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    Air Force is hiring for civilian T-6 IPs

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    25 minutes ago, Danger41 said:

    Can you share? Don’t have FB anymore but I’m guessing it’s a bunch of nay sayer/back in my day cold warrior types?

    Actually most of it centered on how much the requirements are severely limiting the pool of potential applicants (several people/retired guys said they’d happily move to XL if this was a GS-13 gig).  And also how much the pay would suck.  And they standard wheels coming off/dumpster fire/this will work as well as the dryers downrange type stuff.

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    Commanders are dropping like flies this year

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    23 minutes ago, Danger41 said:

    I thought I heard he got injured pretty badly in the fuge and never actually flew the Eagle. Someone can check me on that. 

    He somehow hurt his back pretty badly and lost his ability to fly ejection seat aircraft; he didn’t wash out of the program for performance.  I thought he’d actually flown the Eagle a couple times before it happened but could be wrong on that fact.  

    Commanders are dropping like flies this year

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    1 hour ago, BeefBears said:

    I looked it up, he has TWO air medals thank you very much.  I just hope he continues the tradition of his predecessor and focuses on social justice issues within AFSOC.

    One of those (the 1st one) is a single mission that he put himself and a crew in for, had denied at the ESOG level, then subsequently resubmitted himself for/approved when he was the ESOG/CC a year later.

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    Air Force is hiring for civilian T-6 IPs

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    On 6/8/2022 at 3:39 PM, hockeydork said:

    They told me to get lost as well since I didn't graduate 141 program. I respectfully made it clear how foolish that was. I guess 3 engineering degrees with 7 years work experience, no busted rides and training coast guard cadets on the weekends just doesn't compare to that fresh 141 CFI. 

     

    Whatever man. If that isn't already a redflag indicator that you'll likely be treated as a fourth rate citizen I don't know what is. 

      I know under the current rules that you're ineligible but if the rules change and your life circumstances allow you to apply, fucking go for it.  Worse case scenario you wash out or you don't like it and you're stuck doing something you don't enjoy for 2-3 years.  Also realize that new is strange/different and a new AETC/CC or CSAF could CNX the program if he/she don't like it.  

      Best case scenario, you get to do some awesome flying that you always wanted to do and help some motivated dudes/dudettes progress through a tough program.  Sometimes there's a lot of negativity on these forums that tends to drown out what could be great opportunities or experiences for some. 

      In regards to the credibility issue, if you're humble, willing to work hard, and a good dude/instructor, IMO it shouldn't be an issue.  I was late rate to pilot, went through UPT as a Captain.  I had more combat hours than all of my FAIPs.  That data point was completely irrelevant to pilot training and it never came up, because the FAIPs were there to teach me basic pilot skills and I was there to learn.  The fact that my FAIPs had no combat or "real world" experience never mattered to me at all because it wasn't relevant to the training at hand.  My operational experience also didn't count for fuck-all.  Similarly, if you're a good instructor and are effective at teaching the UPT syllabus, the fact you're not military and have no operational experience won't matter either.   

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