Hopeful_guy

Pulled the attached from another thread. Interesting they are trying to ramp up pilot output, but a buddy of mine this morning said drones showed up on his UPT dreamsheet. That coupled with the entire T-6 fleet down for breathing equipment issues and talks of cancelling a UPT class, I am just over here confused as hell and hoping my PPL and scores are enough to float me to get there.

Might be too optimistic? lol You think with a response like that, they'd have a ton of people calling or a lot of information released. The mid-feb thing is all we have so far.

So it looks like, from the last few board dates, they are released the second-ish week of Feb. Last couple of years, people were notified via command that Tuesday with the PSDM dropping that Thursday-ish. I don't know how far out command is actually notified. There is new directive to let commanders or senior raters and MPFs know seven days in advance of the member, don't really know if it relates. Edit: yeah, what Goddard said ^

That was for medical/ETP folks. I can imagine there’s only a few to add.

Allocations.

Came through the grapevine. 160 apps, 75 Pilot, 30 RPA, and I forget the others.

Going to be a better year overall. Especially for RPA.

Can confirm, studying the AFOQT study guides (Barron’s/Peterson’s or AFPCs) for a week and absolutely hammering the 4 sections that matter can create a huge jump in scores. Pilot score went from 49 to 98, resulting in a PCSM of 99. Looks like AFOQT retake improvement drives higher scores than TBAS. Just hope it’s enough for the AD board!

Curious what effect the IFT issues/backup will have on selection this year. Anyone know if this is as huge of an issue as they make it seem?

Original PCSM (49 Pilot): 23 30hours and TBAS retake: 62 (est. 77 when PPL complete) Studying pretty hard for those four Pilot sections of the AFOQT, need a decent bump to feel a little better and hopefully break 90 PCSM.

I’ve been going back and forth on if I should retake the AFOQT or the TBAS first. I think I’ll need to take both so I’ll do the TBAS first, bought some pedals and flash cards. Didn’t study for either last time because I didn’t want rated and got: Pilot:49, PCSM:23 (47 w/41 hours), and I should be around 61 hours by Jan. How much and often did you study for the AFOQT, Goddard?

In a bind.Pilot: 49PCSM: 23Hours: 0So I have a crash course PPL scheduled (41hrs: 47 PCSM). Studying to retake my AFOQT 19 Oct. If needed, I will retake my TBAS. Should I take the TBAS before AFOQT? Also, has anyone recieved clear guidance on only putting only pilot? The 215 example they have listed mentions that that is only the case if it is your third attempt. I know several people last year who only put pilot when the rules were the same (they ended up getting a call for CSO).