Sling Blade

If getting a seniority number at an airline is the goal given that situation, I am of the opinion that getting out and slumming it as a CFI/regional pilot is a better bet than taking another three year ADSC. I also don't think that AFPC is going to find a glut of drone guys so desperate for some flying hours that they take orders hoping the next three years will be different from the last ten. Maybe I'm wrong. Regarding your other question, I plan on picking up a deployment gig after I get out. I'll end up being gone six months out of the year, which isn't any different than what I'm doing now. I'll spend the other six month a year building time. That's my get well plan at least. The contractors aren't going away because the AF can't retain people. And if all that falls through, I think the McDonald's around the corner is hiring so I have options.

Any second assignment RPA folks that tack on an extra year or three at the end of their UPT commitment for the privilege of meeting airline hiring mins are chumps. Any three letter contractor will pick them up for equal to or better than airline pay starting on day one. The folks that do take the bait are going to end up eating 365s and other shit deals and never see the flying experience they hoped to get. Not to mention the ops squadrons would be getting inexperienced copilots that are mostly worthless training burdens with no return...as majors...with huge chips on their shoulders. But you know YOLO. Let me know how it goes. AFPC counting on RPA returns to backfill demand is a pretty dubious proposition in my opinion. All those folks are getting out. Ask me how I know.

Did you decline the ADSC for the PCS and get sent anyway? My situation is similar. I'm about to be up for a new assignment with a little over two years to go. I was passed over on the first board with no paperwork to get me on the second one. I'm trying to stay where I'm at until I can separate. I thought declining the training ADSC would do the trick, but it sounds like some folks have been moved with less useful time at their follow on assignment than I'll have.

That's good to know. Thanks.

I had the same thought. However, I'll be done with training and report to my new assignment in about a month. I'd be interested to see if you can get any traction going that route, though. Off topic, my projected AFSC is 18x not 11U. Does anyone know if that's just how they're doing things now or is it some kind of AFPC shenanigans?

I'm rated and wanted to get out but got non-vol'ed to RPA's. It's a sick world we live in.