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    Cannon AFB

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I lived in Clovis for 6 years as a kid, and can say it wasn't as bad as most say it is. If I was a single dude, I wouldn't want to be stationed there because there honestly isn't much to offer...especially compared to the Redneck Riviera (lived there too). I still have family that lives in Clovis, and it's a decent place to raise a family. You get used to the smell of the stockyards & constant blowing wind.

    C-17 lands short at Dover

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Au Contraire. You must not have ever been to Kadena. Unable to do anything on time. Most times I was there takeoff was at least 1 hour late due to late fuel, late bus, late fleet, etc, despite making an inbound call as soon as we were in radio range (130 NM). Once, went to the window and requested the prime knight package. The guy says, "Oh...well we don't do prime knight for PACAF assets." I says, "Hey no prob, we're actually on an AMC channel so not a PACAF mission today." He says "Oh.... Well we don't support C-130s." And that was the extent of the support from AMCC that day.

    True that. This one time, at band camp, I mean Kadena, we were billeted in downtown Naha since all of the on base rooms were full, and the bus was 2 hours late picking us up, then took almost 2 more hours to drive back to the base. Good thing we were just going to Guam with no cargo, but what really pissed me off is when we arrived in Guam we get a fresh Form 59 & see that we were given a crew delay code out of there. I could have seriously kicked a puppy.

    Doing Well in UPT

    in Pilot Selection Process

    Posted

    You'll be fine, Im sure of it. I second the note taking during debriefs...buy a small notebook just for this purpose. I would also write down the things I did right so that I could keep doing those things, but more importantly, the things I jacked up. Before each flight or when chair flying the night prior, I would bust that notebook out & review it. If I screwed it up again on my next sortie, I would write it down again...until I got it right. It's great now looking back in the notebook to see all my rookie mistakes. Also, definitely don't underestimate the power of sleep. You'll have to decide when you need to study a little more versus when to shut the books & sleep. I usually chose the latter, which was worth it for me.

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    Opinions on C-17 v KC-10 (as well as bases?)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    So pretty much don't live on base. Anything bad with living in or around Fairfield?

    You have to be careful about Fairfield...anything south of Airbase is generally sketch. Vacaville is just as close & probably better. I think we had a few single guys living in Vacaville, but there is no social scene to speak of in either Fairfield or Vacaville. Walnut Creek is nice, however it'll cost you more $$ than Sac. Highly suggest looking into having a roommate(s) since you'll spend a good amount of your time the first few years in Dhafra.

    Altus AFB info

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    HHonors is a loyalty program...not a credit card per se, although they may have one, I don't know.

    Yeah, quite familiar with Hilton Honors. One of the previous posts talked about the HHonors credit card & putting your room on it.

    Opinions on C-17 v KC-10 (as well as bases?)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I really appreciate the info from everyone. I'm thinking my final list will be:

    KC-10 : Travis

    KC-10 : McGuire

    C-17 : McChord

    C-17 : Charleston

    Unless anyone has a sudden burst of insight they wish to share? : ]

    Good call...Travis is a great location.

    Another pro for the KC-10: FTU is located at your base! None of this having to spend countless months in Altus, OK away from home. Initial qual, AC upgrade, and IP upgrade all done while you are at home. The only drawback is that sometimes the squadrons don't treat it as if you are "TDY to Altus" and want you to do some office work while you're in upgrade, although the FTU does a good job of shielding students from that BS while you're there.

    For the C-17 guys: Between initial qual & upgrades, how much time do you spend in Altus?

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    Opinions on C-17 v KC-10 (as well as bases?)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Real men fly KC-10s. Big Sexy can give gas, receive gas, and haul cargo & pax all in one sortie on your way to Hawaii. Then once you arrive, you break for a myriad of reasons & then enjoy Mai Tais @ the Outrigger the rest of the week while you await parts.

    I won't mention though the numerous deployments to the same base flying 10 hr sorties in the middle of the night hoping that a B-1 will come take 70K so you can make breakfast @ the DFAC.

    C-17s are cool too though. I hear they get to land on some REALLY short runways...like that one near MacDill.

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    Palace Chase info

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Palace Chase approved. 11MXX. Applied 3 June, notified 22 Aug. ADSCs: GI Bill (14 months waived), UPT (6 months waived), PCS (4 months waived). Sq/CC, Wg/CC recommended approval. Found someone with CMS access to check progress and verified AFPC recommended approval as well (despite being told by functional they would not). Hired as an ART prior to applying.
    Winning

    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This. And...

    You said that in reference to the following quote:

    I don't care what career field you come from, you are an idiot if you considered USAF Pilot's above post as anything other than foggy recollection or outright conjecture. Yet you fly off the handle claiming that he cited "procedures and numbers as fact." WTFever dude. Get lost.

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