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      Users post articles related to: Aviation Industry, DoD, National Security to foster serious discussion. Value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Market Place

      This forum is designed for the purchase and sale of items for and by MILITARY members.

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    4. Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

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  2. Military Aviation

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    2. General Discussion

      Discuss general topics in the Military and Aviation. Please post pilot-selection & "how do I get a pilot slot" questions in their appropriate forums.

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    3. Aviation Medicine

      Aviation Medicine discussion forum. Ask the Flight Doc your questions: waivers, flight physicals, qualifications, regulations.

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    4. Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

      ANG & AFRES discussion area. Bums can search for flying opportunities with other units.

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  3. Road to Wings

    1. What Are My Chances?

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    2. Pilot Selection Process

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    4. Q & A Forum

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  4. Military Careers

    1. Air Liaison Officer (ALO)

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  • Posts

    • This plate is funny. The Gettysburg Address is there in the notes but the whole "Autopilot couple approach NA" is buried. The other thing that sounded interesting to me was Brickyard saying they couldn't operate below 4000 RVR (minima on the plate) but they say if you have a HUD or Flight Director you can get down to 2400. I find it hard to believe there isn't a FD on any airliner operating domestically now. Bad thought? For the actual video, I'm pretty sure the pilots had zero SA on where they actually were on that 2nd approach. Tower saved the day, big time. That's another interesting conundrum on a second approach after going missed on the first one. Nothing new had to be set up and just tried the same again. I'd be very interested to get a read out on this one (which I won't, but it'll be interesting).
    • It kind of baffles me when I read on FB how many guys claim PTSD or something mental health related for VA claims and then all of a sudden are concerned about how it will affect their FAA medical.  I know plenty of guys who are 100% and have their class 1, they just just have a ton of little things to claim, the vast majority of which are muscular skeleton issues, but nothing mental health/sleep (other than maybe sleep apnea) related.  I do hear of some guys who have PTSD and have a special issuance (ie FAA waiver), but they can definitely be tricky/time consuming to get and depends on severity, symptoms, etc.   My overall advice:  Like others have said, start 2-3 years before separating/retiring in getting all your aches and pains well documented, and hopefully some care if it can help.  If you have something mental health related in your records that you think shouldn’t be there/has improved, etc then spend time getting the appts and documentation done while you’re still AD and my guess is it will be a lot less cumbersome getting it approved with the FAA if you want to continue to fly.  But in the end, if you truly need help with mental health concerns (and you probably know if you do), then please get your help—you deserve it.  Your life and well being, and that of your family, is much more important and valuable than being in pain/completely miserable while flying post military.  
    • For me they deferred a few MH things which were the DNIFing ones.  No idea why as they've been documented for years.  They also deferred dry eye syndrome thought.. wtf?  They still gave me a rating with those being deferred... I assume because I already met the 100%.  But how does insomnia just completely drop off the claim?
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