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[Lug]

Finally got my friggin dates:

Hired - January 2010
Brooks - June 2010
AMS - March 2011
IFS - May 2011
H20 Survival - June 2011
UPT - July 2011 (Columbus)

Prior Enlisted, BTW

Edited by LegalViper, 29 September 2010 - 11:53 AM.

[ȘÅİňŦ]

LegalViper, on 29 September 2010 - 11:51 AM, said:

Finally got my friggin dates:

Hired - January 2010
Brooks - June 2010
AMS - March 2011
IFS - May 2011
H20 Survival - June 2011
UPT - July 2011 (Columbus)

Prior Enlisted, BTW

Interesting timeline. I'm waiting on the official word right now. I did Brooks July 26th, and was told that I should expect 11-03 AMS class (Jan). Do you know when you're package was submitted to the NGB? Did you have any waivers at Brooks?

[Lug]

ȘÅİňŦ, on 29 September 2010 - 05:33 PM, said:

Interesting timeline. I'm waiting on the official word right now. I did Brooks July 26th, and was told that I should expect 11-03 AMS class (Jan). Do you know when you're package was submitted to the NGB? Did you have any waivers at Brooks?

No waivers at Brooks. As for submitting my package, I had my stuff turned around to MPF by the first week in February, but I'm pretty sure they didn't get it off until April-ish (not that I'm surprised).

[ȘÅİňŦ]

Dates dropped this past week (prior enlisted):

Hired - June 2010
Brooks - July 2010 (waiver recommended)
Waiver Received - October 2010
AMS - Jan 2011
CST/Parachute - March 2011
Water Survival - April 2011
IFS - May 2011
ENJJPT - July 2011

Gonna be a busy 2011....

[whall85]

ȘÅİňŦ, on 21 October 2010 - 09:41 PM, said:

Dates dropped this past week (prior enlisted):

Hired - June 2010
Brooks - July 2010 (waiver recommended)
Waiver Received - October 2010
AMS - Jan 2011
CST/Parachute - March 2011
Water Survival - April 2011
IFS - May 2011
ENJJPT - July 2011

Gonna be a busy 2011....

How long did it take for you to be officially hired? I only ask because I was told that I would have to undergo a commissioning physical at my unit (Andrews AFB) and other batteries of paperwork before I would be officially sworn in. Is this similar to what you went through?

My "dates" so far:

Selected for FY'12 UPT slot - 28 September
Released from IRR (Inactive Ready Reserve) - 08 October
ANGOTS - ??
IFS - ??
UPT - ??

[ȘÅİňŦ]

whall85, on 22 October 2010 - 12:10 PM, said:

How long did it take for you to be officially hired? I only ask because I was told that I would have to undergo a commissioning physical at my unit (Andrews AFB) and other batteries of paperwork before I would be officially sworn in. Is this similar to what you went through?

I was already enlisted in the unit. I had completed a commissioning physical at MEPs in May, for a different unit. I was hired in late June, and my hiring approval came back from the National Guard Bureau October 7th (with no dates, just the approval for commissioning)

[whall85]

ȘÅİňŦ, on 22 October 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

I was already enlisted in the unit. I had completed a commissioning physical at MEPs in May, for a different unit. I was hired in late June, and my hiring approval came back from the National Guard Bureau October 7th (with no dates, just the approval for commissioning)

Of course knowing that every unit is different and that the NGB moves at a dynamic pace, would you say it was 3-4 months before you were actually proof-positive that you were going to ANGOTS & UPT?

[ȘÅİňŦ]

Sounds about right to me.

[CJ-6A]

ȘÅİňŦ, on 22 October 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

I was already enlisted in the unit. I had completed a commissioning physical at MEPs in May, for a different unit. I was hired in late June, and my hiring approval came back from the National Guard Bureau October 7th (with no dates, just the approval for commissioning)

When was your package submitted to the NGB for the commissioning process?

