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21 minutes ago, LookieRookie said:
Airlines don’t view it that way.
the only PIC time he will have is solo time.He didn't ask how to report PIC time for the airlines, just if he can log PIC. He said he has a CPL which I assume is his commercial, so he can log PIC a multiple of ways. To reiterate, he can log PIC as the sole manipulator of the controls if he's flying while the instructor is in the aircraft, and he can also log PIC when he is soloing since he already has a ticket.
And having a commercial ticket means you can log time in a high performance, complex aircraft. The only caveat would be if there is a type rating associated with the aircraft, which in the case of the T-6, doesn't exist.
To echo Brabus, airlines don't dictate how PIC time is logged, the FAA does.
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If you hold a private or higher FAA ticket already, then you can log PIC/SIC like any other aircraft. Solo and dual received are only for student pilots.
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43 minutes ago, ViperMan said:
Already, the fact that > 85% of UPT candidates make it through provides a high level of confidence that UPT selection criteria are pretty good - squeezing out the last few percent becomes increasingly hard in any endeavor.
That’s the key takeaway. How much more work is it to get that extra few %? It seems like all the new UPT programs are to capture that extra bit, and is the juice worth the squeeze?
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On 7/22/2021 at 4:39 PM, jrizzell said:
The first months of Afghanistan was fought with dudes on horseback.Bad counterpoint. SOF units wouldn't be caught dead with a non SOF commander. Also, the dude leading the guys on horseback was an operator. He wasn't some logistics dude that said "peace out, tell me when it's done".
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On 7/16/2021 at 5:34 PM, HeyEng said:
I retired back in 2014 so I have not visited this site in quite a while, but the pullout in Afghanistan reawakened some old memories and raised some questions in me. Most of the airlift missions I did revolved flying into Bagram and other airfields.
Being in the Reserves spared me the requirement of being deployed (for the sake of deployment) as a requirement of your career development, but never-the-less I still witnessed the queep and endless shoe-clerks running around making sure you were wearing your PT gear and reflective belt when you walked 5 yards to the latrine at 0400 from your hooch.
So I guess my question is what happens now to the Air force and the Airlift Mission? Are deployments no longer a requirement if you are going to make a career of the AF? What happens to Ramstein, Rota, and other of our large overseas airlift bases? It is not that easy to back that train up and I wonder what planning or changes (if any) any of you have heard or seen.
What is everybody's thoughts on the future of the AF, will it get better? or will it resemble something like Goya's painting of "Saturn Devouring his Son"?
Pure speculation, but for tanker bubbas it may involve ‘deployments’ to other areas. EUCOM and PACOM haven’t slowed down so from the AR side of AMC, it’ll still be busy. Just not hours over suckistan busy.
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18 minutes ago, isuguy1234 said:
So is that what a moving company would use? Just a regular storage unit essentially that I could rent on my own? I’ve read a couple places in TMOs stuff, that if you exceed the 90 days SIT, then moving company storage is extremely expensive. The regular storage place rates u talk about, I don’t see as expensive so I wonder if there is more to it if u exceed the 90 days of SIT?
From my understanding that’s correct. The storage, if kept in a commercial facility by the moving company, is much more expensive.
My storage is done as part of a DITY NTS while I’m OCONUS. The commercial rate for my 5k lbs of crap is almost $300 in the San Diego area, and I pay $90 to do it myself.
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12 minutes ago, isuguy1234 said:
Anybody have to pay out of pocket for your HHG in storage? More specifically, big blue pays for 90 days of Storage in Transit, then if you exceed that, u have to pay out of pocket. Any experience on how much that is out of pocket per month? Obviously depends on how much schtuff u have, just curious.
It’s gonna depend entirely on how much stuff and where. I rent a 10x10 for roughly $90 a month and I have roughly 5,000 lbs of stuff in there.
I rent my unit in San Diego and when I was looking I found a range from roughly $90 to roughly $160 for a 10x10, based purely on where the storage unit was located.
