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12 hours ago, glockenspiel said:
How long have you been waiting? And How long are you expecting to wait?
I have been waiting just about 4 months was told to expect 6-8
Timeline:
- selected: Nov 2020 @ Guard fighter unit
- MEPS: Completed prior to hire Sep 2020
- SG Approval: Jan 2021
- Enlistment: After NGB approval
- NGB Approval: Processing
- FC1: ?
- TFOT: ?
- UPT: ?
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6 hours ago, ZR-1 said:
After you are picked up by a Guard unit, are you expected/required/allowed to come every drill?
Allowed usually right after hire. Expected/required after enlistment
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On 5/11/2021 at 12:34 PM, glockenspiel said:
SG waiver approved. Took 2 months exactly like @Terminator5
Timeline Update:
- selected: Aug 2020 @ Guard fighter unit
- MEPS: Feb 2021
- MEPS 2.0 (liked it so much I went twice): Mar 2021
- SG Waiver Approval: May 2021
- Cond. Enlistment: Soon, date still TBD
- FC1: was told 1-2 months from today but date still TBD
- TFOT: ?
- UPT: ?
The real holdup right now is NGB approval
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56 minutes ago, yervis said:
From MEPS to AF Surgeon General to approval was, if I remember right, 2 to 4 weeks.
Must be nice lol. Mine took from the time my recruiter said my MEPS packet was at the surgeon general to the time he said it was approved was just over 2 months. YMMV
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1 hour ago, Stoker said:
I assume if you went RC-26 you'd track T-1s in UPT. If that's the case I think you'd have an incredibly uphill battle to ever make it to a fighter.
Correct. I think the guard is allocated 1 maybe 2 T38 tx courses each year. I’m guessing the 115th got one of those lucky slots last year.
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11 hours ago, ecc97 said:
First some background; I've been applying to almost every fighter board since 12/19, with no interviews, no feedback, no nothing. Fighters is the dream, specifically in the Great Lakes area (with the 115th being my "dream unit), but I'll go anywhere if hired. I saw the 115th posted a UPT board on their RC-26's, and I'm considering applying. Hypothetically, if I was hired there, would it be possible to prove myself as a pilot in the unit, and then possibly transition to the fighter side, or would I be locked it? Should I apply, or pass on this and keep pushing fighters?
Abridged credentials: age 24, PCSM 94, Pilot 99, Nav 99 (rest of the scores are eh), BS with 3.84 GPA, ~3,000 hours with an ATP/CFI/CFII
Thanks.
I interviewed at the 115th’s last board (176th fighter squadron F-16 unit) and one of the RC-26 pilots was interviewing with them and he got picked up. So yes definitely possible. Best of luck!
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I was pursuing the AD route when I got picked up by ANG unit. I already had my MEPS done through AD because they require it to be done before any recruiter will submit you for a rated board. So if you wanted to game the system and reach out to an AD recruiter and start that packet then that is the only way to get MEPS done before being selected. Your choice if you want to spend that time doing that. My personal opinion spend your time and resources making connections with the units and if one likes you enough and wants to entertain the age waiver not sure if MEPS complete or not would tip the scale one way or the other at that point, but the choice is yours. Best of luck!
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1 hour ago, Dangerzone said:
Quick rant,
Any of you off the street or out of towners find it annoying to take time sending applications, spend money to rush and attend boards, only to hear through the grapevine afterwards they went with the local kid from afe or crew chief. Like if that was your pick the whole time why even have a board besides for formality, save me the time and money. Either have a board with only members from your unit or quit putting so much damn emphasis on people just because they’re already in the unit.
Been told too my face by more than one squadron that “You interviewed really well and we really like you BUT the squadron has been burned by hiring people not from the area and then they leave so not this time, but we’d love to see you apply again”... it sucks but it’s just how it goes sometimes. Just keep pushing it can get very frustrating though.
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2 hours ago, ryleypav said:
Ha. No. I dont have anything. My selection package is up at NGB. Should be approved by now, but havent gotten that fancy letter from them.
NGB and the reserves probably do things different I'd imagine. Your package gets approved by NGB, you'll get a letter stating so, then you get to wait some more for OTS dates. You basically get put in the queue to receive them once your package is approved. Typically guard guys dont get UPT dates until part way through OTS.
Haha right there with you man, hurry up and wait. Ty for info though, that cleared up a few things for me.
