Whitman

Toro, under what training circumstances is it okay to leave the WSO at home? Are there certain missions or training flights that they aren't a part of?

Pretty easy to sandbag a casual dude on a flight with the Alt card or is there a lot of paperwork and signatures involved?

It's not really an aviation book but there are tons of military references and a couple of flying ones. I just finished "Transfer of Power" by Vince Flynn in about 2 days. The book was full of action and I couldn't put it down. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. Flynn also writes a few others with the same main character. They all deal with the same theme of islamic terrorists and some sort of crisis. Transfer of Power had a lot about Seals, Delta, FBI, and a couple AFSOC references too. These are next on my Vince Flynn list: Term Limits The Third Option Separation of Power Executive Power Memorial Day Consent to Kill Also, "Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of Warfare" is a great read.

It's a great opportunity and it was good timing for him. I wouldn't take it over an ops assignment but would consider strongly if it were either a UAV or staff tour. Back on topic....there are options other than designing your own study abroad program.

Yep. Only 5 in 2006. As far as promotion goes, the program is designed for career officers with senior leadership potential and foreign language training (with Big Blues latest FL push) can only help.

Classic.

Tertle, There are plenty of options for studying and learning foreign cultures abroad. In ROTC you should look into the Foreign Language Immersion summer program. Once on active duty the opportunities continue. My friend is a C-17 pilot and vol'd to learn Arabic or Farsi for a year. They sent him up to Washington for a few months of indoctrination and now he is in Jordan learning the language and the culture all sanctioned by the Air Force. This is a very good move for his career and I'm told he's on the fast track as this program is only reserved for a select few. The bottom line is this: If it's a program developed and ran by the Air Force, then you are safe and nothing will be questioned. Play by the rules and don't single yourself out. Life will be a lot easier for you that way. Good luck - Whit

So there I was....getting ready to cough up $149 for my service dress jacket, one pair of pants and 2 BDU's (half price) and I decided to stop by the thrift store on base before paying my det. for the used uniforms. Picked up two full sets of blues, service dress jacket, and mess dress pants for 18 bucks. BTW, the blues were right out of the dry cleaner and the service dress already had officer braids sewn in.

Oh yea...lemon lots are golden. You pay a small fee (6-9 bucks) for two weeks and just park it until your block time is up. When it comes to getting top dollar you should consider selling local b/c there is less competition. [ 12. November 2006, 17:39: Message edited by: whitman ]

Try autotrader.com It will be accessible to the entire nation and people in your area will be able to find it no problem. Also, try putting it on a grocery store lot with a sign on it. I've sold cars both ways

Sidebar but keep in mind that there are also a few detachments that offer stictly 2yr programs. Everyone comes in junior year and goes to FT between junior/senior year. Another option and especially good for prior E's

I'm far from a doctor but did a little research on this b/c I also suck at the test and barely passed. People can land airplanes, and play sports with defective depth perception because of visual cues. When in the box (sts) looking at circles, it eliminates the ability to use external reference points and tests to see if you can see the finest difference measured in arc seconds. The fact is, about 10% of males have lazy eye or slight cross or imbalance (stratibus, ambloypia, heterophia, etc) and like P27 said, it's a red flag nothing more, nothing less. They send you through a full up dp workup that is much easier to pass and more extensive if you fail the circles test. Now to be honest I dont agree with the circles test. When in your flying career will you be forced to perceive depth with no other visual cues?

That was my perspective right after I finished my Economics degree in May. I was enrolled in grad school two months later (after a trip to Hawaii) and will be finished in August 07, 13 months later. I'll be going casual in January but will continue it online since it is a dual program (online and class). By October when I start UPT I'll be ASBC complete, MBA complete, and will only have one thing on my mind. Flying jets. BL, you have no excuse for not getting it out of the way early. AFPC is practically giving us a freebie with long casual times. You can either screw off as a casual Lt and pay your dues later as a family man with flying duties, or get 'er done. [ 19. October 2006, 08:01: Message edited by: whitman ]

Future UPT studs, use your time wisely. If you've got a 12 month casual b/f UPT and plan on getting a masters down the road, start working on it during casual. I know it's tempting to work 2 hours a day and drink like a fish but it will make life a lot easier down the road. Getting your MBA won't even be a factor when you're in training, getting deployed to the desert, and have a family to care for. Also, you won't be made fun of for talking about getting your MBA when you should be focusing on flying jets Fuse, let us know if there's anything else we can do to make your stay more enjoyable Froggy, there's nothing wrong with looking towards the future. You just came across as not being fully commited to flying jets and being the best student pilot that you could be. You're trying to make a decision that will effect the rest of your life so good on you for asking questions. You can have a family and get your masters in either airframe, it happens all the time. Pick the jet that you want and realize that these other guys are just trying to help and it's nothing personal. Good luck

Yes, if you want to keep your uniforms you can purchase them at half price. Otherwise, take them to the dry cleaner and return them to the Det. You can also check out the thrift store on base for cheap uniforms [ 17. August 2006, 09:26: Message edited by: whitman ]

Dude you will be fine. I had 5 broken bones documented on mine and passed. My left hand still has 2 screws in it. I also had 1 third degree burn, and too many scares to count. As long as you dont have any major hardware in your body you'll be fine. Good luck.

I think you might have misread your cadre on the assignment dates. There are a ton of cadets commissioning in December and sometimes earlier (me) and I've never seen someone commission without an assignment. This year is supposed to be quicker b/c AFPC will drop the assignments and your individual det will process and cut the orders. I heard end of summer from the guy who makes the assignments at Randolph, FWIW

What percent of guys stay in the cockpit for entire 10yr flying committment? [ 01. August 2006, 19:23: Message edited by: Toro ]

jazz, Complex endorsement is good....but tailwheel is so much better. Nothing gets those hands moving like a good taildragger. Anyone on here have any tailwheel time before UPT?

Boston, First off, keep up the good attitude. Check out this thread. There is some golden advice in this about success at UPT http://www.dynamictruth.com/ubb/ultimatebb...001674/p/1.html Best of luck

I used to have that occasionally when i was younger. It's looks like colleflower right? That was disgusting. Good luck with that

Sorry, I know I'm late but I'm starting my MBA in two weeks and may not be able to finish it before UPT. How many grad credits are required for a "Bachelors +" as M2 pointed out? [ 13. June 2006, 01:45: Message edited by: whitman ]

The Brooks trip now includes FC1 and MFS. Whereas previously you would get your FC1 done at a local base and come to brooks for your medical flight screening (MFS) I'm pretty sure you'll have to go to Brooks and get the MFS portion taken care of. Good luck

A great example of what happens without competition. You've got ROTC guys giving their left nuts to be pilots and it just falls in the laps of academy cadets. [ 30. April 2006, 20:13: Message edited by: wnanna ]