I get pretty spoiled living like a graduate student in an exotic foreign country, but every once in a while, I remember that I'm still attached to that monstrous bureaucracy called The United States Air Force. Today I was thinking that I should probably figure out what I need to do to get promoted to Major. I went to the Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) website to look for details and found a section conveniently titled "Pre-Board Info." Sublinks have such helpful titles as Milestones, Board Schedule, and Promotion Process. Not a single link works. Why not? Access to these articles is restricted to military networks.
You've got to be kidding me. I mean, I realize how dangerous it could be for our national security if Al-Qa'ida obtained a copy of our Major's promotion board schedule, but sometimes you just have to accept some risk for the sake of mission accomplishment.
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I mean, they already have a copy of the US Army's promotion schedule...everyone gets promoted, regardless!
This was my greatest frustration in grad school (and I was in the US!). I was completely shut out of the military network. I had to have a friend send me the message that I got promoted!! Compound that with the fact that the military refuses to believe anyone owns a Mac computer...so frustrating. We now have the ability to log onto the network with our home computers, but only if you have a PC.
My favorite, by far, is when you go to PCS and you have to go to your Yeoman who has a password to get the "official mileage" for your move. I was like "you know Mapquest has already figured out your secret, right?"
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