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For a initial VA loan how do they determine your status, as in if you’re a reservist but on active duty orders, what funding fee rate will be charged? My broker has no clue so he just went with the 2.4% because I’m in the reserves.
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You wont get a 38 slot if you are not being sponsored by a fighter unit. Average 38 track for a upt class is 8 slots, out of a class of 25-27 studs. And most of the active duty kids are competing for them, no sense in wasting one on a guy going to heavies.
If you want to fly fighters go interview for fighter units, although that's a fine line to straddle if you already have a sponsoring unit.
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Poor Army guy, so many emotions in his open letter....
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1 minute ago, FishBowl said:
I dropped an E-8 out of T-38s a couple classes ago. As far as I know, I didn’t piss off anyone. It’s just how the drops in FY18 are going so far. We were told to expect no AMC assets, 1-2 fighter and ISR & AFSOC for the rest.
It wasn’t high on my list, but luck, timing and needs of the AF trump all. I’m still still stoked to have had the opportunity to fly the T-38 and it beats checking IDs. I am happy for the guys that are now getting mobility assets and T-1s are trading. We had a U-28 a T-1 dude would have probably liked.
I'm a part timer so my track it set going to my AMC airframe, i'm all to you guys that have no clue what you will drop though. I wasn't able to make the drop last week but talked to some dudes that did, sounds like the 38 guy that dropped the E-3 made it apparent he wasn't happy with it...
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On 5/3/2017 at 1:35 PM, Heavywanabe said:
I'm going Reserve, off the street.
Interview Jan 2017
Hired Jan 2017
FC1 Feb 2017
FC1 approved March 2017
Package submitted to board April 2017 (Meets end of May, Awaiting approval)
Update,
OTS Sep 17
UPT Dec 17
From hire to UPT 11 months.
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On 12/2/2017 at 10:07 AM, Yeetmcgeet said:
Vance 18-03 T-38s
F-16 Holloman
F-16 Kelly
T-6
E-3 Tinker
MC-130J
F-15E
C-17
Saudis
BAE Hawk
T-38 Randolf (x2)
Who'd the E-3 guy piss off..
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23 hours ago, hindsight2020 said:
The last line is legalese so Stanley doesn't default to disconnecting the mask hose at the CRU-60, as opposed to the airplane hose at the CRU-60. Big difference in outcome of course.
But yeah, that's gonna be a lotta sit-downs during stand-up and procedural phase tests lol.
That's exactly why.
Also they said the above will change again shortly. Looks like it was a quick response to get it back up and the pipeline moving again.
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Does anyone have the latest gouge on housing options in Enid they'd like to share? What are the odds of me getting off base as a single guy with no dependents, best places to live off base, apartments, side off town?
I will be reporting there next month so i'm trying to figure out what I should do regarding housing. My hopes are to get off base so I can move my gf down with me. How realistic would this be?
Thanks in advance for any input.
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12 hours ago, Future_Herc_Driver said:
I had read about the online course pre-req. Sounds like I'll be able to knock that out during December drill (I hope) while I'm down there for the Christmas party anyway. My squadron commander has been very understanding of the new addition to my family and has encouraged me to stay at home and be a new dad for as long as I can. Would love to get paid to knock out the online course since there's really nothing else I can do during drill weekends anyway.
Does anyone know if there are published course start dates available for UPT? I know it likely varies slightly by UPT base, but it seems like most of the guys from our unit end up going to Columbus.
Yeah OTS is now 8.5 weeks for everyone. They will send the pre-rec course out no later than 60 days prior to start date. And this is not a course you can knock out in a weekend, just the CBT's are 30 hours of computer work and then you have some other work they ask you to do. I steadily worked on it for the full 60 days, considering I juggled it around my family, civ job, and all the other stuff that goes on concurrent in the training pipeline. So don't expect to get paid for doing it.
UPT classes start roughly at least once a month. For the reserves we got a dream sheet to pick our base, and 90% got their preferred base. Not sure how the guard works though.
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18 hours ago, sforron said:
Seems like they're trying to get away from scheduling OTS classes in a way that requires a break. Which, with the program only eight weeks long versus the thirteen it was five years ago, should be a lot easier to do. People who got this September for a class date and are Guard/Reserve are getting to do SERE in early December instead.
True to an extent. Some are starting UPT in December and the ones starting in later Jan are going to SERE in between.
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On 8/27/2017 at 8:28 AM, LucklessRook said:
Hey All,
I was wondering if any of you knowledgeable people out there had an answer to a question I had. I am in the process to applying to the rated boards September 2017 as a pilot. I am still working on increasing my chances by getting a PPL and retaking the TBAS, I figured I would just apply so as to not self eliminate. However, my recruiter is encouraging me to put down all the rated positions citing my age as a potential issue because of the wait times for OTS. I was born April 29th 1991 making me 26. I am fine with putting down other positions, I just won't want to get picked up for something else when I know I can become more competitive for that ever covetable pilot slot. To make a long story short, Is the age limit 27? More importantly, when is my age counted? At the board convening date? Or when OTS starts? I want to make the most informed decisions possible. If anyone could point me to regulations that would be great!
Best regards,
Rook
Your recruiter is full of it, he just wants to increase his odds of getting you checked off for his quota. And my OTS date was 3 months after me getting approved by the AFRC board. Now that's reserves, not sure about AD. They usually want you to start the process by your 28th bday so there will be no in question you can be in UPT by 30.
You're in a good position regarding age, just keep it moving along and don't let your recruiter jerk you around. Some of those guys you really need to hound to keep stuff moving along.
