C17Driver

Scaredfuzz, The exact reason is that DLF lost 80+ STEP hires of which a majority were MX (all airframes impacted) and MX can't support the number of lines they were before. This was briefed at the Commander's Call. It was explained in plain English with minimal ambiguity.

DFRESH, If you completed phase 1 and are in that washback pool awaiting phase 2, you should be placed in the next class or 2 (depending on which T-6 squadron they want to place you in).

Yes. http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/03/air-force-crews-join-japan-relief-efforts-031211w/

This stuff has been banned in AMC for a year or two...

Can anyone confirm that the AF will pay $39 per day for lodging if I decline on-base lodging at Randolph? It looks like that's the cost for VOQ. EDIT: For clarity

According to the brief, the retention rate in the Air Force has hit a 15 year high which is driving the current Force Shaping...anyone say Economy? While there are critically manned career fields currently, the AF is over it's end strength authorization. Some cross-training would be permitted, but they said it would be limited.

I just sat through a brief last week by AMC/A1. The Air Force is currently over it's authorized end strength and it is expected to get worse over the next couple of years. They directly spoke to those that wash out of IST (Initial Skills Training)...basically, very limited opportunities to cross into a different AFSC. Most likely, the individual will be separated from the AF...needs of the Air Force.

He may (should have based on those dates) have fell in the year groups that were offered VSP several years ago.

Crew Report, Going from -135s to C12s is not a cross flow. That is a 'white' jet tour. And I just agree to disagree with as far as couples getting hooked up...and I've been in long enough. Maybe you just have been lucky with right commander.

Your mileage will vary for join-spouse (when both are pilots). In my experiences, if both fly the same aircraft, your odds increase drastically. However, even that is no guarantee. In the end, AFPC does not care about you or your spouse and whether or not you are stationed together. If you are fortunate enough to have a commander that goes to bat for you, awesome. So far, I have not seen any join-spouse members get the "hook-up" when it comes to using it to get the awesome assignments. If both are mobility pilots, don't expect to do a join-spouse in any white jets other than at a UPT base (ie; no C-21s for you). Don't let anyone blow smoke up your a** about how join-spouse is a priority. In the end, it's needs of the Air Force. Sure, you'll get examples about how that one guy knew that one couple that got the sweet gig...well, they probably had a Commander that went to bat. I'd bet AFPC didn't come up with it on their own.

Good solution = Copilot arms up.

900+ members

Hickam C-17s have them. HH

A bullet on your PRF is not normally just a "cut and paste" from an OPR. Normally each PRF line will have multiple "bullets" from different source documents as discussed. For example, if you have several strats, they would normally be listed on the same line grouped by level of command. Flt/CC Strats, Sq/CC Strats, OG/CC Strats...etc.

They go see the Flight Doc and will probably be DNIF'd. You'll still go to work in most cases, you just won't fly. The Flt Doc will specify whether or not you can sim while DNIF.

A few other things about the different bases: McChord & Charleston - you are it...you are the show in town. The base is there for the C-17 Dover - compete with the C-5s McQuire/Ft Dix/whatever else it's called - C-17s and KC-10s & WIC Travis - 3 MWS base (KC-10, C-5, C-17) plus Navy TACAMO, Army, EMTF (and CRW), Large Med Group (David Grant) Elemendorf - PACAF fighter base with a C-17 footprint and distance from the rest of the country Hickam - PACAF...island...

Each Squadron is expected to provide a certain capability to the fight. There are other benefits to training to fly low levels that is outside the scope of this thread--has nothing to do with the difference in C-17 Bases.

True. And SAC is dead. But the mission statement hasn't changed yet so we still practice them.

It's part of the mission statement for C-17s. Why do we practice ICBM launches (I hope they practice) if it's probably never going to be needed? Same reason...

"Gone all the time" is a relative term to when individuals started flying. Some of us remember spending 28 of 30 days gone per month for 3 or 4 months in a row. We would leave on a 14 day SRT. RTB on the 14th day, have 24 hours and then leave on another 14 day trip. Repeat for 2 years (not always non stop due to schools (Airdrop, PME) and guys would time out with flight hours, but it was pretty constant. Now co's are usually flying 1 10 to 14 day trip per month...maybe 1.5 trips per month. Of course this doesn't count when the squadron is deployed (for 120+) every 16ish months.

But Travis is "America's First Choice". It says so on the sign when you drive onto the base.

1. True 2. Not true (tankers go to many of the islands) 3. Not true (tankers do this now) 4. Not true (tankers do this now) 5. KC-10s do this 6. Airlifters do have some great locations!

Which is why passengers transiting often don't qualify, but aircrew often do. We are assigned to the airspace when over-flying.

And we recently found out what could happen if you depend completely on one airframe. Fortunately, when the -15C's got grounded for a while, there were other fighters in the inventory (as a stop gap if nothing more). Fast forward 15 years...what happens if a problem develops that causes the grounding of all 2,000+ F-35s across all branches of service?

They have wireless on the base. Can't remember the price, but it wasn't bad. I used it for voice and video without too many problems. (This was as of last summer)