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Anybody ever heard of/dealt with the assumption of a VA loan? I’ve been house hunting for a while and came across a seller who has owned a brand new home for three years, has a quick military move, and is looking for somebody to assume their VA loan. I’ve been trying to get smart on the process should it go forward, but it sounds like it rarely ever happens so not many people know a ton about the process.
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6 hours ago, Sprkt69 said:
If it is a join spouse assignment, you will get it. AF is mandating 100% on join spouse tours according to a 4 star
And you believe that? I’ve heard a lot of promises from 4-Stars and most vanish like a fart in the wind as soon as leadership changes out.
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Interesting take based on open-source information
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2 hours ago, Homestar said:
ASAP reporting should never be punitive. Otherwise nobody would report.
Couldn't agree with you more. The 99% part I was referring to was the willful disregard for following T.O. I'm still of the mindset, as Prozac eluded to, as long as no metal was bent and everybody came home with 10 fingers/toes, just open up discussion about what happened. We've used both programs for years to start up "there i was" stories during our Hangar Fly sessions. That said, when it comes to the information taken from these two programs, I don't trust Big AF and the MAF leadership. I've seen far too many dudes get taken out just so an example can be made of them without the CC having to potentially sacrifice their career over the incident. That may be an issue at the Sq level depending on who your CC is, but I feel like upper level leadership gets word of things that are reported through ASAP/MFOQA and go on a witch hunt.
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1 hour ago, ThreeHoler said:
Gen Johns (AMC/CC at the time) was known for using ASAP reports and MFOQA data to hunt down crews who screwed up but didn't bend metal or injure someone.
I'm not defending Johns by any means, but if you're referring to crews getting taken down via data points derived from MFOQA, from the one instance I heard of involving a C-17 crew in the AOR, gross negliance and failure to maintain simple principals of basic flight discipline led to them getting taken down. That said, ASAP reports and info derived from MFOQA data should not be punitive (in 99% of the instances).
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9 minutes ago, GypsyGhost said:
This is what took place, I Q3d, yes I made a mistake I owned it and went through a training flight / requal and was still weak, but thought I had another flight. On my form 8 it gives a statement that is completely untrue. I went with the FEB to prove said statement was untrue, as well as bring to light a huge issue that I was not questioned about what happened until they were ready to pass judgment for me to go IRR or self eliminate. There was damage to the plane that I had nothing to do with, my secondary may have had some responsibility, maybe not, they call it a freak accident yet his hand was on the static line retriever button and I was waiting to bring in said static lines, 10 feet away. All I know is he wasn't questioned, AC did not debrief with me, did not ask me personally what happened, not during the tdy not 3 weeks after, just didnt happen and that's where I find grey areas to begin with. What should've been on my form 8 and what was actually submitted was completely something else. Sworn statements from witnesses who were brought in on the opposing side gave their statement and anyone reading it would be in shock that the center of this event of a FEB that I chose because I needed the form 8 retracted /removed because it is false. I have hired an attourney to get the Form 8 removed and filing an IG complaint against this FEB to try and just look at the facts presented because reading through the AFI, it should be unbiased board members, two folks were within my direct section? It seemed funny.
Holy run-on sentences
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1 minute ago, tx_flyer said:
UPT stud here. If I wanted to end up in KC-46s, would a recommended route be to go 10s or 135s first? I know that location, luck, timing etc all factor into it, but just wondering what time of insights I can get from you all.
Just my $0.02, but from what I understand from the two first "hiring" boards, both tanker and receiver experience was required. That would lend itself to KC-10 experience over 135. That said, word is the next hiring will open itself to the rest of the MAF, not necessarily requiring both sets of experience. Again, maybe somebody directly involved at the FTU or IOT&E can chime in but that's what I've heard.
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42 minutes ago, StoleIt said:
Anyone else hearing about what a cluster the -46 program currently is?
Sounding like the AF doesn't want to/shouldn't accept delivery from Boeing any time soon. It can't AR and can't carry cargo.
I'm not sure the status of delivery but word on the street is the -46 cancelled on coming to the Altus Airshow last minute. Odd considering Altus is one of the first bases to have a Squadron, you'd think they'd want to show it off a bit at one of the home station units.
There's also a ton of dudes in Type 1 training right now. I don't believe they've made it from Florida to Washington for the difference training yet (still -767 initial training) but I wonder if that'll hold any of them up.
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3 hours ago, waveshaper said:
Some official entity needs to characterize the rhetoric being spouted by both NK and the USA into something that simple minded folks like "me" can understand and prepare for. Maybe the JCS or the US Unified/Specified Combatant Commands can characterize these official statements from least severe to most catastrophic. Also, the rumor is that the folks in Guam are being advised to start practicing "Covfefe" drills (Covfefe = new code word for "Duck and Cover" drills). I recommend starting Covfefe drills NLT the Double Dog Dare phase (DEFCON 3). Something like this might work for this particular AO (USPACOM);
- DEFCON 5 = "Simple/Basic Dare".
- DEFCON 4 = "Double Dare".
- DEFCON 3 = "Double Dog Dare".
- DEFCON 2 = "Triple Dare".