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2 hours ago, HU&W said:
This morning, I was reading an interesting Kellogg study on military service and its influence on CEOs (http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/benmelech/html/BenmelechPapers/MilitaryCEOs.pdf). As I start planning for my enroute descent to retirement (it's inevitable at some point), I'm wondering what experiences and advice the grey beards have for the transition. The airlines thread is awesome, but that's not the life for everyone. What other options are out there for a pilot with some staff stink, a TS, and an online MBA?
Pretty much anything in the defense industry, they seem to value past mil experience the most. My company employs a ton of prior mil people in our defense sector. This is for a couple reasons, 1.)They understand how the military works and how to deal with them, doing business with a gov will make a civ (non prior) pull their hair out due to the fact that none of how the mil deals with things makes a lick of sense. 2.) Companies see 20 years as an officer essentially as 20 years com of leadership (management) experience, which is awesome when they are deciding a salary. 3.) 1 and 2 combined with technical knowledge is a huge benefit as well.
Aircraft manufactures also like prior mil, I've even see some gigs where you can still fly occasionally while holding a management role.
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17 hours ago, NKAWTG said:
This is same command that tries to track down aircrew for ASAP reports when self reporting a breach of flight discipline, or court martials a pilot for an off DZ drop.
Cliff notes on the ASAP reporting shenanigans? I'm assuming its similar to ASRS reporting? Sounds like a witch hunt.
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25 minutes ago, HU&W said:
How hard can it be to take an existing design, made for an airline industry that values efficiency, and stick a boom on it? We somehow figured out how to do it 50 years ago.
Interesting enough the 707 was actually developed as a tanker first, then converted to a civilian airliner.
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25 minutes ago, Azimuth said:
Filler? The -135 was built to keep up with SAC's new jet powered bomber, the B-52. The prop KC-97's weren't cutting it.
The 135 was considered a interim tanker. Meaning literally a temporary gap filler until something else could be developed.
This is what the 46 is also being called. Boeing is already working on a clean sheet design tanker. The link below has some neat history on the 135.
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26 minutes ago, sforron said:
In this situation, isn't all of the (financial) risk on Boeing at this point? The amount the gov will pay for development has a hard cap, and Boeing's delays have cost the company hundreds of millions as it exceeds that cap.
Buying two models might make sense if you have enough volume (or maybe something like we did in WWII, with multiple manufacturers building a common plan and competing on production efficiency), but does anyone really think the -46 buy is going to end up being nearly enough to replace the -135 in any significant sense? I doubt it.
What i was told is that its just a gap filler until they develop something to replace all the 135's with. But the 135 was also just suppose to be a filler......
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2 hours ago, GDAL said:
What's so puzzling about that? It's quite common.
Some people probably don't feel comfortable sending all their personal info to a gmail account...... Weird right?
Come on guys, didn't Hillary teach us anything on using a gmail account for DOD biz....
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They say give about 30 days to study. Focus the most on the sections that count towards the pilot and nav scores, because that is what gets looked at and goes into the PCSM formula.
I didn't buy any books as most the info is available online. I also took a bunch of timed practice test, the hardest part is the time limits they give you. You being a CFI will help a bunch on the aviation knowledge and instrument reading, Its very basic and anyone that went through a ppl ground course should be able to get all of them correct.
In all honesty I only studied about 2 hours everyday for a week then went and took it. I ended up getting a 94 for pilot, did pretty bad on the other sections but still got above the min required to be bale to apply for a pilot slot.
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If your intentions are to fly , I would be careful of taking the gamble and enlist "hoping" to get hired. All 3 guys that got hired with my unit, including my self, were off the street. We interviewed along side current enlisted folks and came out ahead. In my opinion if you have a competitive package and seem like a good dude they will hire the best fit.
If you do well on your AFOQT and TBAS you will have a pretty competitive package, the rest is up to you being a good fit with the unit.
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So I've been trying to figure out my pay during OTS, UPT, and as a traditional reservist. Forgive me if some of these questions sound dumb, coming from the civ word and still figuring out the mil pay structure. Wondering If any one still in UPT, or just finished could give me an idea to some of the questions below.
My civ employer offer's differential pay for long term and short term deployments. They consider anything under 30 days short term and over 30 days extended. They only pay dif pay for 12 months of any extended deployment. Question: Will OTS and UPT be separate orders? Or will I be considered "deployed" from day 1 of OTS until I become a traditional reservist? To take advantage of this benefit I need to submit a LES, is that the mil version of a monthly pay statement?
Also what is pay like throughout UPT? I've looked at the pay charts and know basic pay for a O-1 is roughly 36k a year. But what else it included, like Basic Allowance for Subsistence? or Aviation Career Incentive Pay?
Whats pay like for a fresh Lt after a 2 week TDY? For the dif pay stated above, they only allow 30 days of short term deployment dif pay in any calendar year. I suspect (or at least hope) I will be flying more than 30 days a year, so i'm trying to figure out if a 2 week TDY is comparable to half a months salary for me.
Thanks in advance for any input from the guys that have recently done this. I'm just trying to get ahead of what the situation financially will be before i step into training and start going full speed.
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1 hour ago, Sit On Acorns said:
Are you referring to the NGB? How often do they meet?
I'm reserves. No clue about NGB
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17 hours ago, JustHangingOut said:
Do the reserves get folks into the school pipeline faster than Guard typically?
I was hired in January and got a September OTS date. The biggest wait was waiting for the board to meet.
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11 hours ago, Herk Driver said:
Avg scores for selected SUPT applicants:
AFOQT
P: 94
N: 87
Apt: 63
V: 68
Q: 53
Hours: 89
PCSM: 87
GPA: 3.2
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network ForumsJust out of curiosity do you know how many selects came out of this board? And how many applicants? I ask because you seem like you are in the know.
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Thanks for the info. I’m title 10 (for training), so looks like I’ll have the 2.4. PM me if you guys know a good person to work with in Kansas.
Thnks hw