2026 ACTIVE DUTY UFT BOARD

[BlancoMt]

Does anyone know if there are any supplemental boards for this? (For example, if people choose not to accept or don't pass MFS.) Thanks in advance!

[Shultzy22]

13 hours ago, Justwanttofly said:

Lol I do think that Columbus is maybe the best out of all 3 so we will see. Hopefully this government shutdown doesn’t effect too much and things are able to still be processed

I might be crazy but I put Laughlin first since I’m currently in San Antonio and so are the in laws. Don’t think any of the locations are ideal lol.

Does anyone know if we PCS to our UPT base and then attend IPT? Or do we TDY from our current station to IPT and then PCS to UPT? 

[Justwanttofly]

35 minutes ago, Shultzy22 said:

I might be crazy but I put Laughlin first since I’m currently in San Antonio and so are the in laws. Don’t think any of the locations are ideal lol.

Does anyone know if we PCS to our UPT base and then attend IPT? Or do we TDY from our current station to IPT and then PCS to UPT? 

You PCS first before going to IPT. My buddy is a T6 instructor out at Laughlin and I was talking with him yesterday and he said the kids that went to IPT aren’t back yet. Indicating it’s a PCS first. 

[JASSM_ER]

On 11/1/2025 at 9:33 PM, rotini24 said:

Where is everyone hoping to go for UPT? I put Vance, Columbus, and then Laughlin. 

Also Vance as top choice, got a few buddies from undergrad there already. Really hoping for Pensacola IPT.

18 hours ago, Arkbird said:

Wait until you get to formation and you realize that you completely skipped this in RIQ. Formation will humble you real quick.

Scared shitless for formation flying. Spending as many hours as I can in the Milviz/Blackbird Microsoft Flight Simulator T-6A module—in reality I’m not sure if it’ll help.

Edited Monday at 02:18 PM by JASSM_ER

[LeeLue]

Selected as an alternate. 98 PCSM / 98 Pilot / PPL.  There are 18 alternates... How do they determine who gets a slot if one opens up?

[Shultzy22]

18 minutes ago, LeeLue said:

Selected as an alternate. 98 PCSM / 98 Pilot / PPL.  There are 18 alternates... How do they determine who gets a slot if one opens up?

Damn man those are great scores… sorry to hear. I read on another year’s thread that someone from the board will reach out to you if you’re next in line should a spot come open. I don’t think they release the rankings but I’m sure they have alternates listed 1 - n. 

In terms of spots opening up, main example I heard of was a few selectees getting accepted into reserve flying units turning down their active duty spot. 

MFS-N could be another way but with most people having the stamped FC1 already a MFS-N failure seems pretty unlikely. 

 

[Captainteej]

Selected for UPT! 95 PCSM/99 Pilot/30 Hours no PPL.

[Whitemeddler]

Just got told by my CC i didn’t get picked up. 

99pilot, 98pcsm, 75flying hours. 
 

very curios to get feedback and see what the issue was. 

[JASSM_ER]

On 10/31/2025 at 2:15 PM, Justwanttofly said:

Just got notified! UPT Select! 99 Pilot 98 PCSM 320 flight hours PPL/Instrument/Commercial/MultiEngine/Certified Flight Instructor. #1 at squadron/group and 1/19 wing Strat ! First time applying.

11 years in the military. Prior enlisted maintainer/ Prior Flight Engineer/ Current RPA Pilot. 

Pretty shocked these stats didn't land you an ENJJPT slot. Must be some insane studs out there (who know a 3-star)

[bsTHUD]

Pretty shocked these stats didn't land you an ENJJPT slot. Must be some insane studs out there (who know a 3-star)

lol unfortunately i had a 3 star LOR and didn't get picked up


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[Justwanttofly]

1 hour ago, JASSM_ER said:

Pretty shocked these stats didn't land you an ENJJPT slot. Must be some insane studs out there (who know a 3-star)

I didn’t want ENJJPT. I only want heavies. So I didn’t volunteer for ENJJPT. I've been on heavies my entire career. Other than now flying RPA's but Fighters aren't for me and I know I can go to ENJJPT and potentially drop a heavy, but ENJJPT is geared towards fighters. I'm in my early 30's and just want to fly heavies to finish out my career. When I first joined, I worked on MC-130Js then cross trained and became a flight engineer on KC-10's. 

Edited yesterday at 02:30 AM by Justwanttofly

[Justwanttofly]

2 hours ago, Whitemeddler said:

Just got told by my CC i didn’t get picked up. 

99pilot, 98pcsm, 75flying hours. 
 

very curios to get feedback and see what the issue was. 

I'm willing to review your package if you send me a message

[Echoes]

Volley of questions here. I know this has been said before, but what are the known IPT locations? How long is it supposed to take? 

Where/when can we expect to see assignments / RNLTDs loaded? 

 

[Justwanttofly]

17 minutes ago, Echoes said:

Volley of questions here. I know this has been said before, but what are the known IPT locations? How long is it supposed to take? 

Where/when can we expect to see assignments / RNLTDs loaded? 

 

From my memory the IPT locations are:

Texas, Pensacola, Arizona, UND, & Atlanta

It’s suppose to take around 5 months I believe based on one of my buddies who just went through. 
 

As far as the assignments and etc, within a month based on what people who’ve gotten selected before me experienced. 

[rotini24]

9 hours ago, Echoes said:

Volley of questions here. I know this has been said before, but what are the known IPT locations? How long is it supposed to take? 

Where/when can we expect to see assignments / RNLTDs loaded? 

 

I looked on the ETCA (ECTA?) website yesterday and found the IPT reporting instructions. The locations I saw RIs for were Prescott, AZ (one school) and Phoenix, AZ (three schools); Sanford and Pensacola, FL; Pueblo, CO (the old IFT school I think); Peachtree, GA; San Marcos, TX; and Denton, TX. Hope this helps! Not sure how they decide who goes where for IPT. 
 

Also, it’s supposed to be 139 calendar days I believe, but it sounds like it’s closer to five months. 

Edited 3 hours ago by rotini24