- DEFCON 1 = "Triple Dog Dare". This is the coup de gras of all dares and means Nuclear War is imminent.
Loyd, you can't triple stamp a double stamp.
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Since the pilot shortage/rention problem has been brought to light, in terms of rated boards convening, have the instructions to those sitting on the board changed at all?
If not, then it's highly doubtful anything will change in the interim no matter what an 11X record looks like, good or negative indicators. Unless Big AF is stressing the promotion of rated officers in critically manned career fields, nothing is going to change. The board members will continue to look at all records the same and grade accordingly, allegedly.
( This may have already been brought up in another forum but I was too lazy to look for it. )
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2 hours ago, Toasty said:
I went in-residence in 2015 a year before my Maj board (no correspondence), and it was very low threat. Classes were discussion based, there were no tests, the only writing assignment was to create your AF bio, and the final project was the war game. I think we had 2 PT days, also low threat.
The course does have value as a CGO course, but the execution always needs work.
I thought there was value added for a CGO, stepping out of the flying aspect of the AF and learning how the rest of the AF operates, and learning certain aspects of the FRLM in order to handle different personalities you may encounter during your time in a leadership role. That said, having to watch video clips and being tested on how well you can pick up on different leadership traits WRT the FRLM was little/no value added. They ram that stuff down your throats the entire time you're there.
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Looks like the site was upgraded this evening. Didn't see the +/- for reputation on posts. Am I correct here or just stupidity on my part?
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On 7/12/2017 at 4:07 PM, UPTapplicant2017 said:
I am about to go to MEPs for a reserve board coming up. I have two concussions documented at a local hospital from when i was playing rugby in college - 1 was LOC 45 seconds. The other was because i had to get stitches and because they were on my head they tacked on a minor concussion even though i felt fine. At the same hospital i had an appendectomy a couple of years later, no complications. My recruiter told me to not mention the concussions (which I do not feel comfortable doing) and stated to not even bring the appendectomy medical documents to MEPs (I think they will request them when i get there no?)
If MEPs request the records from the appendectomy im assuming they'll be able to pull all the additional docs from that hospital which show the concussions am i wrong?
I'm not confident I'll pass medical TBH feel like I'm SOL based on what i've read - rugby was not good to me in college! Those are the only issues I have - any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Feel free to PM me if you'd like. I'm not an expert on the matter, but I went through my FC1 with a concussion (LOC less than 2 minutes) and made it through the process. This was circa 2005 for the FC1 and the incident happened to me while I was in high school. Worked out for me and I passed just fine with zero issues (although I have a permanent waiver on file for the LOC).
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4 hours ago, GKinnear said:
Seriously dude, WTF!? You've got zero street cred to support your personal beef with Azimuth. He's given some value-added posts on this forums, and right or wrong, he's already served his punishment for his past actions.
Move on and stop the insanity. Lets act like the professionals we are instead of a bunch of passive/aggressive, bitch-ass teenagers.
This. You make a new account (assuming you used to have one to begin with) to spew your personal vendetta against azimuth in front of an audience that could care less about your beef with him. Take a hint, STFU, and move on already. You've been fed enough.
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Hoping for the best.
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a toast
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5 hours ago, 08Dawg said:
Aaaaaaaaaand......'08 board release pushed back again. From the bomber functional at AFPC, expect it out "by the end of the month".
Confirmed by another functional.
Edit: 18 July expected release date (allegedly)
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19 hours ago, LookieRookie said:
Ya, the board had school selects bit that's all being stripped and everyone is competing separately again.
Not according to the feedback I was given by my SR. I was told school selects would still come directly off of the board.
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Anybody catch that there is another Maj LAF board also in Dec '17?. Is that most likely for '09 guys? If that's the case, it seems as though there was a full reversal from the decision to postpone the '05 year group. Either that or they can't deal with the impending shortage of 0-4s.
(Edited for spelling)
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A toast...
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Depends on if the privatized housing has started to include utilities into rent or not. Back in '09-ish when I was living in housing there, utilities were included in rent. Shortly after I left, utilities were not completely included and rent covered a portion of utilities. Anything above the allotted amount, you had to pay out of pocket.So you don't have to pay your entire BAH for base housing? I've only ever seen base housing take all of it regardless of the house you're in.
Others won't charge you for utilities at all and leave you on your own to pay with what's left over from BAH after they've taken the amount for rent. I can't completely remember what XL went to but I'm fairly certain the first half of my post covers it appropriately.
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Lighten up Francis
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VA Loans
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Posted · Edited by Truman08
Seller seems to be in financial trouble, not to get into the specifics of the matter, and are offering the home with at what is currently left on the loan. As the loan and home are only 3 years old, the remaining principal balance is within $1K of what the home appraised at, based on the rough math I’ve discussed with the lender. We’d be walking into their existing loan at a 3% rate, with 3.5 years already paid off. Can’t see a downside here other than the additional time it’ll take to close. Appears as though the seller assumes the majority of the risk here as long as I qualify for the loan. There’s also the issue for the seller on if their VA benefits will be tied to the loan and should their credit also be tied to it.