New Wing King

[flyguy06]

The percentage of rated Airmen is a lot smaller then the percentage of non rated officers inthe USAF yet rated officers have most of the senior level command positions.

It is about who you know and where you fly in the USAF.  Remember when Officers records are being picked through for promotion time, those fliers get points for just flying on missions.  That is why there are two categories; rated and non rated, so that the two distinct Air Force Officer types do not have to compete unfairly against each other.  Remember it is the AIR force.  It helps if you are rated in your progression through rated positions.

Well, they are seperate because the USAF isnt going to put a non rated Lt Col as Squadron Commander of the 94th Fighter Squadron.

That same logic you said  is why I always say this is the Civil AIR Patrol.

Hey, how did a thread about the new Wing Commander of ALWG turn into a discussion of rated vs non rated officers?

[SarDragon]

See post #9.