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  1. I had the same issues (rotation/lateral mvmt) and finally had the flight doc look at it when it still hurt after nearly a year.   Got an MRI and found that I didn't have an ACL anymore.   Doc didn't DNIF me so long as I was able to egress the airplane and run to a safe distance.    

    I finally got the surgery about a year after that (2 yrs after the initial injury) and was back flying in about 2.5 months.  If you can manage the pain for now then you can probably schedule the surgery for whenever is most convenient for you (YMMV).  

    Best of luck with recovery.

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  2. 7 hours ago, Rake47 said:

    So your degree says Brandman or UMass on it now? How long did it take you to finish the 7 classes? Thanks!

    I started in Jan '19 and am about to finish in 2 weeks.  I took a few terms off for reasons like deployment and surgery.  If you push through, it's about 14 months (8 weeks per class).  I've heard of other people having trouble with Brandman admin, but it's been fine for me.   YMMV, but I've found everyone I've dealt with pretty helpful and responsive,especially with adding/dropping classes and getting the mil tuition discount ($1200/class). 

    I'll get a Brandman diploma since I'll finish before the merger at the end of the year, but they've already announced that alums have the option to replace the Brandman diploma with a UMass one.  I'm pretty sure I'll take them up on that.  

    There are definitely people in the program who have no business getting an "advanced" degree -- making responses to discussion posts pretty maddening -- but you get out of it what you put in, and I definitely learned a lot of concepts that are very applicable to a military career an beyond.  And while I agree with Wazzu about getting a reputable degree if you want to use it after the military, I think we all know what we're getting into when we're deciding on the path of least resistance.  Full disclosure -- my undergrad was a top 20-ish school and this is my second (non PME) masters, so I wasn't all that concerned about the reputation of the school.  At least Brandman is not for-profit and part of an actual respectable university system (Chapman U in CA) -- though no one is confusing it for an actual degree from Chapman.   I think the UMass name will make it even (a little) more worthwhile.

    Best of luck.

  3. I'm about to finish the Brandman MAOL.   7 classes go by pretty quickly, and I genuinely enjoyed the material.  Brandman just announced that they will become UMass Global at the end of this year, so the degree will carry (at least a little) more name recognition.  I'd recommend it , if for nothing else, becuase it's quick and easy.

  4. 18 hours ago, Bigred said:

    https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/vp-nw-navy-captain-paralyzed-20190927-m3s7zwirejhufodaxjl762dppi-story.html?outputType=amp

    His attorney, Jeremiah “Jake” Denton IV, declined to comment.

     

    Anyone else notice this?   Grandson?

  5. On 1/4/2017 at 11:50 PM, gucci said:

    Anyone have any updates on number of aircraft, tour lengths, potential as second assignment?

    2x C-12F (King Air 200) at Elmo; 3 years

    3x C-12J (Beech 1900C) at Yokota; 2 years with a pretty easy extension to 3 years.

    1 C-12J at Holloman for testing

    2 (I think) C-12Cs at Edwards shared between the test pilots and the C-12 schoolhouse

    2 C-12Cs at Andrews for DIA training 

    multiple embassy locations with C-12Cs or Ds, including Bangkok, Manila, Cairo, Budapest, Brasilia, Bogota, Somewhere in Turkey, and I think Nairobi.   There could be more.

    Elmo and Yokota are reasonable to get as a 2nd assignment.  Helps to be an IP in whatever airframe you're coming from, but not necessarily a requirement.     PM for more.

  6. 13 hours ago, BeerMan said:

    If you get promoted to Lt Col or you PCS somewhere else, you're still going to get a 2 or 3 year added ADSC.

    AFI 36-2501:

    3.15. Active Duty Service Commitment for Promotions. No Active Duty Service Commitment will be incurred for officer promotions

    This pub is dated 2004.  Has something changed?  I might need to start looking into the "Declining a promotion" section.

     

  7. *Edited because I didn't RTFQ*

    C-12s weren't on your list, but there's nothing bad about them.

    1/2 -- deployments are rare (and usually voluntary).  Banker's hours most other times and even RONs are pretty unusual.

    3.  Morale is great because it's a good deal in a good spot and most people asked for it

    4.  The plane isn't going anywhere soon

    5.  Elmendorf/Yokota, unless you're with DIA or AFMC.

     

    And if you hate it, you only have to deal with it for 3 years.

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