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1 hour ago, brabus said:
One consideration is how do we best compare apples to apples. A doc with 6-9 years of training is what comparison in the flying world? By about 9 years in, the AF had spent probably thirty million to get me, one pilot, to where I was (experience/proficiency/capability wise). And the AF let that $30m pilot walk because they’re unwilling to pay a bonus amounting to .3%/year (assuming Rand rec of 100k/yr) of their current, total investment. $100k/yr would have been pretty damn difficult to walk away from...$35k, not even a second thought.
We rail against the AF for not giving us $100k a year bonuses but as you know they are restricted by what Congress authorizes. I remember a certain senator from Arizona had a big say in that. 🤷♂️
What I do think is totally f’d up, beyond belief, is that the AF doesn’t max out the bonus for every pilot to the $35k allowed. It’d be pennies on the dollar in their annual budget.
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I’m not sure if it’s obvious but a mil doctor doesn’t get their super high pro pays until done with residency. They get an intern/in residency pay that is akin to flight pay. They also aren’t eligible for the massive retention bonuses until all service commitments are complete AND also residency complete. Right now service commitments run 10 years for a dr that goes through USUHS and year for year on the HPSP. The HPSP has some weird quirks in it too about payback.
For comparison, my roommate from the Academy went the medical route, chose orthopedic surgery as his speciality, and wouldn’t be fully qualified till about 11 years after graduation. He was also already planning to get out.
That said, once fully board certified in their specialty mil drs get some serious money, it just might not come until much later in their careers. The dr bonuses are actually geared more towards drawing fully qualified doctors into the service.
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The irony of the B45 issue is that where it’s supposed to really shine over the B40 (approach and landing phase), it can’t be used.
Although, that said, a lot of old guys swear the B40 sucks doing a couples approach but I’ve never had problems with it.
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5 minutes ago, 14N Guy said:
Isn't that what the MLR is for?
It is, but it’s not guaranteed to get a DP from the MLR.
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3 hours ago, 14N Guy said:
Just looked at the LAF-I board stats. 3 APZ DP's (IDE Complete) were not selected (9/12 eligible), but 5 APZ P's (IDE complete) were selected (5/186 eligible).
Looking at all of the other boards, the same thing happened. So how does that make any sense at all? How does the board justify selecting any APZ P over any APZ DP, especially when they all have IDE complete?
That is actually a serious question, because, if a DP is supposed to be a significant identifier, especially for APZ folks, how do you promote people that weren't awarded a DP over those that were?
At my base, we got zero DPs for this O-5 board. So, the flip side is how to you rank the #1 guy from a base who had zero chance of getting a DP vs someone from another base who got one?
In this example, the #1 guy with a P did in fact get selected for O-5 this board.
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2 hours ago, Swizzle said:
This, BigRed, and AF doesn't understand all the implications yet, the 5 yr look is NOT yet mandatory but recommended legally I believe (prob. to get the glacier moving that way before legally mandatory)
Learning has occurred, I misunderstood it to mean the NDAA mandated the 5 years.
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4 hours ago, Slow-Smooth-Fast said:
The AF still has to follow federal law (DOPMA), which stipulates the amount of looks officers get. I'm guessing this is part of the reason why the 5 IPZ idea hasn't been implemented.
That’s an excellent point. The NDAA authorized the 5 looks, but if it conflicts with DOPMA, which takes precedent?
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9 hours ago, Nodeskjobs said:
Good deal. I believe I have a good understanding. My only ADSCs are PCS (Jul 2022), and Bonus (Apr 2023). Assuming it was this board, If I declined continuation, I would have to retire NLT 1 Jan 2022.
If I accepted continuation to say 24 years (May 2024), then the 2 ADSCs would remain?
The way I understand it, yes, if you accepted continuation to 24 your two ADSCs remain. If you didn’t they don’t.
If you are actually in this situation please verify with MPF/etc. This was the case last year so I don’t know if the rules changed.
