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From: Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Tommy's Fantasies
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:09:34 -0500
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On 2/12/2025 7:44 PM, John B. wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:27:27 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon Sep 16 14:46:54 2024 Zen Cycle  wrote:
>>>
>>> oh, my....You've never heard of time-in-grade?
>>>
>>> https://airforce.fastport.com/AF/advancement/Database?p%5BProfileID%5D=129&p%5Bv
>>>
>>>       Airman Basic (E-1) is eligible for promotion to Airman (E-2) with
>>> six months' time-in-grade.
>>>       E-2 is eligible for promotion to Airman First Class (E-3) with 10
>>> months' time-in-grade.
>>>       E-3 is eligible for promotion to Senior Airman (E-4) within 18 to
>>> 24 months' time-in-grade (depending on earlier promotions).
>>>
>>> Seems like Johnny may be right, you never _were_ in the airforce.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> When were you in the Air Force? Did you see in that reference you gave about passing a test? Being a
>> Flunky has its disadvantages - you tend to be as stupid as a rock. Also, you cannot be promoted UNLESS there are openings for that grade. In four years my shop had ONE. He was given the promotion not by passing a "skills test" but by recommendation from the shop NCOIC. But then all of the time you spent in the service you already knew that didn't you?
> 
> You are lying again. To be promoted you FIRST have to be qualified,
> which includes having passed the skill test, and have time in grade.
> The Shop Chief can only recommend. No opening for grades below
> Sergeant (3 stripes) are required. How do I know? Well I was a Shop
> Chief for a number of years :-)

did that loser kunich actually respond yesterday to a post I made in 
september?

wow, talk about having no life!


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