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    10 hours ago, sludgesloan said:

    Anyone hear back from the 112 FS in Toledo (F-16s)? Their meet and greet is this coming weekend for the ones selected to interview. I guess I didn't make the cut since they said they'd send out more info on it at least two weeks prior to make travel arrangements and I never got anything.

    They said they wouldn't be able to send individual emails out but thought I at least would've been part of a mass TBNT email.

    I got a tbnt 

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    13 hours ago, GPGR said:

    That makes sense. I’m hoping I can get enough experience while I’m full time to get a civilian pilot gig after seasoning is up so I can continue to build hours. If not, I have a degree that is fairly in demand so that should keep a roof over my head!

    FYSA, I'm an army Medevac guy so take my comment with a grain of salt. This is just my experience from the army side which generally flies just as much, if not more than Air Force when it comes to helos. When you leave flight school you will have roughly 180 hrs helo. When you go to your unit you can bank on roughly 125 hrs per year. Most units you are a PI instead of PIC for roughly 2-3 years and have ~500 hrs TT. I wouldn't bank on helo for job prospects to be honest. The first job you would qualify for is a flight instructor position, most likely in a Robinson helicopter, which has SFAR 73 requirements and the FAA flight instructor certificate and isn't cheap to get. the next round of jobs you would be looking at is Air tours which generaly require 1000 hrs helo. The last stop is working EMS or a specialty field which is about 2000hrs and 1000 PIC. Not saying it isn't doable, but you are gonna be looking at about 8-10 years before you would qualify to do air tours as a guardsman. A Commercial RW with instrument is pretty worthless without time due to the large insurance constraints. There are always exceptions for how many hours you get over time depending on the unit, but that's about average. Long story short, don't quit your day job with the expectation to fly helos after seasoning.

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    6 hours ago, UrMomsFav20x102mmRound said:


    From the 115FW’s website:

    “NOTE: This board will be for CURRENT active military members ONLY.”

    (Edit: Reading it over again, maybe “active” in this context ≠ active duty. Definitely worth emailing the POC for clarification and maybe reporting back here. I wouldn’t be eligible to apply however that restriction is interpreted, so I’m not going to bug the POC with an email from a non-applicant.)

    https://www.115fw.ang.af.mil/About/Careers/Pilot-Training/

    POC is 176fs.upt@gmail.com and I’m sure you’d get a straight answer there.

    My unsolicited $0.02 below:

    I agree that it does seem like a strange restriction. It sounds like it would preclude 115th FW enlisted/non-rated commissioned traditional Guard members from applying, who are often the main beneficiaries of UPT board restrictions. For example, I think the 104th FW in Mass restricted their last UPT board to members of their wing, which is easier for me understand the rationale behind.

    But if it really is only open to current active duty servicemembers of any branch like it seems to be, that could be an awesome opportunity for some applicants. As someone who began applying while still on active duty, I was aware that even though my enlisted experience was (in my own subjective opinion) “impressive,” it would have to be hard for board members to rack and stack me or other enlisted types in their mid-20s against, for instance, a civilian CFI in their early 20s with a more well-known alma mater and a STEM degree.

    There are young CFIs and Ivy League STEM grads on active duty, of course. But not as many as there are on the civilian side. So this could definitely be a great board to stand out at, if you’re on active duty and have done some interesting things in your career.

    I emailed a few days ago and no response so I called and asked them about the phrasing and recruiting poc for them said they had no idea.
     

    edit* it’s open to any military. Just not to civilians.  

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    On 7/8/2022 at 11:47 PM, Checksix said:

    Looks like the 115th fighter wing out of Madison has posted a UPT board! Open for current military members only though. So for anyone able to apply check it out! If you google “115th fighter wing upt” the posting comes up. 

    Does "current military members" mean only individuals that are currently a member of the 115th FW? Thanks

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