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Gonna migrate the conversation over to this topic. @FOX3 Were u guard or reserve? And what’s ur timeline look like? I’m assuming u enlisted/got gained by the unit before u dropped OTS dates? But anyways congrats!
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2 hours ago, Yeeyee said:
It would make sense for your FC1 to have to be completed in order to submit for the NGB/ Reserve Board, because what if you DQ for something during your FC1?
Yeah that's exactly along the lines of what I was thinking. @ryleypavDo you have confirmed OTS/UPT dates now prior to your FC1?
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14 minutes ago, ryleypav said:
Double check your info. I've had a recruiter tell me something cant be submitted without an approved FC1 and they were wrong, and it cost me a lot of time.
Not sure if NGB and the reserve board works the same. But once my package gets approved by NGB is that when they issue OTS dates? If that is the case then my recruiter is sending my package to NGB now and that is prior to me getting my FC1 so it is definitely possible. However, I can see it being the other way around as well with them not wanting to issue OTS/UPT dates to someone who may not even be eligible considering their FC1 has not been done/stamped approved yet.
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7 hours ago, EWOhno said:
Hello all,
I applied for the AD 2021 UFT board and got RPA. I was going for pilot, but was selected for URT. If I decline URT it will disqualify me from ever applying to UFT again due to my age waiver I received for the board. Does that mean if I declined and tried for a guard Upt slot that I would be disqualified as well?
Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!
To the the best of my knowledge no it does not. Only bars you from AD applications/selection. I have multiple AD friends that have twice declined a rated position offered and can now no longer apply AD. They plan on fulfilling their AD commitment and then going guard/reserve. Your situation is a little different with the age waiver instead of 2 denials, but I don't see why that would be any different and bar you from guard/reserve. Just talk with units you are interested in and see if they will entertain an age waiver for you. Best of luck
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7 hours ago, CavGuy said:
I am extremely grateful for all the posters in this group and can proudly say I was offered my dream job as a KC135 UPT selectee today. This thread has been a wealth of knowledge.
KC135 board. 3 pilots, 1 boom operator (Captain to LT Col). Most relaxed, human interview I've participated in and so glad I get to call this unit my future home.
"Tell us about yourself"
"Tell us about your civilian job and what its like"
"Do you want to be an airline pilot?"
"If you could get in the plane right now and go anywhere, where would you go and what would you eat?"
"How do you handle conflict with another person?"
"Tell us about your flight experience"
"Ever have an instructor you didn't mesh with and how did you handle it?"
"What do you do as an Army Officer?"
"Favorite movie/food/drink? ""Questions for us?"
If anybody has specific questions or anything, please feel free to message me and we can talk!
Lets go! Huge congrats man. Know you have been working towards this for awhile.
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Really good to see all the hiring boards popping up on Bogidope again. Everyone can dust the covid cobwebs off the resumes
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2 hours ago, WannaBeAPilot442 said:
What I have heard from the past is that IFT is a TDY, then you return to the base you are currently at. Most of the new accessions are on casual status for the first couple of months at the UPT bases. So, rather than have a bunch of seasoned officers on casual as well, the Air Force leaves you at your current base in your current job until you're much closer to the UPT start date. So I'd expect IFT TDY, return to current location and work for a few months, PCS to UPT base and start UPT.
This is 100% accurate to my understanding and knowledge with buddies at UPT currently as well.
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3 hours ago, OldVMFAT said:
If you don’t mind, when did Ft Worth hire those last guys? Info on 457th boards was a bit unclear last year.
457th actual interview board was first week of October. Although there was video interview before hand. This year they had over 400 apps and with all the delays it was hard to keep everyone up to speed. 4 of the 6 interviewees were un-sponsored 2 mid pilot training and 2 had not started.
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1 hour ago, WeekendPilot said:
Nope, haven't actually started UPT yet. Getting sponsored by a fighter squadron actually pushed my dates back to align me with a 38 slot. I just made whatever connections I could, put in an app anywhere that would accept one, cold called and emailed random squadrons, rushed everywhere I could, etc.. lots of time and effort, but the real work hasn't even started. Super stoked for everything to come!
I do know some studs that have been on the unsponsored path and made it into a fighter mid T-6s though. For those dudes, it was mainly performance and persistence based.
This to a tee!!
