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    Standard Interview Questions

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    What's up ya'll. Blessed to have been somewhat recently picked up and wanted to share my experiences in the interviews with hopes that this can benefit others as this site was a huge help to me. I was selected on my 8th interview so for those of you all out there that don't get your first one keep pushing! Below are some of the questions I received in the interviews to the best I can remember. The questions with an exclamation after them I was asked in multiple interviews. These were all fighter squadrons.

    Tell me about yourself and what got you here today (!)

    What is your biggest strength and why?

    Why do you want to live in "fill in unit location" and be apart of "fill in specific squadron" (!)

    Biggest Weakness and how this has affected you as a leader.

    A time you have failed, but it turned out to work in your favor.

    Tell me about a failure you have had and how you handled it. (!)

    Squadron is chilling at the bar, you have to put on a movie. What are you picking? (!)

    What is your biggest accomplishment? (!)

    Biggest role model and impact they have had on where you are today. (!)

    Why do you want to fly the "fill in squadron aircraft" and what makes you think you will fit into our culture? (!)

    Convince me you won't flunk out of UPT

    Would you break a rule to have the back of your friend or squad mate?

    TMAAT you helped someone else succeed.

    Why not active duty? Have you considered other routes to UPT? (!)

    What is your 5/10/20 year plan (!)

    How do you feel about shooting down an airliner? 

    TMAAT you disagreed with a peer and you ended up being wrong and how you handled that.

    TMAAT you had to make a tough decision very quickly (!)

    What do you love about flying and why do you want to fly?

    There are a lot of other qualified individuals we are interviewing. Give me some things that make you stand out above all the rest. (!)

     

    Best of luck to ya'll and happy to answer any questions if anyone has any.
    Cheers!


    Congrats! Which unit?


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    COVID-19 (Aka China Virus)

    in General Discussion

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    100%. It’s all clickbait and it’s maddening. They throw around words like “mutation” and “highly transmissible” in the headline but when you read it, as CH illustrated, it’s all just hollow bullshit.

    It drives me insane.

    Well, back to the end of day 5 of my 14 day ROM...


    I’m on day 8 of 14 in Korea quarantine. I feel like I’m in jail. Can’t step outside the room without an escort, get an hr of escorted yard time every day, COVID test on day 1 and day 12 with a complete room isolation until negative results, you have to have a mask on any time you open your door, and we get 2 hots and a box lunch everyday. And the WiFi sucks. Light at end of tunnel, I retire when I get back to the States.


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    COVID-19 (Aka China Virus)

    in General Discussion

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    Same here. 
    My son has also been sent home twice and quarantined three times (the last time because he got COVID from his Grandmother.)  We have a family friend and her son has been sent home and quarantined six times so far this school year.  One of the local high schools had to send home 43 students from one class the first day because the teacher didn't build a manual seating chart to document where everyone was sitting (CDC requirement).  One of the kids in the class had a family member with COVID so they sent the entire chorus class home for 14 days.
    We have a family friend that teaches at my son's school and at one point just before Christmas she told us 40% of the students at our son's middle school were out on out quarantine.  She also told us the kids were remarkably disciplined about wearing masks and washing hands (shocking with a bunch of 13 year olds), and that most of the students caught back up and recovered on school work and syllabus.  When out on quarantine they don't go to full virtual learning but the teachers post all class and homework so if they have a positive influence at home they can stay on course.  We've been lucky, even with my son out three times he maintained 5 A's and one B.
    All of that being said, we don't have a single documented case of student to student or student to teacher transmission.  IMHO Florida got it right opening school back up so soon.


    Kids have not been sent home. We get emails if someone pops by contact or symptoms. I believe they tell folks if their kids were exposed. So far, mine have been good. This is a private Catholic school, so not a huge population.


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    COVID-19 (Aka China Virus)

    in General Discussion

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    Speaking of vaccines...

    I’d advise anybody getting the series to deliberately plan the backside of those shots to not be busy.

    1st shot didn’t do much, just a little muscle stiffness in my arm/neck which meant a poor nights sleep and a touch of hangover...

    2nd shot put me solidly on my ass 6 hours after getting it, basically it’s the 24-36 hour flu without the nausea/vomiting.

    Needless to say if you told your wife you were gonna paint the bathroom that weekend or something, think about maybe putting something else on the schedule.


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    This is my experience. 2nd shot yesterday morning. Felt like shit last night thru lunch today. Just a little tired now.


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    Standups at UPT

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Doesn’t seem that long ago!  I actually still have my nav school charts somewhere.  I’m a pack-rat apparently. Lol
    Saw a FB post from Davis-Monthan that showed the T-43s...the only plane that could be 13 places at once.  Where each of the 12 studs thought they were...and the aircraft’s actual location.


    The mighty Gator! I remember it well.


