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wouldn't matter, it won't fit the determined timeline. I've been involved with this from the UPT side and now the MDS side from the MAJCOM HQ perspective. The only thing that matters is hitting the magical 1500/year mark, quality be damned. Doesn't matter if we can't even absorb 1500/yr, we are determined to produce them, even if it means banking a portion of them. A 35-week program like the Brits have for ME training is a complete non-starter.

it was a holdover from when the requirement was significantly higher. It also allowed units to waive hours to less than the previous requirement, which was deemed insufficient given the UPT cuts combined with FTU course reductions pushed to the squadrons.

Important note, if you wash out, you could be reclassed to CSO, RPA pilot, or ABM. If you drop out voluntarily, rated service (any flying status) is off the table for future jobs. Once you quit UPT, there are no second chances at flying.

reads like a carbon copy of what we sent up from Vance to 19AF in 2021-22...we/they, have learned absolutely nothing during the PTN/UPT2.5/FUPT boondoggle. I was a convert in the early days of 2.5, the syllabus wasn't perfect, but it was working. This looks to be headed toward monumental failure.

my ADSC was up right when the world was exploding from covid, everything locked down, hiring paused...that plus a kid with significant medical bills and I loved my job at the time (T-6 IP), I decided to stick around. It was a mistake.

no one said that, the T-38 is treated as a drop now, they'll get a second one upon -38 completion.

AFSOC follows SOCOM's directed family days, which have always been specified like global strike is doing and in compliance, I don't expect anything to change....but I've been wrong before.

All the T-6As at UCT are Air Force.

Wish I had land, but here in NW FL lucky enough to have a really nice range/training facility fairly close. Wish the membership was a bit cheaper but plenty of space for members and I can practice pretty much unbothered. Also have a small indoor range only a couple minutes from my house.

Just RQS

I'm old and grumpy, get off my lawn! Yes, my bad, I still can't get the new names to stick in my brain

SLAPP? Not sure if you guys renamed him

At the moment Ospreys only drop from Rucker, that said, the community is undergoing tremendous change right now, who knows what is possible. While its a super cool airframe, it is one I would avoid right now. There is so much uncertainty and so few flying hours to go around, I cannot imagine it will be a healthy place for the young pilot development until it stabilizes.

best part of the day, every day, bringing up that fact in every single forgen discussion. It's fine though, we'll ride this burning train off the cliff, then leadership will look around and ask again "where'd everyone go?"