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16 minutes ago, KWings06j said:
If you reject continuation your existing ADSCs don't matter anymore though there may be consequences for GI bill transfer and others potentially. If you accept continuation then you are still on the hook for any ADSCs up to the expiration of your continuation. Once you run out of ADSCs then continuation doesn't force you to stay in
That’s how he explained it to me. He didn’t want to get stuck with a PCS ADSC.
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1 hour ago, 14N Guy said:
You should get the option of continuing to 20 or 24 years, but it isn’t an ADSC, just an option. I chose the 24 years but I am getting out in 24 months.
My good friend just retired as an O-4 and several non-selects. He was offered continuation up to 24 but could get out any time he wanted prior to.
I only mention it because I was surprised, I didn’t realize it was basically up to the individual on when to get out if they accepted continuation. I thought it was agreeing to stay till 24.
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56 minutes ago, VariEze said:
. And I heard they had to do more of a non-select counseling or digging if the DP came from a General Officer and board didn’t heed his push. Is that true?
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile appSorry to hear it man. And yeah, I’ve heard the same.
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20 minutes ago, VariEze said:
Got the call today - no go as a X IPZ bubba. Not shocked (last year also not picked up even with clean record and a 2-Star DP...!). I was never shown this year's PRF - honestly didn't care at the time because it's not like there'd be a chance in hell after the non-select with that DP. BUT.... just looked at it off PRDA and guess what....ANOTHER DP from a CCMD J3. W. T. F. is going on here
Sorry man, that’s rough. Gotta ask, any trouble in your past? DUI, etc?
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The takeaway is that all of the stuff Karl Hungus was listing gets your points towards a good year and ultimately retirement. Two IDTs a day, an RMP, AT, ATP, ATFP, etc, are all ways to get those points.
If your goal is to minimize time at the mil job while also getting points, you can do IDTs and RMPs remotely. I’ve been out of the reserve world for about two years but it was up to the unit for the other options to work remote. I wouldn’t be surprised if covid has allowed even AT to be remote.
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3 hours ago, SurelySerious said:
JASSM is already the weapon of the last war because of how long the TOF is versus how quickly threats move…on a warm launched platform that can retarget in flight. Cold launched from a cargo a/c? Might as well throw $100M on a burn pit fire.
Call me crazy but war with a peer adversary will have a lot more immovable targets than a bunch of nomads living in huts on a mountainside.
JASSM isn’t the #1 option but I think it’s a good option to have.
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I used the Petmate Sky Kennel. Worked really well, just double check things like metal bolts and the screen mesh size. I think the rules may have changed recently but it’s been about 18 months since we flew my dog overseas.
Plus, coming to the UK, expect to pay $$$. The import rules are different here. PM if you want and I can put you in touch with a local company that does almost 100% business with local mil folks.
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2 hours ago, Majestik Møøse said:
You sell yourself short, sitting in an MPC and getting the gist of what’s going on isn’t hard. And you’ll gain an immense understanding of why proactive tankers are critical.
Better than dry plugs on heavies.
It’s not hard, but I’ve sat in those MPCs and I’ve yet to see a fighter dude ask more than ‘what’s your max offload’. I can speak tactical stuff all day, did it for 14 years prior to flying the tanker, but it’s hard to integrate when you’re basically told to sit in the corner and color.
That said, fault is also on the tanker side too. If you ask an average tanker guy what’s a max detect/max engage ring for an SA-whatever, they probably don’t have a clue.
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2 hours ago, CaptainMorgan said:
Not entirely accurate, the current language requires the service to make a business case analysis when authorizing the bonus levels.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThat’s my point. The results of said business case(s) and how to manage their bonus structure was entirely up to the AF, not Congress. Nothing in the NDAA prohibited maxing out the bonus for everyone.
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Laughlin UPT info
in General Discussion
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To expand on this as I can't edit my previous post.
I misspoke on the HP and complex as part of the commercial. Complex is required (I believe 10 hours), but HP is not to get a commercial ticket. However, all that is required to fly an HP aircraft is the instructor endorsement. The IP literally endorses you to fly the T-6 solo prior to soloing so it meets the intent of the FARs for HP endorsement. Hence, he can log the solo time as PIC.