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    Changing/Switching airframes

    in General Discussion

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    Sounds like the buffoonery has not gotten better.  Back around 2014, we had a husband & wife in the community, both pilots, both patches.  They wanted to stay, they just wanted to stay together.  Leadership pushed for them to get squadron commands at the two different bases (Ellsworth and Dyess).  They both said "one or the other, we care more about keeping the family together than we do about our careers".  O-6s insisted on it, because it would "be a good career move" and "it's only two years" and "needs of the Air Force".  
    They both decided to get out instead of taking command.
    Another WSO was offered one of the SAM aggressor jobs at Red Flag.  She just wanted a break from the constant deploy-home-repeat cycles.  Told the OG/CC she just wanted to do the 3-year tour and come back to the cockpit.  OG/CC insisted that "I can't be the person who lets a WSO leave the base when we're so undermanned".  So she got out.  OG/CC now lost a WSO permanently instead of for 3 years, and some other base lost a body to fill the Red Flag spot. 


    The married couple now in the Guard? If so, I think I hired them a few years ago.


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    Upcoming Boards

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    I’m willing to bet every CONUS ANG unit that has a mobility mission is working this weekend to deliver Army National Guard and Air National Guard forces to DC with at least one aircraft. My state sent 25 Army, 25 Air so far and has three jets against it.

    Those 50 are above and beyond the ones we have mobilized to vaccinate, augment security within the state and man call centers for unemployment support and vaccine information.

    I’ve honestly never seen anything quite like this in 18 years of being in the Guard.


    I’ve been in the ANG for over 28 yrs and I agree with you. Lots of movement from my base to DC yesterday.


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    Rural Living, Self Sustainment, No Urban Weirdos, and such...

    in Squadron Bar

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    A twist to this conversation.  Due to family/work, I plan on staying in my area for the long haul.  Once I get out of the Guard, I plan on spending 3-4 winter months somewhere warmer....homie doesn't dig snow anymore.  I'm thinking initially of trying furnished, month-to-month type rentals (for 2 adults), rather than owning.  I want to be able to hit up different locations from year-to-year before I decide whether I want to buy at a specific location or just keep trying new places.  Has anyone done the same?  Has anyone found a good resource for such rental types?  VRBO?  Airbnb? Zillow?  bitchinbeachcondos.com? 


    Let me know what you find out. We are thinking something similar after my kids graduate high school (I have some time).


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    Rural Living, Self Sustainment, No Urban Weirdos, and such...

    in Squadron Bar

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    [mention=1838]herkbum[/mention] and [mention=1929]hindsight2020[/mention] don't be afraid to look at the western NC side as well. Asheville offers unique amenities (and people watching). Housing is expensive right around AVL, but the surrounding area still holds remote and and affordable patches of land, the views are hard to beat and the golf is top notch.
    Chattanooga is a great spot though, and TN offers certain tax/living advantages.


    Thx. We’ll drive over to visit, but we’re staying in Knoxville until my kids are out of school.


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    Rural Living, Self Sustainment, No Urban Weirdos, and such...

    in Squadron Bar

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    Word. Eastern TN has recently popped up in our radar for potential post .mil and empty nester relocation. Wife is sick and tired of the sprawl here in metro TX but I'm still probably gonna have to do about 10 years of a-word work after mil retirement to get me to the finish line, so we want to retain no income tax residency like we currently enjoy. Chattanooga is a primary POI for me right now.


    Chattanooga is up and coming. My brother has lived in the area for about 17 years. We moved to Knoxville last spring and we love it. I’m retiring in April and we are staying right here. And we have our first white Christmas in over 10 years, the mountains will be beautiful tomorrow when the sun comes up.


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    Rural Living, Self Sustainment, No Urban Weirdos, and such...

    in Squadron Bar

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    I think one of the great things about the AF is I've lived everywhere from South Dakota to downtown Seoul. Really helps illuminate different lifestyles for you and set expectations on what you want in life. I'll probably be getting out after this tour, bit the expereince definitely made me recognize I want a city with good access to the outdoors. Something like Seattle is perfect for this. Then I can have the best of both worlds. Sip coffee in pioneer square on Monday, do some tent camping in the cascades on the weekend. 


    Sounds like Knoxville, TN. Tons of lakes, the Smoky Mountains with the App Trail all within 45 mins of downtown.


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    118th Loses 3 member in private aircraft accident

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    Shelli was a very good friend of mine and the entire wing and state are hurting. We had a great celebration of Shelli’s life yesterday and was the largest attended funeral I have ever been to. She will be dearly missed and we will continue to honor her memory. We should all live our lives the way Shelli did. She never met a stranger and would help anyone out, anytime. She was one of a kind.

    The folks in Nashville have done a tremendous job of honoring all 3 members and they have closed in around the families. These type of events really show how powerful and caring the Guard family is when it’s mobilized. But we hate that these are the times when we get old friends together. Make sure you stay in touch and get the retirees together more often. We are all ready for 2020 to be in the rearview mirror.


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