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Anyone know where I can buy the chain fastener for the mess dress jacket? I bought my mess dress at the McGuire thrift store for $25 but it didn't come with the chain fastener and the local AAFES store and online AAFES doesn't have it. Thanks.

Maybe it's just at my Det but everyone who has received a pilot slot for the past 4 years, including myself, has had a PFA in the mid to high 90s. The average PFA score this last cycle was 94.5. Cadets with high PFAs are more than likely going to also be your high speed ones who will get a high CC ranking, high GPA, high FT score, and decently good PCSM. If you're scoring in the low to mid 80s, you won't be prepared physically for FT and as a result your performance will suffer. Your CC ranking will probably suffer as well because the perception will be there that you aren't giving it 110%. Sure, if you have a 95 PCSM and 3.8 GPA, it probably won't affect you but how many people can boast those numbers? The average PCSM this last cycle was 56 and the average GPA was ~3.3.

86 is great if you're not competing for any rated slots because it probably won't matter as much as your CC's recommendation. We had a cadet who consistently scored in the high 80s and could never break into the 90s but he was a great leader and got the job he wanted (Aircraft Maintenance). If you're going up for a rated slot, I'd get that score at least in the 90s and do well in everything else (GPA, PCSM, CC Ranking).