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I'm an ex combat engineer who's trying to enjoy a continuation of my career into the construction trades and my journey took me to an Air Forces base. Like anny other place, we do work up training to deploy, the only diference, is the Air Force one last for ever. Early May to September for the BFT ( no kidding!! )
Here's my beef. I was some guy replacement for a ROTO ( somewhere in the middle east, but not Afghanistan, if you know what I mean) and despite the fact that he had so much time to train for the BFT, he still found a way to fail it. Like any soldier who want's to go over, I got all excited, but it was only to find out that the BFT was not a requirement, as far as the Air Force was concerned, to deploy in this country. How fair is that? I bust my @ss off and he get's to go. Once again, I see mediocrity beeing rewarded. What is wrong with the Forces. Why not send the best they got?
The story does't end there. Mr BFTFAIL found a friend while overseas, things built up as far as fraternisation and him and his new love get RTU'd for their disregard of CF policy on the mater. Since I was over has his HLTA replacement guess who get to stay?Me, but not long enought for the medal. He just proven the point that peolple that don't care about their hown fitness are more likely not to care about the mission and put their personal maters in front of the CF commiments.
The truth of the fact is that if you wear the uniform and you can't pass something as simple as the BFT you should get out. I agree with the latest debate about the BFT saying that it does not prepare you for battle but if you can pass it, it just proves how lazy you are.(please, don't give me the "if I've been broken for the past 2 years and I'm excuse everything except breathing bull sh**) I'm a 1 CMBG Mountain Man Chalenge finisher and I'm not saying it should be the test, but it should be where all soldiers should want to be.
Is there anyone on this forum who can explain to me why the ratio "effort put into your job/reward" is so grossely disrepected. On the civy street, if you don't do your job, you don't get paid and you eventuly get fired. The day the military put a cut in pay for members that can't perform to the minimum standard (1) will be the day those members will have a real incentive to pass... or get out.
(1) By minimum stardard, I mean doing what soldiers do and it mean's puting a load on your back with your FFO and your weapon... soldier first!
Meanwhile, I guess I'll just suck it up and soldier on. I was just told it was futile to even think about a redress to ensure a spot on the ROTO's to come. I guess this medal will go to an other BFT FAIL EXTRAORDINAIRE who realy deserve it! ( with loads of sarcasm, of course!!)
Here's my beef. I was some guy replacement for a ROTO ( somewhere in the middle east, but not Afghanistan, if you know what I mean) and despite the fact that he had so much time to train for the BFT, he still found a way to fail it. Like any soldier who want's to go over, I got all excited, but it was only to find out that the BFT was not a requirement, as far as the Air Force was concerned, to deploy in this country. How fair is that? I bust my @ss off and he get's to go. Once again, I see mediocrity beeing rewarded. What is wrong with the Forces. Why not send the best they got?
The story does't end there. Mr BFTFAIL found a friend while overseas, things built up as far as fraternisation and him and his new love get RTU'd for their disregard of CF policy on the mater. Since I was over has his HLTA replacement guess who get to stay?Me, but not long enought for the medal. He just proven the point that peolple that don't care about their hown fitness are more likely not to care about the mission and put their personal maters in front of the CF commiments.
The truth of the fact is that if you wear the uniform and you can't pass something as simple as the BFT you should get out. I agree with the latest debate about the BFT saying that it does not prepare you for battle but if you can pass it, it just proves how lazy you are.(please, don't give me the "if I've been broken for the past 2 years and I'm excuse everything except breathing bull sh**) I'm a 1 CMBG Mountain Man Chalenge finisher and I'm not saying it should be the test, but it should be where all soldiers should want to be.
Is there anyone on this forum who can explain to me why the ratio "effort put into your job/reward" is so grossely disrepected. On the civy street, if you don't do your job, you don't get paid and you eventuly get fired. The day the military put a cut in pay for members that can't perform to the minimum standard (1) will be the day those members will have a real incentive to pass... or get out.
(1) By minimum stardard, I mean doing what soldiers do and it mean's puting a load on your back with your FFO and your weapon... soldier first!
Meanwhile, I guess I'll just suck it up and soldier on. I was just told it was futile to even think about a redress to ensure a spot on the ROTO's to come. I guess this medal will go to an other BFT FAIL EXTRAORDINAIRE who realy deserve it! ( with loads of sarcasm, of course!!)
