2026 ACTIVE DUTY UFT BOARD

[LawnmowerofDoom]

Hopefully we continue to see high numbers of crossflow selects. By the time anyone from this board attends UPT I think itll be 100% IPT prior. To my understanding, IPT is being used to reduce the training load on limited aircraft and instructors at UPT thereby producing more pilots each year since there is no t-1 track after the shortened 6 syllabus. Hopefully this translates into a higher take rate to backfill billets. The board being moved up a month and a half could also be to coincide with the larger number of pilots expected to be produced, allowing for class dates earlier in 26, but that's me being optimistic.

[Nukefanatic]

Does anyone know how heavy the senior rater stratifications weigh? I felt pretty confident in my package until our Wg/CC strated all of us that applied. I was ranked pretty low and after talking with some of the other guys, I noticed he didn’t really change any of the comments we drafted for him so I felt maybe he didn’t look over our packages thoroughly.

Thinking of asking for feedback on how to earn a higher strat if I don’t get picked up this board, since I’m not sure what his ranking criteria is.

Not sure if my scores, LOR, or accomplishments will help offset a low strat but I’m hoping it’s a whole person concept and this one data point won’t have too much effect.

[LawnmowerofDoom]

51 minutes ago, Nukefanatic said:

Does anyone know how heavy the senior rater stratifications weigh? I felt pretty confident in my package until our Wg/CC strated all of us that applied. I was ranked pretty low and after talking with some of the other guys, I noticed he didn’t really change any of the comments we drafted for him so I felt maybe he didn’t look over our packages thoroughly.

Thinking of asking for feedback on how to earn a higher strat if I don’t get picked up this board, since I’m not sure what his ranking criteria is.

Not sure if my scores, LOR, or accomplishments will help offset a low strat but I’m hoping it’s a whole person concept and this one data point won’t have 

My wg didn't even tell us our strats or whose packages they submitted. Only way I think i got submitted is my buddy in my sq got push back on his etp after the deadline by afpc which then trickled down the chain. A couple years ago we had the 1 at the wg and in my sq picked up for upt and my same buddy be #11 at the wg yet get an alternate slot. There's a chance the execs do most of the stratting based on cc guidance which may not align with the board's rack and stack. There were a handful of people in between in my wg that didn't even make the alternate list. I imagine strats could be used as a tie breaker but tough to assign a value when some wgs push 1 and others 15+. 

[Justwanttofly]

1 hour ago, Nukefanatic said:

Does anyone know how heavy the senior rater stratifications weigh? I felt pretty confident in my package until our Wg/CC strated all of us that applied. I was ranked pretty low and after talking with some of the other guys, I noticed he didn’t really change any of the comments we drafted for him so I felt maybe he didn’t look over our packages thoroughly.

Thinking of asking for feedback on how to earn a higher strat if I don’t get picked up this board, since I’m not sure what his ranking criteria is.

Not sure if my scores, LOR, or accomplishments will help offset a low strat but I’m hoping it’s a whole person concept and this one data point won’t have too much effect.

If you don’t mind what wing are you at or base

[Justwanttofly]

9 minutes ago, LawnmowerofDoom said:

My wg didn't even tell us our strats or whose packages they submitted. Only way I think i got submitted is my buddy in my sq got push back on his etp after the deadline by afpc which then trickled down the chain. A couple years ago we had the 1 at the wg and in my sq picked up for upt and my same buddy be #11 at the wg yet get an alternate slot. There's a chance the execs do most of the stratting based on cc guidance which may not align with the board's rack and stack. There were a handful of people in between in my wg that didn't even make the alternate list. I imagine strats could be used as a tie breaker but tough to assign a value when some wgs push 1 and others 15+. 

What wing are you at?

[Nukefanatic]

33 minutes ago, LawnmowerofDoom said:

My wg didn't even tell us our strats or whose packages they submitted. Only way I think i got submitted is my buddy in my sq got push back on his etp after the deadline by afpc which then trickled down the chain. A couple years ago we had the 1 at the wg and in my sq picked up for upt and my same buddy be #11 at the wg yet get an alternate slot. There's a chance the execs do most of the stratting based on cc guidance which may not align with the board's rack and stack. There were a handful of people in between in my wg that didn't even make the alternate list. I imagine strats could be used as a tie breaker but tough to assign a value when some wgs push 1 and others 15+. 

That’s crazy they didn’t tell y’all your strats or if you even made it out of the wing.

And yeah, my thoughts exactly. Esp since the higher numbers are already rated folks going for pilot. I imagine those rated squadrons will have a more similar rack and stack compared to the board than non-rated.

[Nukefanatic]

32 minutes ago, Justwanttofly said:

If you don’t mind what wing are you at or base

Fe warren, missile wing

[LawnmowerofDoom]

1 hour ago, Justwanttofly said:

What wing are you at?

Out at Creech so 90% of officers are rated and probably 99% of applicants are RPA pilots. I reached out to guys who applied in other sq with no luck. Only guess I have is that if you didn't get the push you were told. The bar in my sq was so high the hope is everyone made it all the way and hope you stratted well against everyone else.

[Justwanttofly]

1 hour ago, LawnmowerofDoom said:

Out at Creech so 90% of officers are rated and probably 99% of applicants are RPA pilots. I reached out to guys who applied in other sq with no luck. Only guess I have is that if you didn't get the push you were told. The bar in my sq was so high the hope is everyone made it all the way and hope you stratted well against everyone else.

what was the bar? and what sq?

[LawnmowerofDoom]

1 hour ago, Justwanttofly said:

what was the bar? and what sq?

Ill say for my sq we were/are the last lr squadron until we stand down and remission in 6 months. As for the bar, we had 6-7 push a package and 4 made it through. Myself and two other Lts with a deployment each and pilot/pcsm 99/99, 99/99, 99/98 then a seasoned captain: great scores, prior exec, shop chief, evaluator. At my sq it's tough to be shit hot whole Airman concept when every officer in the sq is an RPA Pilot and you arent making instructor as an Lt so you had to fire wall the numbers on the 215.