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Anyone got gouge for the 189th FTU? The one on this site was from 2015, when it was all 62nd I believe.
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Any advice where to sell a used Breitling?? All the online sites charge a huge premium or undercut the heck out of the owner and eBay is just a spam machine. Trying to sell my damn near mint Aerospace avantage that I thought would sell quickly.
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Thread revival. Looks like I am going to be diagnosed with sleep apnea of some sort. Not 100% sure yet as I have to go back for a second sleep study (blows). Current airline dude and part time guard herc driver. IS what I read above still accurate? There is a chance I could get a waiver and finish my last years flying in the guard? FYI, this is common and it is a very easy waiver to get in the FAA/airline world. Thanks.
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Investment showdown -- beyond the Roth, SDP, & TSP
duece123 replied to Swizzle's topic in Squadron Bar
Damn dude, good for you! It will be nice to go I to retirement financially stress free. -
Just closed with Dave Davine. First time home buyer. Made it super easy and even worked with me on his day off to ensure our closing went smooth. The majority of his business is mil and airline pilots. People spread his name for a reason. Great experience!
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Thanks for the info
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Anymore info on the IPUG/school house? I imagine they are very backed up from taking over the entire legacy training mission. Another guy and I have been waiting on class dates for 4 months now. Trying to find out what the hold up is, guard bureau, or just a logjam of students.
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That is not how mine went. I went to ATP and was unfortunate enough to have a really asshole examiner. I memorized the book they gave me on the piper Seminole. Once the DPE found out I was a mil dude, he kicked it into second gear. Asked me all kinds of ridiculous questions (what are the 3 types of O2 masks is one i remember), and then berated me when I didn't know the answer. The flight was the worst flight of my life. the dude was literally screaming. I passed, but was so livid I refused to shake his hand after the flight. It was extremly evident that he was not a fan of military and how we are trained . He literally told me that. Morale of story....do your homework. Use the same "guy" that all your other mil buds used. I didn't go to the "guy" because I was too cheap to buy a plane ticket. I make sure the young dudes in my squadron don't make the same mistake as me.
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No, I mean what is happening to the school house. Is the ANG unit going to run both qual and ip schoolhouses?
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Any more gouge on what is going to happen with ip school?
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Ahhh. Coming from the guard, where people will refuse to get on the plane if is airborne for more than a 2.0, I guess I didn't think of that.
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No more ske or pro...so what's left? Tac and assaults? I guess get pro in the sim?
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Any rumors about the 62nd or the ANG schoolhouse squadrons? I know it is all a crap shoot at this point, but are thy slated to keep those missions?
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Not really. I literally did not do anything besides call finance and get some captains bars on the bag. So from my point of view, there was not more to it than that. Just to clarify..... I am amazed at all the bs that the AD brethren must go through to get kicked in the nuts like some of these guys do (if all these post are true). Good luck guys, I hope you get this settled quickly
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Thank god I am in the guard. Just make sure finance knows and boom, I am a captain. No paperwork, board, etc. I do A bullshit OPR once a year that no one takes seriously. I sympathize with you guys, too much queep bs on AD.
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Anyone know how behind the 62nd is at LR? When I went for PIQ I graduated 2.5 months late due to those shitty E models. I may be heading that way for the full MPD PCO checkout. Any updates would be greatly appreciated.
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Yeah man and in ten years when you can't fit into your bag anymore, you will be a fatass, ill will gladly still be a gym ######..... back on topic, just ask your flight commander. Ours did not want us to go on FR until we all passed our inst check. Even then I found time to lift/run/swim/whatever 3-4 times a week. bring a gym bag to the flightroom and go straight to the gym after you get released. A 45min-1hr workout a day does not eat up too much study time. Take the periods you are not flying and study in the flightroom. That’s what I did. Now if you get to corpus, different ballgame. Very easy to say....ehh...not flying for the rest of the week, so i dont have to go to work, so a case of the 'stone and the beach sounds about right! Memories.
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Dude, I am on your side. UPT blows nuts big time, I cant wait to be done. But…………..Next time you get a few mins, call a bud from back home and listen to him when he bitches about how he hates his life because he sits a desk all day everyday and answers the phone or some sh1t like that. You will realize that getting paid to fly a military AC is a sweet gig, hazing or not. Also, I can’t count how many people would kill to trade places with you. The USAF has been doing the hazing BS for 70 + years so it is not going to stop anytime soon. Nut up and take everything with a grain of salt. UPT is a big mind $%&^ anyways.
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Ok gents, please help me out here. Can you take out loans from your IRA? Can withdraw from a IRA penalty free for the down payment of your first house?
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no matching for the TSP
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I have a Roth through Vanguard. They offer a target retirement fund similar to those of the TSP. The Target funds are very well balanced between US and international stocks, and they have very low expenses. You do not need to know a ton about the market to invest and make money. Some of my buds use Fidelity for their IRA’s. They also offer some kind of Life cycle or target fund. Good luck!
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Information on PCS/moves/moving (DITY, TMO, DLA, storage)
duece123 replied to SUX's topic in General Discussion
I have done the search and still have a few questions about being in the guard and PCSing to UPT. While at UPT do you continue to work with your units finance department, or do you work with your UPT bases finance dept.? I have done some research on DITY moves and plan on doing that to go to school. Do all the same rules apply for guard as they do fro AD? I keep hearing people at my base say, “well, it is a PCS but it is greater than 180 days, but is treated like a TDY because you are a guard guy”. WTF does that mean? Any info or tips on getting prepared for the move is greatly appreciated. I know you can make some good cash on DITY moves. Thanks. -
It has been said many times........scores get you the interview.....interview gets you the job
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Call me what you will, but there is nothing better than going to some sketchy A$$ mexican place with the fellas and getting t-rashed off of good rita's with some chips and slasa....thats how I started the majority of my weekends in college!
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yeah i had that problem for about a week....kind freaked me out. Go to the store and get some saline (sp) nasal spray. Used it twice a day and it cleared the situation right up. Or you could lay of the cocaine!