June 3, 20187 yr 22 minutes ago, Sprkt69 said: Two questions would be did they fly -38s in UPT a d how old are they. Plus they’d have to pass the bro check Straight t-1 old fart at 32 and likes to drink cheap beer.
June 3, 20187 yr Honestly fairly low based mostly on age, secondly on non-T38. A lot of fighter guys are bailing from AD in that age range and it's unlikely a squadron would hire a non-fighter guy over current/qualified guys. But, it never hurts to go visit a unit, talk to the dudes/the CC and see what they say. Every unit is different, in a different manning situation ,etc.
June 3, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, brabus said: Honestly fairly low based mostly on age, secondly on non-T38. A lot of fighter guys are bailing from AD in that age range and it's unlikely a squadron would hire a non-fighter guy over current/qualified guys. But, it never hurts to go visit a unit, talk to the dudes/the CC and see what they say. Every unit is different, in a different manning situation ,etc. Thanks brotha!
July 21, 20187 yr On 2/10/2004 at 10:47 PM, Guest AirGuardian said: Puerto Rico Guard went from C-130s to F-16s at one time, had a few issues and a mishap I will not mention - and now they are back in 130s... Does anyone have the real story of this so-called mishap (the F-16 one, not the WC-130)? I've heard the version that they crashed an F-16 in the ocean and didn't tell anyone about it until years later during an ORI or some other inspection, but I get the feeling there is some hyperbole weaved into that telling...
September 9, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Harambe said: Any development on the heavy to fighter topic? I heard the last crop was so successful they will be retraining heavy dudes without T-38 time now, but they are only selecting from a pool of current instructors with a history of zero downgrades, who were top 10% of their class in UPT, DG’d ROTC, have at least 1000 hours of combat time in the KC-135, high and tights, no kids, and at least one OPR with the word “tactical.”
September 10, 20187 yr 23 hours ago, Klepto said: I heard the last crop was so successful they will be retraining heavy dudes without T-38 time now, but they are only selecting from a pool of current instructors with a history of zero downgrades, who were top 10% of their class in UPT, DG’d ROTC, have at least 1000 hours of combat time in the KC-135, high and tights, no kids, and at least one OPR with the word “tactical.” Oh, so promising news!
October 6, 20187 yr I am honestly curious. The AF just published that it wants 7 new fighter squadrons while simultaneously being short hundreds of fighter pilots. Surely there's opportunities there for T-38 dudes who missed the boat the first time. Am I wrong?
October 6, 20187 yr 11 minutes ago, Harambe said: I am honestly curious. The AF just published that it wants 7 new fighter squadrons while simultaneously being short hundreds of fighter pilots. Surely there's opportunities there for T-38 dudes who missed the boat the first time. Am I wrong? They won’t do it....
October 23, 20187 yr On 10/5/2018 at 7:52 PM, Harambe said: I am honestly curious. The AF just published that it wants 7 new fighter squadrons while simultaneously being short hundreds of fighter pilots. Surely there's opportunities there for T-38 dudes who missed the boat the first time. Am I wrong? Are these “new” squadrons supposed to be AD or AFRC? The articles I found didn’t clarify.
October 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Hopefulflyer389 said: Are these “new” squadrons supposed to be AD or AFRC? The articles I found didn’t clarify. Let’s be honest, there’s no plan.
October 23, 20187 yr Just now, mcbush said: Let’s be honest, there’s no plan. I literally laughed out loud
October 29, 20187 yr https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/airlift-tanker-annual/2018/10/27/could-air-mobility-pilots-become-fighter-or-bomber-pilots/
October 29, 20187 yr On 7/20/2018 at 9:07 PM, BattleRattle said: Does anyone have the real story of this so-called mishap (the F-16 one, not the WC-130)? I've heard the version that they crashed an F-16 in the ocean and didn't tell anyone about it until years later during an ORI or some other inspection, but I get the feeling there is some hyperbole weaved into that telling... Yes. Everyone screwed up from the controllers on up as I recall. F-16 hits C|130 full of dudes and a lot die, nobody hid anything.
October 29, 20187 yr 24 minutes ago, matmacwc said: Yes. Everyone screwed up from the controllers on up as I recall. F-16 hits C|130 full of dudes and a lot die, nobody hid anything. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/21/us/pilot-also-blamed-for-air-force-crash-that-killed-23-gi-s.html He doesn't mean that one.
October 29, 20187 yr My dad flew tankers, fighters, and helos. It can be done and has been done by quite a few people. Some dudes in tankers now would make great fighter pilots. Some pilots flying fighters now should be on tankers. Your assignment out of UPT is exactly that; an assignment. It’s not your destiny.
October 29, 20187 yr During the great 'Nam adventure, the advent of the F-4 in Big Blue and its policy of it being a two pilot airplane made the Oprah-like "You get a fighter! And you get a fighter!" cry a reality. Many, many dudes were voluntarily and involuntarily taken from their heavy to the mighty Phantom. YMMV for results.
October 29, 20187 yr What’s the planned buy of the T-X scheduled to be? It would be better to just go back to generalized UPT and I hope we are able to do that in the future.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 29, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, MooseAg03 said: What’s the planned buy of the T-X scheduled to be? It would be better to just go back to generalized UPT and I hope we are able to do that in the future. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ^ ive always wondered about this. I’m sure there’s a reason they went to SUPT years ago but seems if everyone went through the same track it would allow more flexibility down the road vs the current system
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