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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    Hey bros. Kind of off topic but when I was looking for a slot, I would cruise this board to see who I was going to send my packet off to next. I got a lot of "thanks but no thanks" and it was discouraging. I know of a buddy who found himself in the same situation and eventually gave up on the dream. I sent packets to numerous units. I interviewed at four units before I got picked up. I also know of a dude, who's now in my class, that interviewed 11 times before getting picked up. Long story short, people who want this enough get picked up. Keep at it and keep plugging away. 

    I'm currently BFM'ing my face off in B-course for the Viper and it's the best job I've ever had. Keep applying and keep pursuing this career! I've gotten so much from this board/site and I want to give back as much as I can. Please feel free to PM me for anything! 

    As was once said to me, "Make them tell you no". 

     

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    Vance AFB information

    in Military Spouses

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    This.

    My mother-in-law is a wonderful person and we get along great.  Shes from outside the U.S. and when I was in T-6s she came and stayed with us for about 3 months.   I wouldn't do it again.  She was great, and having her there helped in some ways, but the little bit of time you will have you'll want to spend with your wife and kid.   It really put a lot of extra stress on my wife and I that could have been avoided.

    As for her staying on base.  I talked to base housing and the AF counterpart when my mother-in-law was coming and its possible to have her stay with you to "visit", having her live there is a flat out "no" with no exceptions other than her qualifying as a dependent(some sort of condition where she can't care for herself and you provide all of her care).  Having my my wife's mom stay with us required all sorts of special approval and it was only a long term visit and it was almost denied. That being said, if you are set on having her come down here the only option you really have is to live off base.   As for the passes to get on base, what we did for her mom was have them issue them a month at a time, and you could just keep renewing it.  You have to provide info to the visitors center ((580) 213-5528) though so they can do a background check before hand.

    I can tell you though (in fact my wife insists that I tell you) that the spouses network at Vance is one of the best you'll find.   They really take care of their own.  Its actually quite awesome.

    She did make good food though!

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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Hey I think i'm like most of ya'll fresh out of school and looking to get a pilot slot in the guard, after going through a couple interviews I've realized I'm not the only one who's noticed that finding out about the boards is more than half the effort. I've put together a simple cut and dry google drive spreadsheet with only information about upcoming boards. If any of you are seriously and interested send me a private message and i'll add you to it.

    Most everyone on this forum/thread is serious and interested in upcoming boards information. Help your bros out and just post the information on the thread. Sharing is caring.

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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Anybody headed to Reno this weekend and want to split a room or at least grab a beer Friday night?

    I stayed there. Hotwire got it for 50 bucks. Pretty decent, smells like smoke. I'll be there. Pm if yunto.

    Make sure you do the all you can eat Sushi! A good buddy of mine lives there and we had the sushi there and it was the best I've had. $20 will get you as much as you can stomach.

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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Constructive criticism is almost everything when it comes to getting that call that you didn't get selected. Ask for a moment of their time to see what you can do better on and take it for what it's worth. Each interview should be better than the last. Hopefully you get selected on your first interview but it took me until my fourth and interviewing really does become an art. One of the last interviews where I got a no-go call, I spent an hour on the phone talking with the board president with how I could improve on the interview and my quals. My next interview I was hired. Milchstrasse gives excellent advice and it's with that attitude that will get you ahead of the game.

    Also, concerning being professional and level headed on the forum, I know of at least three dudes that have participated as board members that lurk on this forum/thread. During one of the interviews I got the question "What's your user name on baseops? Anything on there that would put you in a bad light?". They watch this and it's not that hard to figure out who's who. I remember an old post made by a member not to long ago (from the Upcoming Board thread that got deleted) where he/she copy and pasted a no-go letter and openly mocked the LtCol that sent it. People remember that and was even mentioned in the squadron bar during one of my last interviews. A UPT slot is a golden opportunity to do something amazing with your life and it'd be pretty senseless to weed yourself out because of a post you made here.

    Anywho.... :beer: Here's to you A300! Cheers!

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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    Well, I was picked up by the 148FW. This forum has been an absolute staple in helping me along the way. As a non-prior enlisted dude, I felt like a fish out of water most of the time. So, thank you everyone for all the help that has been poured into this awesome site!!! Feel free to PM me if you guys/gals have any questions at all. I want to be able to give as much back as I can. :beer:

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