Warriorboy16 Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 8:29 PM, Doolsmack_Bud said: Not entirely sure yet, leaning towards no. If It turns out I got the medical ETP, I might consider taking it on the hope they'll pull RPA trainees to UPT. If no ETP, then probably not. I poured my heart out into that package to go fly. I purposefully did not put in for rated out of USAFA because my medical was waivered for RPA only. You think that, coupled with me going for a PPL, would clearly demonstrate my intent. My personal letter said UPT and/or pilot probably a half dozen times or more. My letter of recommendation was from a prominent fighter pilot that I actually knew fairly well and served under. I was ranked 1st out of my wing (a prominent wing, as well), and my squadron commander who's signature was on my 215 was a fighter pilot using strong push language. But nah, give me URT. Clearly, that's what I am here for. At least a non-select would have left the door open for next year. Ironically, the board probably selected me for this because "RPAs are flying, and he's qualified." But I didn't need an ETP for RPA's... It's very frustrating to have the air force take a dump over my dreams like this. /salt It appears the board selected you for RPA because you "didn't need an ETP for RPA's."
Doolsmack_Bud Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Warriorboy16 said: It appears the board selected you for RPA because you "didn't need an ETP for RPA's." I wouldn't have declined to apply for rated out of USAFA nor put in for an ETP if it wasn't clear what my intent was. I understand their thinking, but I've already declined RPA's in the past. Why would I accept this time around? Did I need to explicitly say that I'd much rather be in my current career field than RPAs? Edited January 12, 2019 by Doolsmack_Bud
Padre Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 It appears the board selected you for RPA because you "didn't need an ETP for RPA's."My understanding is the board used E-BOSS and selects were based on order of merit. Having talked to O-6s that have been on boards before, if you declined or self eliminated from rated before it is a bad look. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
Doolsmack_Bud Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Padre said: My understanding is the board used E-BOSS and selects were based on order of merit. Having talked to O-6s that have been on boards before, if you declined or self eliminated from rated before it is a bad look. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app And that's the trick- at USAFA since I knew that if I applied for rated the only job I could get was RPA's, I didn't apply for rated. It's not that I declined, it's that I never put myself in a position where I needed to decline.
ficus_tree Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Late to the party, the forums email validation didn't work for me for awhile. This forum has been a huge help so I wanted to throw some hopefully helpful info out from my experience. ENJJPT select (Capt 26) PCSM:94 Hours: 101 (no ppl ... Had 2 Mx and one We discontinuance after passing the oral and scheduling DPE's is hard) Pilot: 96 GPA: 2.7 Ac Ap: 98 1/1 agency strat (I'm outside big blue) Deputy directors rec letter (best equates to MAJCOM) I'm more than happy to share info with folks who want to apply in future (I was rejected my first board).
Mr.Elephant Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 8:41 PM, jjpoole741 said: Am I disappointed I didn’t get picked up for UPT? Of course. But I will say, I feel better about it seeing the quality of the people who did get picked up. It was quite competitive and there were a ton of folks who probably deserve an opportunity. With that being said, I’m also a firm believer in everything happening for a reason. I’m looking forward to becoming an ABM. This. Good attitude, great words. Humbleness will take you far and it sounds like ABM land just got a great officer. All the best 1 1
Uptapplicant2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 So are we anticipating training dates/locations tomorrow?
OldUPTapplicant Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Uptapplicant2019 said: So are we anticipating training dates/locations tomorrow? AFPC will start loading one by one after public release. Then it is up to your MPF and training monitor to inform you. I would realistically envision Thursday at the soonest for most. 1 1
UPT_Hopeful Posted January 14, 2019 Author Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Uptapplicant2019 said: So are we anticipating training dates/locations tomorrow? I'm expecting the TDYs to get loaded tomorrow based off of last year's turnaround. The PCSs though probably closer to the end of the week or the beginning of the next.
