[KC-135 Tanker Q&A]

1 hour ago, baileynme said:

TFI is either awesome or heinous, completely depends on leadership but if there is a TFI unit at a base you want to be later it’s a great three year interview.


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So I’m understanding correctly,  a TFI unit is simply an active-duty unit that is located at either an ANG or Reserve base? 

 

Do you need to rush these units or are they assignable like any other regular active squadron? 

[KC-135 Tanker Q&A]

Another revival. 

What are the deployment/TAD/dwell rates looking like now? 

If you had your choice of a tanker base, where would you go?

[Navy helo to Air Force KC-135, lifestyle, deployments...]

All,

    I’m an active duty Navy helo dude that has been offered an active duty KC-135 slot. I’m an O-4 and if I switch I will have a 6 year comittment that will put me right over 20 years. 

What I am looking for is gouge on the tanker/KC-135 mission, deployments, homeguard work, family life, preferred duty stations, etc.

What are realistic possibilities of keeping flying for those six years? Is it possible in the Air Force to volunteer for a DO job to stay flying or is the DO a screened position? 

I’ve searched but can’t seem to find any threads newer than a few years old.

I’m trying to wrap my head around the Air Force as well as the tanker life to see if the juice is worth the squeeze. Helos are awesome but doesn’t translate well other than regional airlines on the outside. The is an alternative to walking directly into a major, and I’m gonna ride it out to 20 years anyways. 

Thanks. PM if needed.