if the AF and Marines can figure out a way to pay the increased monthly flight pay, then your bullshit excuse about constraints is just that, bullshit.