Muscle2002

This year's IDE/SDE PSDM came out on Friday. It specifically mentions that school selects will not be allowed to sign up for ACSC/AWC DL until they are vectored to a program which requires its completion (e.g. Legislative Fellowship). Seems like a win in the battle against practice bleeding.

The original amount.

They look at how much entitlement you already used based on the purchase price of home #1 and then follow the guidelines as spelled out here: http://benefits.va.gov/homeloans/purchaseco_loan_limits.asp I was in your situation last year and opted for another VA loan. Depending on the price of the home you're looking at, you may have to make a down payment anyway (the VA only guarantees up to $417K, so if you have a higher priced home, or your first home ate a considerable amount of your entitlement, then you will have to cover part of the difference). I don't know what the tax law will be next year, but we were able to deduct the VA funding fee, which was beneficial.

That makes sense...so it sounds like there is flexibility in the syllabus with regards to number of rides.

Yes; although, you know as well as I do that the E-model B-course only requires six rides to get the initial INSTM/QUAL (no previous experience in the jet required). The track 4 at Klamath only required five-to-six and the equivalent at Luke is four rides, and can be proficiency advanced down to three (neither of these syllabi require previous MDS experience for course entry). I don't offer those examples to stir up a pissing contest, but as a point of reference. Even if the T-6 were more complicated to fly than the those other aircraft, 8-10 rides seems high. Edited for spelling.

Not trying to be a bad ass; seriously, what requires 8-10 sorties? I can think of at least four MDS whose TX-type courses are not that long.

What is there to learn that requires 8-10 sorties?

A force shaping board and a RIF board are two different things with the same result--a paring down of the force.

Because the Commandant of the USMC has accepted the risk of placing them in operational squadrons before DT is even complete. That's also why that variant can fly in some WX despite lacking instrument certification.

THIS!

Yes, the F-15 generates considerable lift from the fuselage. The critique in the article was directed at the fuselage shape and its affect on transonic drag.

My comment, if you recall, was to juxtapose the banishing of those things which "glorify sexuality" (your words) against the special observance of a lifestyle, whose difference stems solely from differences in sexuality. Make no mistake, I'm not attempting some sleight of logic to equate nose art with gay pride--they're not the same. However, if one of the arguments against the plethora of things deemed unprofessional (eg nose art) is the improper glorification of sexuality, then the AF would be wise to understand that members are not oblivious to the seeming contradiction in official practice.

Got it, those images present an unprofessional image. I also understand that glorifying sexuality is unprofessional. However, does it not concern you that the Air Force then ignores its Janus-like behavior when it glorifies sexuality in the vein of Pride Month which celebrates GLBT lifestyles?

Interesting sidenote (or not): the T-38 doesn't stall in the true aerodynamic sense at the AoA UPT teaches; nevertheless, it was good to give students something to use to keep from morting in the traffic pattern.

A TPS student did the exact same thing, and he was a fighter pilot with prior experience in the jet. There are no statutes of limitation for buffoonery.

Did you file the "Loss or Damage" reports on DPS? Or make a claim via DPS. I believe the claim has to be initiated by you. If you have receipts proving the value of the stuff you lost, then you can provide them through DPS. The carrier should reimburse you at FRV.

Every flying community has these types you described. Often, leadership never hears about these issues; they only see the stuff the subordinate wants them to see--leadership can be ignorant of the fact that the subordinate's unit suffers under their command.

Is his spouse a sitting FW/CC?

I think it's because the other equivalency programs award Masters degrees while WIC does not; that plus the length of the program...although this is just a guess.

Please pardon my ignorance, but a CDI is what exactly?

Yeah to echo what Termy said:, Make no mistake, if you actually want to pilot aircraft then try for UPT with the end goal of getting into TPS. FTEs are not rated and only fly occasionally.

It seems to be about a sortie or two per week in my squadron, but that depends on their job. FTEs in the F-22/F-35 CTF/ITF are lucky if they fly once every couple of months.

He was the 306 FTG/CC at USAFA where he instructed in said aircraft. So he actually had a Form 8...not the same as an ABM putting F-15 on their bio. Only pilots should put "Aircraft Flown"; all others, "Aircraft Rode In".

This was the version that went to the board or simply what the squadron drafted?

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