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    Need Help With Gaining Issue at Unit

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Hoping someone can help me with this...

    My unit is having issues gaining me into MILPDS (it has been a couple months since I swore in). Apparently after I am pushed from AFRISS, I just disappear in the system instead of showing up into MILPDS. What they believe to be the issue is my background: I am a non-prior who was originally selected on an AD pilot board and then I was selected by my guard unit approximately 1 month prior to my OTS date.

    Has anyone gone through this before?

    Chances of a Fighter Slot

    in What Are My Chances?

    Posted

    38 minutes ago, JustHangingOut said:

    Did you ask for feedback from those units of why you were not chosen and what you could improve on?  This will help you with future interviews especially if you plan to apply to those units again.

    This is probably the most important part while being on the UPT chase. I was told that your package gets you the interview and the interview gets you the job. So when I wasn't selected after an interview, I asked for feedback from the board members on my interview. Thankfully they were pretty brutal with me. It hurt my ego, but it helped immensely on later boards.

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    Published list of OTS start dates?

    in ROTC & OTS Lounge

    Posted · Edited by Sit On Acorns

    There most definitely is a prerequisite course that you are tested on during the first or second week of OTS now. Start making phone calls/emailing people. If you don’t have OTS contacts for that, I can dig them up and PM you.

    Edit: Pulled them up & PM’ed. Anyone else in a similar situation let me know and I’ll do the same.

    Upcoming Boards

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    154th in Hawaii is having a joint board in the spring. Packages due December 22. Age waivers are being considered. Call a recruiting office and tell them you're interested in submitting a package to the pilot board and they'll get you setup. If for some reason you're unable to get your afoqt and/or tbas complete by the due date, submit anyways and get them done asap and update your application once complete. 

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    Letters of Recommendation

    in Q & A Forum

    Posted

    I had mine put: MEMORANDUM FOR AIR FORCE OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ... To Whom It May Concern:

    Some boards wanted it formatted and addressed a specific way. I'd recommend asking your LORs to give you a Word document format of the letter under the stipulation that all you're changing is the heading, date, and who it is addressed to. If they're comfortable, they'll let you.

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    Chances at an ANG Fighter Squadron

    in What Are My Chances?

    Posted

    1 hour ago, MountainSlicker said:

    Interesting, they were telling me PRK/LASIK or no fighter for me.

    Nonsense.

    1 hour ago, Zulu said:

    I don't know about enlisting before trying to apply to a UPT board. Really depends on the specific ANG wing. Some wings only hire from within

    To add to this, the only units I saw hire from the street on my journey did so in addition to from within. (Small, anecdotal sample)

    Study for the AFOQT & TBAS as if you only have one shot at it.

    Credit Cards / Cash Back & Rewards Options

    in Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

    Posted

    On 7/1/2017 at 5:25 PM, TTP said:

    Copy all.  I searched the USAA site and no luck.  Apparently I'm not a part of the Limitless club.  I'll give them a call next week.  Thanks for the help!

    Search limitless, first option on the results page is something to the effect of “Choose which credit card option is best for you.” Pretty generic sounding title, just looks like it’s taking you to a credit card page. Once I clicked that, Limitless was the top option.

    Upcoming Boards

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Workinforafighter said:

    Here is my question to this. I understand that there are some units that look at your 201+ score and others that do not (I got an interview with a fighter unit recently, but I also knew a lot of pilots at the unit). My PCSM score with current flight time is a 76, and 201 is a 92 with my AFOQT pilot at a 90. I have already taken my TBAS twice. Will they at least consider that my 201 hour score is a 92? I only have 42 hours, and to get 201 would be beyond me at this point financially. Thoughts? Thanks!

    I'm not sure why some units look at the 201 score if the hours aren't there, but regardless, package gets the interview, interview (and the entire event of the weekend) wins you the job. On paper you're good enough and now they want to  see if you're a good fit otherwise. Don't worry about this one data point. 

    Upcoming Boards

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    11 hours ago, mrgrey said:

    Why did they take afpilotjobs.com off, I really loved that site. I wonder how much bogidope.com paid them.

    While I'm a bit disappointed to see the growing trend of monetizing the guard application process, bogidope's job listings are more comprehensive than afpilotjobs'. And last time I checked the bogidope site, the job listing page is free (not the fancy map, but the basic list). I got interviewed by a unit I never would have known was even having a board due to bogidope, as it wasn't listed on afpilotjobs. (I do not pay a subscription to bogidope)

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    T6driver.com

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, brabus said:

    Couldn't have made it through phase 1/2 without it! Ha, the things you wish you could tell your 22 yr old self. 

    Well, since it's down again, anywhere you'd recommend us 2x'ers go?

    Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    5 hours ago, mb1685 said:

    While I'm at it, I'll open up the rest of this can of worms. I'm a CSO select for Active Duty. I've had an IFC1 completed (Flight Medicine did Class 1 rather than 1A by request), my TS clearance paperwork has been submitted, and I've sworn into DEP. I don't have an OTS class date yet. If I were to be hired by a Guard unit before OTS and I turn down the AD slot, could any of these selection process factors already being completed help to absolve the normal wait for Guard selects? I know I'd still need to go to MFS, but is there perhaps a way the NGB could take ownership of my OTS class slot rather than having to wait for a new one to be assigned?

    I don't know the answer to the first part, so here goes on the second.

    You will essentially be ready to apply to the NGB immediately, as long as your unit is cool with doing that without the MFS. However, your unit's recruiter can't transfer your MEPS paperwork until AD releases it. This will take a lot longer than you expect it to, unless your AD recruiter is cool about it. They have no incentive to help you out and do this quickly. Once your recruiter has the MEPs stuff and all your paperwork done (which it will be since it's easy stuff, faster than AD & MEPs), I think the MEPs just needs a quick signoff by the state SG (I forget who it is) before it goes to the NGB.

    Everything else will be dependent on how fast your unit wants to move you. They may be fine with taking the risk of sending you to OTS without the MFS, I've heard of it happening, but I've also heard of units getting burned by that decision. 

    I'd just expect to have to get an age waiver. Make sure the unit(s) you're applying to/getting accepted by know it is significantly easier of a process to get one than it was in the past. A lot don't want to do them because it used to be much more of a headache than it is now.

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    Can anyone give recent FC1/MFS Experience?

    in Aviation Medicine

    Posted

    1 hour ago, sforron said:

    Does anyone know if, as a civilian who has just been scheduled for an FC1, I am eligible to only do the MFS portion if I have a recent IFS? 

    If you have a DD2808 stamped saying "Medically Qualified for FCI Pending Successful Completion of MFS" you will not need to do another FCI.

    1 hour ago, mb1685 said:

    Silly question that might have already been answered but I'm having trouble finding more info: what exactly are the differences between an IFC1 and MFS? What additional tests are conducted during MFS?

    Also, I'm assuming that for Guard applicants/selects, already having an approved IFC1 before selection doesn't preclude the need to go to MFS, correct?

    http://www.wpafb.af.mil/Welcome/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/853108/usafsam-fci-medical-flight-screening/

    All info at the link. An FCI is no good if it is stamped "pending successful completion of MFS."

     

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