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    VA Loans

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Cork said:

    I have a question that I figure would tie in with this. Has anyone out there been approved for a mortgage while only being a partime ANG officer?

    I've been in for a few years now, prior E now a pilot, and basically all my income has been the classic feast/famine of ANG orders. Even as a pilot (I'm still in training) I don't expect full-time when I get done.

    I believe between my wife and I we will comfortably afford the mortgage but how would the bank look at this? When I bought a car I just showed them my last few LES's and bingo got approved but I know this sort of thing won't work like that. Or will it?

    Sorry for the long winded question but basically, has any true partimers navigated this sort of thing? 

    Thanks!

    I previously used NBoKC (saw the recommendations here) and everything was super easy. 

    Like Hindsight said, you will just have to give LESs and several years of history.  Also, if needed, you can get your commander to write a letter saying you have xx amount of drills, xx amount of FTPs, AT days, etc and at 1LT pay, you will be guaranteed to make xx dollars.  It may take a little more effort for part-timers to get it done, but it happens all the time. 

    PSAB

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    4 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

    Wow, you're right.  

    I was the deployed U-2 squadron commander there in 2003 when the war kicked off.  We had a large hangar on the NE corner of of the ramp for 17R, and there is nothing left.  Not even the roads.  

    I remember the Kadena Eagles flying over us on the ramp one day when they had to land on the parallel taxiway when the runway got shutdown and they were out of gas.  A sight to behold.  

    There sure were a shitload of airplanes on the ramp in March 2003.  That was pretty cool. 

    That article brings back a lot of memories I had ram dumped.  

    Between Dec-Jun '03, I spent many days/nights sitting in the U-2 hangars guarding the planes  as a security forces airman.  Definitely lots of memories from that place. 

    PV Promotion Timeline

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    On 3/9/2019 at 10:39 AM, SaltyDawg said:

    Recently for Majors and Lt Cols, 5-6 months from the time you meet your state's board, you should be federally recognized.  Yes, from what I've seen, your DOR will be when you met your state board, but your effective date (pin on date) is the same as the fed rec date pushed on an order from NGB, and that date (the later one) is when your increased pay begins. 

    Thanks for the reply. I had heard several versions, but wasn't sure. What you said is correct from what I'm seeing. After checking mypers, I found dates for the SecAF & SecDef (just happened). My date of rank does now show the date I met the state board. 

     

    Thanks again. 

    PV Promotion Timeline

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    For guard guys, can you tell me the process/timeline for date of rank and pay(or backpay).

    For example, once the PV has been approved by SecDef, is that your new DOR?  After that it has to be passed on to the National Guard Bureau?  How long does that process usually take?  Is it after the NGB approves it that you actually start getting paid at new rank?

     

    Thanks

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Duck said:

    Question for the masses. I’m about 50/50 on if I will be separating in the next 6 to 8 months (pending second passover). Should I go ahead and post my airline apps with my end of UPT commitment being my availability date (1.5 years away) and move it up if I get passed over, or just wait to get passed over before I publish them with an “immediate” availability date? Thanks!

    Post now.  I believe most airlines like to see apps updated frequently.  Even if you aren't currently, and may not be available for a while, it looks good to keep it in queue with updates at regular intervals to show interest.  That's just my suggestion, though.

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    Leadership at the 'Deid

    in General Discussion

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    On 10/15/2017 at 8:25 PM, viper154 said:

    Condor mesh back. Amazon. I’m a diviant and have a flag patch on front with my Capt rank pinned through it. I’m also at a different centcom “garden spot”. Apparently some leadership type was “worried” about the Velcro showing on the sides with just the Velcro rank. Beats me because the last time I checked there is exposed Velcro all over a Flight uniform 

    I think I pulled the trigger on that one as I saw your post.  Arrived today.  Thanks.

    Flashlight Advice

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    Posted

    2. Fenix flashlights are great. I have 2 PD30s and an LD20.

    I got a Fenix PD34 2014 Edition several weeks ago for doing preflight walkarounds. There are 5 different intensities that you can choose, as well as a strobe that is at max brightness. Typically, I use the mid brightness, which is 180 lumens and last up to 10hrs. The max brightness puts out 960 lumens. Very happy with it so far. For $70, I don't think you could find much better out there.

    Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Why is everyone getting upset by what Butters says?! For one, who cares! If that is what his idea of a good QoL is, so be it. In fact, I bet most everyone that is getting pissy about his comments are airline/future airline types. Him not going the airline route is actually beneficial; one less guy clogging up the pool of applicants for the majors. Let him speak and maybe he will convince some others to follow his lead. Just my $.02

    Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Does anybody know if you can take the practical with 750 mil hours or is it only the written? I called allatps.com and they said I couldn't take the ATP practical without 1,500 hours. The guy himself didn't sound very confident with his answer though.

    Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

    Yes, you can take the practical at 750 hrs for the mil restricted ATP.

    I was about 75 hrs shy of 1500 and now have a mil restricted ATP (through an airline, however)

    National Air Cargo 747 Crash at Bagram

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by fou

    Of the 10 straps or whatever are attached to the front of the MRAP in that picture, 8 of them are securing the load side to side. I'm not a load master, but I did take Physics 101 in college and I know that this will not provide any restraint fore/aft. It looks like only 3 or 4 straps are able to apply any fore/aft force at all. Heck, they may have well let a SERE specialist go in there with a mile of 550 cord.

    From looking at those pictures, you are right, there doesn't look to be many straps providing AFT restraint.

    *Assuming they(National Cargo or other contractors) use the same restraint criteria as the AF, the minimum for AFT restraint is 1.5x cargo weight. So for the MRAP, you would need roughly 60k worth of AFT restraint. If you could get all the required restraint from these straps (5k straps???) and maybe an average of 60% of that applied to each strap that was giving AFT restraint, it would require 20 straps alone just for AFT restraint. If somehow those straps and tie-downs were good for 10k, then only 10 straps for AFT.

    *Edit-My numbers apparently are off from overestimating MRAP weight.

    Headset questions

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thread Revival

    The squadron I am in issues Peltors. After a year or so, my volume knob became very finicky. This started to really annoy me so I switched back to my trusty DCs.

    What are other squadrons issuing these days? Still Bose and DCs for the most part? Anyone have Lightspeed or other brand Mil headsets that they would recommend?

    Home Brewing Beer

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by fou

    Hey...I'm currently away and was hopping to start this hobby when I get back. I've been researching which beginner kit to order so I can have it at home waiting for me. What kits do you guys recommend for a beginner that comes with everything you need and is a decent quality?

    This is what I started with and have been happy so far. I like that the Primary is 6 gallons and you also get a second glass/plastic bottle for secondary fermenter if you so desire.

    Either way you're gonna need to get a boil pot. Splurge now and get a 40 qt stainless brew pot. save your money and frustration and DO NOT buy aluminum. The benefit of starting with the larger pot is that when you transition to all grain brewing you'll already have a pot large enough to handle that process.

    If you do go with a larger pot, make sure you have a big enough burner or stove to heat the larger pot.

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