NavLivesMatter Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Late to the post but got picked up for URT!!(currently a CSO) Im super excited for this new opportunity! Can’t wait! Congrats to all selects as well! Also if anyone has questions about UCT or If you got ABM selected and want to know about the JSTARS or life at Robins AFB, hit me up Edited January 14, 2019 by NavLivesMatter 1
Oh58drvr Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 I’d be curious if any RPA bubbas can comment on pipeline and assignments and what backlog looks like...
GoodSplash9 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Oh58drvr said: I’d be curious if any RPA bubbas can comment on pipeline and assignments and what backlog looks like... I'll do a little more digging to get some better details, but I don't think there is a huge backlog in the overall pipeline. Some new Lt's end up on casual for 4-6 months at Randolph before starting URT there, but I doubt that would be an issue for you. At Holloman, the backlog manifests with a 3 month training taking about 5 months. Assignment trends I've seen from the FTU look like Shaw (new ACC MQ-9 OG standing up) and Cannon (obviously AFSOC). This ebbs and flows and will change by the time you show up. The new RPA base (referred to as "Base Y") had been picked to be located at Tyndall, but I'm pretty sure that is way delayed (or likely cancelled) after the hurricane earlier last year. Feel free to shoot me a PM with your .mil email if you have more detailed questions.
Rated2014 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oh58drvr said: I’d be curious if any RPA bubbas can comment on pipeline and assignments and what backlog looks like... When I went through 2 yrs ago they had just started sending URT grads to MQ9 training at March and Syracuse (AFRC) to help with the Holloman backlog. About every other class had folks going to those instead. RQ-4 training is nbd; not a lot of casual time there. As far as assignments, it's still all over the place. Most MQ9 drops are still going to Creech and Canon, with a sprinkling (1-2/class) of Whiteman, Ellsworth and Shaw. RQ4s are usually less than 5 per class, and go to volunteers wanting to live in Northern Cali and deploy to Hawaii (not kidding... CED to Hawaii 😤). Edited January 14, 2019 by Rated2014
Rated2014 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) The PSDM dropped in mypers for anyone still waiting Edited January 14, 2019 by Rated2014
Uptapplicant2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Friend of mine already got their dates, still waiting on mine... vMPF is showing March for my MFS
Applicant17 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Has anyone gotten their UPT dates and base yet? I got my IFT one on the Career Data Brief page.
Uptapplicant2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 IFT may - July for me so prob a fall upt start date
4321 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 IFT showed up on my projected training, but I have my PPL. Anyone know who I should talk to about that?
Rated2014 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 47 minutes ago, 4321 said: IFT showed up on my projected training, but I have my PPL. Anyone know who I should talk to about that? Have you flown recently? Last year a buddy of mine still had to go with a PPL because he hadn't logged time in a while. I'd just email/call AFPC workflow and double check what the policy on it is so they can change it if needed.
OldUPTapplicant Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, jjpoole741 said: Any ABMers have anything yet? I have the training AFSC loaded in vMPF, no dates yet. Sent in my declination email this morning, so if anyone made the alternate list get ready for a email. Edited January 14, 2019 by OldUPTapplicant
OldUPTapplicant Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, jjpoole741 said: I’m sorry to hear that. Where in vMPF is that info? In my/your career data brief.
4321 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Rated2014 said: Have you flown recently? Last year a buddy of mine still had to go with a PPL because he hadn't logged time in a while. I'd just email/call AFPC workflow and double check what the policy on it is so they can change it if needed. Last flew about a month ago, but I've only been a few times since I got it so I still have <60 hours
Fryeguy6 Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Uptapplicant2019 said: IFT may - July for me so prob a fall upt start date Same for me! Hopefully UPT is sooner than later right after IFT.
CaptD Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 My career data brief is showing projected training, B3OZYMFS 000, for 10 Apr. Anyone else getting that?
Oh58drvr Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, CaptD said: My career data brief is showing projected training, B3OZYMFS 000, for 10 Apr. Anyone else getting that? 6 Mar for me
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