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    Guard RC-26 to Fighters (hypothetical)

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    7 hours ago, GreenArc said:

    This might be a silly question, but did their Guard units “send them” to ENJJPT, in the sense that it’s a different/specific set of orders cut to/with the ANG Bureau vs those for “normal” UPT? Or is there an application process in TFOT for ENJJPT that they crushed?

    Thanks for any insight you can share!

    They knew ahead of time for ENJJPT. The only people that applied during OTS were AD.

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    TDART speculation / troughing

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Jetpower said:

    This is the first I heard about the TDART hiring freeze. Does the freeze only apply to applicants or for everyone who are currently in the pipeline? I am currently finishing up the T-1s right now and was counting heavily on TDART to provide stable income for my family once I get to my unit... 

    Frozen for everyone without a tentative job offer from OPM. A lot of people have been screwed, but that’s the Air Force and you can’t count on anything that’s not in writing.

     

    Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Yeeyee said:

    When your in-between ots and upt, are you on full time orders or can you go back to your civilian job?

    I had a gap in orders between OTS/UPT and UPT/PIQ, so plan for the worst case accordingly. USERRA is a wonderful thing if you do have a job by the time you leave for training. However, your unit should work with you and keep you on orders if the gap is less than 30 days.

    Is Not Having or Wanting a Family a Big Deal For Units? Or Considered Strange?

    in Q & A Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, JohnClark said:

    I'm 28 years old. I've been calling pilots from various units to try and rush them. I've had several lengthy phone conversations which have been great. Being that I am 28 years old, I have been asked by every pilot if I have a fiance or am getting married and starting a family soon. I tell them no and that I have zero kids too. They are always surprised. Today for example I spoke with a pilot from a guard unit on the phone and he said not verbatim.

    "What does your girlfriend or fiance think you doing this?

    "I'm single at the moment."

    "Really?"

    "What if you get engaged or married before UPT or during."

    "Not planning on it."

    He seemed very surprised said something a long the lines of most people or at least engaged by my age (which is true. I'd say a good 75-90% are). But he seemed surprised in a disappointed way.

    Many other pilots have also asked about kids and if I plan to have any soon, which I say no. But most sound disappointed when I say no or not interested. I have zero interested in ever having kids and marriage is up in the air still. I only bring it up when asked. I've been told most Guard units have a strong family environment, but I figured most would sound relieved. A few of the pilots when I told them I wasn't planning on a marriage or a kid soon or during UPT told me something a long the lines of "You never know." Which is true but at this point in my life my mind is made up.

    Does this seem strange to units?

    I’m 31 and single with no kids. It has never been as issue with me ever. Especially if you don’t mind being the DD haha.

    GPA Impact

    in What Are My Chances?

    Posted

    1 hour ago, CN38 said:

    All the sources I can find say you need a GPA of 2.5 minimum to apply to OTS.  Does that mean I would need a waiver to apply to guard units?  I have a 2.1 so I would assume if you’re right I would still need a waiver?  How common are gpa waivers do they really even do that?  Feeling discouraged at the moment.  Thanks

    You won’t need a waiver. GPA requirement pretty much only applies if you’re applying to AD boards.

    Question: AF Reserve vs Air National Guard Waiver Approving Authority

    in Aviation Medicine

    Posted

    My waiver was approved by NGB/SG. Sure, the state surgeon may help or hinder (I’ve dealt with both), but the finally authority came from NGB.

    Just make sure you have your ducks in a row with paperwork, second opinions, medical reports, etc., and know what those say inside and out. If SG rejects the waiver, FIGHT! NGB f’ed up my waiver the first time around, solely for the fact that the person reviewing it was sloppy and didn’t care to read all the way through the reports.

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    AD UPT Unmanned pilot possibility?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Pooter said:

    For what it's worth, here's my advice on pilot training.  Don't worry about getting non-vol'd to helos, they only really give those slots to people who make it known that's what they want.  But like others have said, just keep an open mind.  I'm going to let you know right now that your class is going to have a bunch of dudes just like you who think they are drawn to fighters, or CAS or whatever.  A lot of them are going to struggle with airsickness, basic aero, pulling g's, and basic formation.  There is a moment in UPT, usually early in T-6 formation, where students realize what they thought was a graceful, fun roller coaster in the sky is actually a hot, sweaty, stressful, painful, violent, very difficult mess.  The T-6 formation phase creates a lot of T-1 converts.. and that's not a bad thing.  People just don't know what they don't know. 

    Shack. Studs also don’t realize how many badass and different missions are out there besides warheads-on-foreheads. When I went through T-6s, every Friday an IP from a different platform would brief us on their mission, family life, lifestyle, trips, etc. I knew at least five classmates that realized they wanted AFSOC/AMC after all.

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    UPT Next

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, hindsight2020 said:

    My understanding was the UPT2.5 fighter track (of a total of 4 tracks) is predicated on people winging on T-6s after 7 months; no solos on -38, which means no EP flying training on the Equalizer. Ruh Roh.. Which would equate to a bastardized "transition course" on steroids modeled after what we currently give the non-fighter TPS candidates, and the make-a-wish heavy-2-fighter non-IFF background hen's teeth candidates of yesteryear. Oh and IFF ain't blending with old phase IIIers nor changing a damn thing about how they run their stand-alone. Okie dokie.

    But no worries, according to the big brains one here, UPT s a bunch of make-work grifters anyways and the "FTUs got this". In Sha Allah is all I'll say to that. Train, evaluate,document, punt. Call me Pontius.... 😄  

    What the heck did I just read?

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    Civilian FY 2020 OTS Boards

    in Pilot Selection Process

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Terminator5lf said:

    Apologies I attached it

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    That looks like an unofficial, in-house reg. About six years ago when I was looking at doing AD before getting picked up by the guard, my own recruiter had a document somewhat similar to that. It wasn’t an official reg. I’d highly recommend you find another recruiter elsewhere.

    UPT Next

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, LookieRookie said:

    In current UPT:

    Sim Check, Trans Check, Nav Check

    T-38 tracked studs do a form check


    T-38s:

    Trans, Nav, Form

     

    No idea for Toners

     

    Legacy syllabus had a:

    Mid-Phase, Final Contact, Inst, Form.

     

    So only T-1 studs get less T-6 checkrides

     

    Three checkrides in the T-1: Transition, Navigation, and Mobility Fundamentals.

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