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1 hour ago, OldVMFAT said:
I know of one guy who got fighters through unsponsored, but his uncle was Chief of the Air Force 😂. True story. Otherwise, nearly impossible.
1 of 2 hired at ft. Worth 457th this year was unsponsored no high up connections just a normal dude. It happens. Little bit of luck and timing is key
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3 hours ago, JabroniWizard said:
Just a friendly reminder to anyone who hasn’t gone to MEPS yet, DO NOT (and I can’t emphasize this enough) DISCLOSE ANYTHING. They will try and pressure you with some honesty and integrity bs but don’t buy it. It is there job to disqualify, NOT qualify.
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile appI think you need to clarify ANYTHING. I’m all for not shooting yourself in the foot, but I had a good friend of mine who took this advice a little to literally and didn’t disclose a couple sports surgeries he probably could have simply gotten a waiver for and the docs found the scars on the body examination and he got DQ’d and barred from service.
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3 hours ago, 1nfrequentF1yer said:
In my experience, the docs there all seem really salty...
6 minutes ago, Hopefulflyer389 said:100% agree on this. This will sound stupid, but take a moment and ask the person your interacting with “how are you doing?” That simple question made things night and day for me. You would hear them be an asshole to the person ahead of you and then their attitude would change when I dealt with them.
Haha both of these are spot on. Don't go overboard and slather it on, but be genuine and carry a quick convo with them or ask how they are doing and I do agree it helps to at least somewhat alleviate the salt most of them seem to carry. However, you can't fault them 100% because they deal with a lot of recruits (a lot of which are fresh out of high school) and some of the stuff I saw would drive anyone crazy. We were told about 20 times to make sure we showered and put on clean clothes and deodorant. In spite of this some of them showed up smelling like dead animals saying they forgot deodorant, took about 40 mins to even line up outside because no one could listen to directions, over 30 people didn't have the proper paperwork which they had told the recruiter who checked them in the night before they had, etc., etc. Show up on time, be polite, do as your told and you'll be fine. Welcome to the military
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17 minutes ago, c130rob said:
Sidenote: Assuming airlines start hiring in the next couple years, my worry is that I’ll get on with a regional before I get hired at a guard/reserve unit. If this happens, won’t this be a detriment to my package?
No I have seen multiple friends of mine who were regional pilots get hired by heavies and fighters. Just stay humble through the process even if you go into a interview with 1000’s of flight hours. The unit just wants to see that your A. A good due that meshes with the squad and B. That you can pass training/Are trainable
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7 minutes ago, BlueSkyz said:
Were there decisions sent out on this one?
Affirmative, those have already went out.
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What's up ya'll. Blessed to have been somewhat recently picked up and wanted to share my experiences in the interviews with hopes that this can benefit others as this site was a huge help to me. I was selected on my 8th interview so for those of you all out there that don't get your first one keep pushing! Below are some of the questions I received in the interviews to the best I can remember. The questions with an exclamation after them I was asked in multiple interviews. These were all fighter squadrons.
Tell me about yourself and what got you here today (!)
What is your biggest strength and why?
Why do you want to live in "fill in unit location" and be apart of "fill in specific squadron" (!)
Biggest Weakness and how this has affected you as a leader.
A time you have failed, but it turned out to work in your favor.
Tell me about a failure you have had and how you handled it. (!)
Squadron is chilling at the bar, you have to put on a movie. What are you picking? (!)
What is your biggest accomplishment? (!)
Biggest role model and impact they have had on where you are today. (!)
Why do you want to fly the "fill in squadron aircraft" and what makes you think you will fit into our culture? (!)
Convince me you won't flunk out of UPT
Would you break a rule to have the back of your friend or squad mate?
TMAAT you helped someone else succeed.
Why not active duty? Have you considered other routes to UPT? (!)
What is your 5/10/20 year plan (!)
How do you feel about shooting down an airliner?
TMAAT you disagreed with a peer and you ended up being wrong and how you handled that.
TMAAT you had to make a tough decision very quickly (!)
What do you love about flying and why do you want to fly?
There are a lot of other qualified individuals we are interviewing. Give me some things that make you stand out above all the rest. (!)
Best of luck to ya'll and happy to answer any questions if anyone has any.
Cheers!
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Can anyone give recent FC1/MFS Experience?
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Anyone have any SA on how long it takes from FC1 complete for your unit to get your DD2808? FC1 complete 7 weeks ago and my unit still doesn’t have it.