[340 FTG (UPT Reserve IP)]

Yes they are being promoted but a lot are saying no thanks to ACSC and just choosing to retire as a Major.  If you do your PME they’ll bend over backwards to help you promote.  If not, fly 2 and go home and no one will think less of you at all

[340 FTG (UPT Reserve IP)]

23 hours ago, Gazmo said:

Yeah, aside from scratching my T-6 itch again, having to show up 6 days a month, not including travel, and with the chance to get tapped for a 180, I'd be safer staying in the ANG tanker world as a local. Kinda sad really. Oh well, lots to think about on that one. As painful as the Guard has become, there is an additional level of bureaucracy Big Blue needs to go through to start non-vol'n DSG's for 180 day non-flying tours. To my knowledge, it isn't happening.... yet.

 

EDIT - despite the 180-day/non-vol hysteria, in reality, how often is this happening?

 

It’s not as bad as you make it.  It’s a average of 6 days a month and that includes travel.  At CBM, it’s 18 per quarter.  Do it all at once or break it up as you see fit.  You gotta do a minimum of a 4 string block though to use 6 day rules (Day 1: travel to/get green/make sure ready to fly next day — Day 6:  fly 1/do paperwork/ travel home).  Anything less is IDT travel and expected to fly on day 1.  

as for deployments, they are real but it’s sorta like a dartboard.  Each band 1 usually drops to group.  Then, whatever base is up it’s theirs (unless another base volunteers to take it, but then that base on hook for next).  Once that base has had one, next base up in rotation for next drop.  So, realistically, a deployment has to drop in your band, to your base without another base Volunteering for it first.  And then your racked and stacked inside if your band too.  It’s not the monster it’s made out to be, unless you happen to be the guy who ends up as the bullseye but odds are WAY in your favor that you’ll never see it.  

[Degradation of SUPT]

9 hours ago, Gazmo said:

Anyone who can answer some questions about being a reservist at a UPT base (T-6's at Columbus specifically), could you hit me up offline? Thanks in advance!

I have no clue how to PM since I don’t have a account, but I’m a T-6 CBM guy and if you can respond to this offline I’ll help you with any ?’s you got