I have taken my name off F-16AM 80-3666. It is still in the "forms" as assistant crew chief. At work I will here in refer to said aircraft as Roy's jet. Roy is the dedicated crew chief and has had the airplane for quite sometime.
I have been sand bagged by my pro super twice concerning 6 year landing gear changes and a phase inspection. The day shift crew chief, me, was left out of all the meetings preceding both events. I spend very little time doing much real maintenance. I am a grade lower than all the other crew chiefs and most of my time is on the line.
I have had the forms/cams thing dumped on me at the end of the day when we have washed an airplane. I always wonder why I am suddenly the one in charge when it is others who are designated.
So as a mild statement of displeasure, I took my name off the airplane.
I have also applied on USA Jobs for a position at Naval Air Station Lemoore CA. It is at the Fleet Readiness Center there and a grade 10 position. It pays less than what I am making now as it is a 'lower cost of living area'.
Additionally, I have explored the possibility of returning to the ballast trains.
The unit I work in is a civilian operation and "not like the real Air Force" That being said most of the management and supervision is prior Air Force and only one was ever an NCO.
Rant Complete.
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Wow. NOT good, Glenn, to say the very least. I hope things begin looking up for ya.
I have a WL who is a twelve year old who the calendar says is 32. The pro super is in his forties and did nine years and got out as a Senior Airman.
Those of us who did much longer and were E5 and E6 NCOs and POs are the workers.
I still have a passion for airplanes but some of them I work for are not in the same league as a lot of us who turn the wrenches.
It is an interesting dichotomy, to say the least.
So as a result, I have begun to explore other possibilities.
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