DISCLAIMER: Dependa Boot Rage Rant (but with a fun fact for contractors at the end)
Nothing like sitting in a meeting, on the day that the mandate that is crippling service members/DOD civilians/contractors, with all of the commanders across the region and seeing the absolute fucking incompetent shit show that unfolded firsthand.
Like holy fuck talk about what the ever living fuck. You have the briefing lead either ignore questions, pass on questions, constantly redirect responsibility to another office (despite them not being present for some reason), or clearly display a biased underlying attitude of “ugggggh these fucking fucks need to shut up and just do it or get kicked out already.” If I were a commander and I tasked my subordinate to run a meeting and it turned out like this, I’d send em straight to the gulag.
The fault isn’t just that the ones running it literally waiting until D Day, but rather the only info they passed out or discussed with any confidence was that of the October 29th DOD Guidance. Literally zero other Fucking quality input. If you asked a question and it wasn’t clearly stated in the FHP guidance, it wasn’t answered by citing regulations…but rather opinions and assumptions derived from the poorly written FHP guidance.
What a fucking slap in the fucking face to everyone who is risking their livelihoods by not immediately stepping in line.
Oh, if you made it this far and you’re a dod contractor, y’all actually got a win today. They literally have no fucking clue how to handle you guys because the DOD actually has to renegotiate contracts for this shit…which puts the DOD at a disadvantage. They essentially said ‘don’t take any action with contractors and let’s leave it at this for now as it’s a matter of rewriting and negotiating contracts. We’ll get more information as this goes on.’ So be weary and get it in writing of what your HR people are telling you as a contractor.
While great for contractors, it’s just another example of the DOD having months worth of notice about a November 22 deadline….yet doing fucking nothing to prepare for it….besides planning a command meeting the fucking day of the deadline.
What a fucking absolute insult.