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Got my assignment! Laughlin RNLTD 18 Aug, Course Start 10 September IFT 22 May - 17 July

Yeah, there is a few of us on here yet to hear. I emailed the board last Friday and they responded Monday saying this week. If you have not reached out to the board about it, I would do so as they may have a new update.

FY26 PSDM just dropped... Some of us got the new application before our assignment! Maybe I'll apply, might get an assignment for next year before this year.

Who all is still waiting on dates?

That would make sense since it seems like I am about the only one who has not heard anything and i was about as close to the last selection as you can get.

Your CDB should update quicker than your SURF.

Pretty sure PV4 is the old syllabus. I assume VH is Vance and LJ is Laughlin

LOL. I emailed the Board the other day asking them if we should still expect to hear 31 Mar. They said yes. Looks like we'll probably start getting our assignments next week. Hopefully we all hear by next Friday.

I wonder if folks are still getting put into the 2.5 classes. Apparently Laughlin is moving to IPT format this summer and Vance in the fall… but that is when people would in process at those bases from what I’ve been told. IPT is about 5 months long, so that would put the first T-6 IPT class at Laughlin starting around Jan 2026 and April-ish for Vance. There will certainly be classes starting between now and then following the old syllabus, so that leads me to believe quite a few of us will get the old syllabus. Thoughts?

Interesting. I was originally a CSO select and got bumped to UPT the next day after our Feb 4 date. I wonder if IPT has opened up some more slots that they need to fill, and grabbing some alternates was the easiest way for AFPC to accomplish that.

It is obvious to me that this is a win win situation for the United States. Trump and Vance's actions will either cause a negotiated peace deal, or it will force the EU to completely handle supporting Ukraine. Either way is a win for us. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, and we have no real obligation to support their defense. Additionally, I think some second order effects of this conflict have been ignored. For example, Russia has gotten to experience and adapt to three years of war against western weapon systems. This experience/data will no doubt be used against us in a future conflict against them or China, god forbid it ever comes to that.

What is an assignment limitation, and where do you see what it is?

It definitely seems like MX has a large piece to play in the Columbus issues, at least according to what I've been hearing. The only thing I may disagree with is you saying the IPT thing won't produce more pilots. If IPT really does reduce T-6 hours from 90ish to 50-60 per student, that will certainly allow more T-6's to get back on the flightline due to the reduction of hours. However, that assumes that manpower is the bottleneck and not parts, which I don't know since I am not there. Also, I am pretty sure that T-6 MX is contracted, so if parts is not the issue, some serious research should be put into whether or not that contract is sufficient. BLOB: the trainer fleet has been abused and not enough has been done to remedy it.

I asked the board awhile back about IPT. It is a PCS and then you go TDY.

Gotcha, only reason I asked is because my buddy at Vance didn't act like they were switching anytime soon, but he could definitely be wrong, he's about to head to FTU.