September 26, 20169 yr I'm planning on visiting a unit this weekend that I'm applying to. I was told drill starts at 0700 but was unsure when the best time to show up would be and how long to stay? Show up at 0650 and stay all day or a few hours later and stay a couple of hours? I deifinitely don't want to step on any toes while trying to meet everyone and get my name out there but I also don't want it to appear that I'm not interested.
September 26, 20169 yr Whenever - generally 9-10 is good so you can get in on a lunch push and stay for a few hours after. Generally the bar will be a good place to meet folks after drill ends.
September 26, 20169 yr Just show up at 7. Everyone will probably be in a roll call of some sort at 7, so hang out in the bar/common area/Heritage Room/lobby until someone looks at you or says, "Who the hell are you?" Then do your thing. Edited September 26, 20169 yr by nunya
September 26, 20169 yr In my experience you can contact whoever is processing pilot applications (usually a pilot doing that), and they will tell you what time is good to show up. Sometimes they will pick you up at the gate and show you around for the day, or will coordinate to get you a base pass and tell you what time is good to get there. For me it varied from having lunch and talking to folks for a couple hours, all the way to making it a whole weekend event.
October 3, 20169 yr On 9/26/2016 at 1:40 PM, sforron said: Is it the 187FW? The POC there said 1000-1200 or 1400-COB either day. Which days?
October 3, 20169 yr 4 minutes ago, sforron said: Sorry, this past weekend. Sucks. Think they'll have one early November?
October 3, 20169 yr 1 hour ago, tk1313 said: Sucks. Think they'll have one early November? I believe they said that they're heading to Sentry Savannah for their November drill weekend, so not likely. Never hurts to reach out and see, though.
October 3, 20169 yr 1 minute ago, sforron said: I believe they said that they're heading to Sentry Savannah for their November drill weekend, so not likely. Never hurts to reach out and see, though. Nice, I've got family in Savannah, and could easily hop up there... But probably need to contact them first.
Create an account or sign in to comment