Everything posted by Polar Bear
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Which is harder, AF UPT or Army flight school?
Even with a degree the Navy and AF want stem degrees. Army just wants bodies.
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Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT
No IFS?
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Guard C-130 lifestyle
How’s bumming in the herc nowadays. Still busy or have things slowed.
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Recruiting Crisis: 9% want to serve
This doesn’t happen anymore?
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Flight Time
How many flights are AD peeps getting a month roughly?
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Flight Time
Do full time pilots in the guard/reserve fly more than AD? I was talking to an Apache pilot in the Army Guard and was blown away at how much he flew a week.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
RFK is not a valid source.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
Can you please provide your source on this?
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The new airline thread
Why even work for the airlines?
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U-2 Dragonlady info
Haha, I figured this type of job would pay well and you would be home every night. Something the airlines don’t offer, usually.
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U-2 Dragonlady info
How did a job posting turn into an airline debate.
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U-2 Dragonlady info
UPS year 2-3 FO pay is $199.
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U-2 Dragonlady info
$300k is not 2-3 year airline pay. Tehachapi isn’t bad. Not everyone wants to work at the airlines.
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U-2 Dragonlady info
https://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=8f7cfa2e343bd9f3&from=serp Job opportunity for current U-2 pilots.
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Days of availability guard/reserve
Sounds like a dream for the bums. Is that such a thing anymore.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Good post. How about compared to the Guard? I thought they had better hours. How is commuting? Are you able to fly in the day of your trips?
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
How many days are you working with your commute? Most NB guys are working 14-16 days.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
I’m assuming you’re on a wb living in base?
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Retirement / Separation Considerations
There is a certain lawyer in Texas that could fix this for a couple grand.
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Active Duty CSO Applying as an "Old Guy"
Why wasn’t it surprising you didn’t get up by AD, I thought they were short pilots?
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Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT
Is IFT not required now?
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ANG Pilot Bonus
6 full time officers? That’s got to be a tiny unit.
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Upcoming Boards
So they fly down and fly back. Got it. Thanks for the information.
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Upcoming Boards
Does Houston still have vipers? I heard Oklahoma had a detachment.
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Bumming
Heard C-17’s and tankers were busy because of the airlines?