I believe 13-15 was administratively cancelled and renamed 14-01. I know they shifted a couple classes to address some training issues. So I don't think you are going to see anything.

Training issues? Any details?

It's a combination of bigger classes and budget cuts leaving planes grounded. From what I understand, the primary backup is on the T-1 side of training.

It's a combination of bigger classes and budget cuts leaving planes grounded. From what I understand, the primary backup is on the T-1 side of training.

Copy. Thanks.

The new syllabus has them doing around 14ish low levels in advanced. Inevitably they get weathered out and it is taking months to get classes off the flight line. I was there for the transition from the old to the new syllabus and it was a mess. Makes sense for them to slip some class dates for breathing room.

14-01 had a drop night. Anyone know the results?

Don't have them all on hand but it was a pretty big class. Several of just about everything including 9 BUFFs, 4 F15, and 5 RC135.

That's correct about them taking 13-15 and just cancelling that class. They were now 14-01. It was so backep up on the T-1 side...a complete mess! I was in the high level phase when it was at its worst. It sucked sitting on standby to fly for 2 weeks straight. 13-14 was still doing their low level flights...because of the crappy weather they obviously didn't fly much. This put a huge crunch on them...weekend classes for almost 2 months straight and they even double turned sims so they could graduate on time. 5 of them got rolled back into 13-15 too (before they cancelled 13-15s grad date). So yeah, 13-15 = no CSO drop or graduation. And ever since, they had to swap the last 2 phases of training (AI and the low levels) so nobody would spend 3 weeks just sitting around doing nothing.

anyways, this was (13-15s) 14-01s drop:

F-15E x4

AC-130W Nav x1

AC-130H EWO x1

B-1B x1

MC-130J Nav x1

RC-135 EWO x5

B-52H x9

C-130H x2 (Nat'l Guard and Reserve drops)

EC-130H Nav x1

U-28 x1

14-02s drop from yesterday:

AC-130U EWO x1

AC-130H Nav x1

AC-130W Nav x1

U-28 x2

B-52H x5

RC-135 EWO x3

B-1B x3

EC-130 Nav x1

F-15E x5

E-3 AWACS x1

C-130E/H Nav x1

^^^ this is such an awesome drop. I just hope they saved enough B-1s & AC-130s to go around for my class! I'm in 14-04.

Wow 14-02 had an awesome drop. Nice selection of aircraft! Thanks for posting this!

14-03 Drop.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Kc-135

U-28

B-52

E-8 B-52

Ec-130 Nav

Rc-135 ewo

Mc-130 ewo

Hc-130 guard

AC-13oW

F-15

F-15

Rc-135 ewo

F-15

Kc-135

Bone

Rc-135 ewo

Rc-135 ewo

C-130 yokota (Pretty rare these days)

Rc-135 ewo

Bone

F15

B-52

14-03+1 (14-04)

F-15 x4

RC-135 x4 (2 EWO, 2 Nav)

MC-130 Herby

EC-130 x3 (2 EWO, 1 Nav)

AC-130W Nav

B-1 x2

KC-135

B-52 (1 EWO, 1 Nav)

AC-130U EWO

U-28

C-130 Reserves

C-130 Active Duty!

HC-130 Reserve

^^^^ I got the AC-130W Nav!!! Beyond excited. It was #1 on my list. :D

^^^^ I got the AC-130W Nav!!! Beyond excited. It was #1 on my list. :D

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So my drop night was last night, 14-09 (08+1)

4xF-15E (me)

2xB-1B

1xU-28, Cannon

1xRC-135 Nav

2xRC-135 EWO

1xEC-130 Nav, Compass Call

1xHC-130J Nav, to DM

2xMC-130J Navs, both to Kadena

1xKC-135

1xHC-130P, reservist

2xC-130 slicks, guard/reserve

I'm trying to remember the last class (14-08), very similar numbers in an even smaller class.

MC130 EWO to Herby

HC-130J to DM

RC-135 Nav and EWO

2xB-1B

4xF-15E

AC-130U Nav

U-28, not sure where

Compass Call, I think Nav

That should be everything from those two drops. Had to make a correction or two.

Edited April 27, 201411 yr by attakmint

Thanks for posting man! Tell the U-28 to Cannon guy to PM me if he has any questions or wants any info on the community or the Land of Enchantment out west.

Looks like a great drop BTW.

Will do!

Yeah, most everybody was thrilled with these last two. We were a little worried that the last class took everything and we would be left holding the bag.

Your class threw a great drop night! Had several beers myself. Did everyone get their top choice or close? The only guy who didn't look happy was the one who got the KC-135.

Yeah, he wasn't thrilled, he's ok now. Kinda the initial shock type of thing. One other student wasn't thrilled initially, but they're loving their assignment too by the end of the night. Glad you had fun. And yeah, we almost all got what we wanted.

I'll be here for a while, so I'll report drop numbers while I can.

14-10

3 Strikes

2 B-52s

HC Nav to DM

EC Nav to DM

MC EWO

2 U28s

B-1

KC

2 guard/reserve C-130s

14-11

3 Strikes

6(!) B-52s

U-28

EC Nav

EC EWO

MC EWO

KC

2 guard C-130s

Your class threw a great drop night! Had several beers myself. Did everyone get their top choice or close? The only guy who didn't look happy was the one who got the KC-135.

Navs will be going away in the tanker world in the next 2-3 years.

Navs will be going away in the tanker world in the next 2-3 years.

I know they only use Navs for Spec Op missions, are they upgrading and won't need a Nav?

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I know they only use Navs for Spec Op missions, are they upgrading and won't need a Nav?

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Yes

14-12's drop night

3 F-15Es

5 B-52s

1 B-1B

2 EC-130 navs

1 active duty C-130 to Yokota

1 MC-130J to Kadena

1 HC-130, Guard

14-13

C-130 x 6

*4 were guard/reserve other 2 were active two Yokota (Correct me if I'm wrong)

F-15 x 4

JSTARS

AWACS

RC-135 x 5 (3 or 4 were Navs for sure 1 EWO)

B-52 x 2

EC-130 x 2 (NAV)

KC-135

U-28

AC-130U (NAV)

MC-130H (NAV)

B-1

Edited September 8, 201411 yr by CDAWG

C-130s is exactly right. 4 guard/reserve, 2 AD Yokota. The slide at the end of the drop was wrong, there were 4 F-15s. Dunno why it was bad.

I was impressed at the sheer variety of this drop. Lots of the rare planes, only like the 2nd or 3rd time seeing some of these this FY, and some that haven't been given out for a few months.

Edited July 19, 201411 yr by attakmint

Are the BUFF slots dropping as Nav/EWO slots at PCola, or is that getting sorted out at the FTU?