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limagolf · Posted: 07-27-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidSW

**** just got real.

How's Gresser doing?

NovemberEcho · Posted: 07-27-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by limagolf

Did Jarrod White ever make it out of there or is he before your time?

He's before my time. I got here in Sept of '08.

kickerboy17 · Posted: 07-29-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by limagolf

Took alot of crap when I got out after 11 years...best decision I ever made. At a lvl 7 now and it's still a ton more than I made as a SSgt, sup pay and all. Going to a lvl 11 in October. My AF sup tried to get me to stay in so that I could make TSgt..."It's like a $200 a month raise," he said. Hmmm...$200 a month or $115k (before premiums) a year. You can keep the stripes and bonus. I'll take no deployments, no additional duties, no 3 lvls, no epr's, no cc calls, no blues...do i need to go on. Oh, and I'll take the FAT CASH.

Lvl 7 in AZ, are you at FFZ? Just wondering because if so, we are neighbors.

SierraZulu · Posted: 07-29-2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by limagolf

Base pay including locality is $78k. Add about 10k for premiums and lvl 7 money ain't bad at all.

How long until you get to the top of the CPC payscale? Was just looking at the 2012 pay table and it says the top of CPC is $90k before locality. With locality and premium pay it's like

JoshATC · Posted: 07-30-2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kickerboy17

Lvl 7 in AZ, are you at FFZ? Just wondering because if so, we are neighbors.

You must be at IWA then, I'm over on the other side of town.. GYR.. Tell Len I said HI!

ajmezz · Posted: 07-30-2012, 01:43 AM

So, with the bonus being taken away, it's probably a safe bet to assume that there will be a lot of current AD that won't be reupping if they have the opportunity in the civilian world (ie faa, dod, etc), would you agree/disagree?

limagolf · Posted: 07-30-2012, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kickerboy17

Lvl 7 in AZ, are you at FFZ? Just wondering because if so, we are neighbors.

Actually at SDL...we were a lvl 7 when I first got here but got downgraded just this last January. Fortunately, we save pay for 2 years so we still make lvl 7 money. Everyone that showed up after January gets the lvl 6 money. I know a couple of the FFZ guys...good peeps. Were you at Luke?

limagolf · Posted: 07-30-2012, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JoshATC

You must be at IWA then, I'm over on the other side of town.. GYR.. Tell Len I said HI!

I live right down the road from GYR...commute to SDL every day. Did you work with Emily before she got picked up at Luke?

limagolf · Posted: 07-30-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SierraZulu

How long until you get to the top of the CPC payscale? Was just looking at the 2012 pay table and it says the top of CPC is $90k before locality. With locality and premium pay it's like

Not sure how long it would take to make the top of the payband. Got some old timers here that I believe are at that point. Pretty good money especially for our area...low cost of living.

limagolf · Posted: 07-30-2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ajmezz

So, with the bonus being taken away, it's probably a safe bet to assume that there will be a lot of current AD that won't be reupping if they have the opportunity in the civilian world (ie faa, dod, etc), would you agree/disagree?

Completely agree. I've already gotten a ton of phone calls from friends still in the AF asking about the FAA hiring process. The bonus was the only thing keeping alot of people in the AF...it was lowered once back in '06 and we lost a ton of people. Wondering why the AF didn't learn from that.

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