Stupid question, but is it possible to go to Brooks while you're waiting for the approval?

[ȘÅİňŦ]

CJ-6A, on 16 November 2010 - 12:21 PM, said:

When was your package submitted to the NGB for the commissioning process?

Stupid question, but is it possible to go to Brooks while you're waiting for the approval?

I think my application was sent in early August. I went to brooks July 26th, so yes, you can go while you're waiting. The NGB approval and Brooks are separate, as an example I got my NGB acceptance before my RS waiver cleared brooks.

[F16Rooster]

Hired June 2009
Separated from AD and joined unit April 2010
Brooks June 2010
IFS Sept 2010
UPT Jan 2011

[Mad Dog]

Damn...looking at these timelines gets me more and more depressed. I got hired in August 2010, and my package is just now headed to state HQ before getting sent off to Mother Guard. I'm already commissioned, so AMS is no factor. Should save a little bit of time. Sometimes I think that my paperwork is lost under a half-eaten box of Krispy Kremes and a coffee-stained Sports Illustrated...

[Mad Dog]

Mad Dog, on 26 November 2010 - 10:19 AM, said:

Damn...looking at these timelines gets me more and more depressed. I got hired in August 2010, and my package is just now headed to state HQ before getting sent off to Mother Guard. I'm already commissioned, so AMS is no factor. Should save a little bit of time. Sometimes I think that my paperwork is lost under a half-eaten box of Krispy Kremes and a coffee-stained Sports Illustrated...

And FINALLY have some dates here, with a completed medical.

August 2010 - Hired
February 2011 - Transferred from USNR to ANG
May 2011 - FC-1 @ WPAFB
September 2011 - IFS
November 2011 - UPT

[groundloop]

How long after the FC1 is complete would you say it is typical to receive AMS/IFS/UPT dates? I've heard of guard candidates occasionally getting dates before even going to Wright Patt, does it just depend on the unit and how they do things?

[Ramathorn]

Prior service...

Hired April 2011
FC1 November 2011
AMS January 2012
IFS March 2012
Water Survival May 2012
ENJJPT June 2012

I got all of my dates in one lump, and my packet was submitted in August.

[chuckster]

Guard, Non-prior

Turned in Packet – DEC 2009
Interview and Selected – SEPT 2010
Brooks – NOV 2010
Got Class Dates - FEB 2011
AMS – MAR 2011
Water – JUN 2011
IFS – JUL 2011
SERE – SEP 2011
UPT – OCT 2011

[mp5g]

Guard, prior enlisted

Interviewed - Jun 2009
Selected Alternate - Jul 2009
Primary DQ'd, given slot - Nov 2010
FCI Wright Patt - Apr 2011
RS Waiver apprv'd - Jun 2011
AMS - Sep 2011
SERE - Jan 2012
IFS - Feb 2012
Water Survival - Apr 2012
UPT - May 2012

[Crosswind]

mp5g, on 19 May 2012 - 04:14 PM, said:

Guard, prior enlisted

Interviewed - Jun 2009
Selected Alternate - Jul 2009
Primary DQ'd, given slot - Nov 2010
FCI Wright Patt - Apr 2011
RS Waiver apprv'd - Jun 2011
AMS - Sep 2011
SERE - Jan 2012
IFS - Feb 2012
Water Survival - Apr 2012
UPT - May 2012

You're going to need an age waiver when you get to the B-course.

I'm kidding, but anybody reading this thread expect nothing faster than 1 year.

[Sasquatch]

I've interviewed at two ANG units thus far: The first mailed the "no thanks" letter in about 3 weeks; the most recent unit told me during the interview that they planned to choose their candidate that day, but notifications wouldn't occur until several weeks later.

I was hoping that someone who's sat on the opposite (hiring) side of the table could speak to the process that occurs once a candidate is selected -- ie., is approval from NGB, AFPC, State HQ, etc etc needed before extending an offer?