herkbum

I'm a full-timer. We have been doing the job deployed for almost 3 yrs- most traveling once a month for at least a week at a time. This sucks! I'm gone more now than when we were Herks- 120 days last year, and that's on the lower end compared to many others. We hope this will be done by end of the month. But the pay opportunities for the part-timer are crazy compared to my bumming days. I would have killed for the amount of pay days that are available now. As a full-timer, I'm looking forward to the homestation ops. No more terrible 12's- 12 straight days of work when we have drill wknd. The schedule is going to be much more palatable and I'll get to spend more time with my family.

Bumming in an RPA unit could be fruitful. It appears to be much better than when I was bumming in a Herk unit.

Will pass to author

The gauntlet was dropped yesterday XXXth OG Mustache March Memo.pdf

This now officially confirms Chang's troll status.

If you do this, you also need to go down the road a few mins and see the German cemetery. Stark contrast to the American one.

And it's an AE SQ at that!

Bumming is extremely easy. SQ dependent on length of orders, but no problem keeping guys paid. Scheduling is also unit dependent.

Pinned per request

2 of our last 4 have become a SQ/DO and a SQ/CC. Current one will likely be one in the future. I forgot about our Vice Wing CC, he was also the XP about 8 yrs or so ago.

Got mine on schedule

Not embarrassed to say, I look forward to these videos. Very cool to see the look on the crowd's faces.

My feeling exactly

Are you saying RPA shouldn't go to UPT?

Don't remember if Fundamentals is required, but I did forget about IFS prior to UPT. I have seen traffic on SERE being available to RPA, but we have not sent anyone, nor have I heard of any other unit sending anyone. If we could confirm, we would happily send folks.

It's UPT. The timeline will be the UPT timeline. The slots I know about, ours, are expected to be T-38 slots. Just like our only previous RPA UPT stud. Everyone else selected after has been URT. Post UPT, follow on will be to FTU, then MQT(at home station if facilities are complete). Expect CMR 16-18 months from beginning of UPT. Our current selectees were hired with URT expectations. Word came down that they were to be changed to UPT.

Word is some ANG selectees will get to attend UPT. Some URT packages are being resubmitted as UPT packages.

Is that the Maersk Alabama?

Get your PPL

Not in my unit. As I said earlier, my OG/CC didn't know anything about it and believes it will never happen. This forum is the first and only place I heard this bonus mentioned.

Drill Status Guardsman, aka a Traditional Guardsman. Herkbum Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Just spoke with my OG/CC. He has not seen anything official. But, he stated his personal feeling is there is no way this gets instituted due to the current fiscal environment.

I'll try to run this to ground tomorrow and see what I can find out. Would love for our guys to get something for all the shit they have put up with the last 2 yrs. Herkbum Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Haven't heard this rumor. What is being said? Herkbum Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Have gotten mine the last 2 yrs. Most recent was last month.