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FYI, it is the 141 ARW.... not ARS. 141 ARS is in Jersey.

Great bunch of guys. Great crews. Just be yourself.

Nah. I’ve just gotten them excused no problem. Should be easy as long as your leadership aren’t a-holes.

On the latest AFRC LtC board, there are several O-5 selects that I know personally currently in the Cat E program. Dudes that gave up on Cat A deployments, LtC board be damned, and it worked out for them to make O-5 having done several years as a Cat E leading up to the LtC board. I think there was a bit of luck involved in some of those, but I also think the fear and loathing I've heard about going to Cat E prior to the O-5 board was incorrect. The data does not bear that out. Still awaiting board stats though...what I'd really like to know is what percentage of Cat Es did make O-5. That is better actionable data than my straw poll "I know a few guys who made it."

...and when a UPT Wing Commander's job effectiveness wasn't measured using graduation rate.

Well, fuck.

Tell the shoes to fuck off.

Been a while since I was at OTS but what I remember is: You'll be paid as an E-5 (unless you're already above E-5, then you get your current pay). You will get BAH for where ever your dependents are while you are at OTS/TFOT. I think you also get an initial uniform allowance of ~$400, but that could have been because I was an off-the-street civilian and not a prior-E. I don't think you get any per diem at OTS since the housing and food is all provided for you. You should start getting flight pay on day one of class at UPT.