elvis Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Hi all, If selected for a Guard F-16 unit, after RTU, in the two years of seasoning, can you go to a reserve F-16 unit to accomplish that seasoning? Or does it specifically have to be a Guard unit that sponsors your seasoning? elvis Edited April 17, 2018 by elvis wording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 black hills tj Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 1 hour ago, elvis said: Hi all, If selected for a Guard F-16 unit, after RTU, in the two years of seasoning, can you go to a reserve F-16 unit to accomplish that seasoning? Or does it specifically have to be a Guard unit that sponsors your seasoning? elvis As far as I know, you would go back to your home unit for seasoning. I doubt your unit is going to pay a reserve unit to spin you up for 2 years. You belong to that guard unit. A guard unit isn't really a sponsor in the sense that I understand reserve units sponsoring folks. You are hired to a specific guard unit, and they own you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 elvis Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 4 hours ago, black hills tj said: As far as I know, you would go back to your home unit for seasoning. I doubt your unit is going to pay a reserve unit to spin you up for 2 years. You belong to that guard unit. A guard unit isn't really a sponsor in the sense that I understand reserve units sponsoring folks. You are hired to a specific guard unit, and they own you. Thanks for the response, black hills tj. I should've added specific details, for example an ANG unit that is an RTU base as well. If you get picked up by them and you HAVE to leave for your seasoning of 2 years to an active base, at that point can you pick an active F-16 Guard or Reserve to do those 2 years of seasoning or does it still have to be specifically Guard F-16's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pilot Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I know of a guy in that situation who ended up in a reserve squadron for seasoning and has the choice to stay or go back once seasoning is over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 elvis Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 4/17/2018 at 11:19 PM, FlyArmy said: I know of a guy in that situation who ended up in a reserve squadron for seasoning and has the choice to stay or go back once seasoning is over. Awesome, that's exactly what I was looking to hear. Appreciate the response, FlyArmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 elvis Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Revitalizing this thread for a similar question. Since I can't return to my unit for seasoning, can I go to an overseas active duty base for the 2-3 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 matmacwc Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 14 hours ago, elvis said: Revitalizing this thread for a similar question. Since I can't return to my unit for seasoning, can I go to an overseas active duty base for the 2-3 years? I know 1 F-16 dude personally that did it years ago, it can be done. Call AFPC and tell them exactly what you want and when, what are they gonna do, say no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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If selected for a Guard F-16 unit, after RTU, in the two years of seasoning, can you go to a reserve F-16 unit to accomplish that seasoning? Or does it specifically have to be a Guard unit that sponsors your seasoning?
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