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A point to consider...a first-year pilot at United or Delta would get over $10,000 in "bonus" (profit sharing) which would go up to over $20,000 in the second year, and possibly way beyond that depending on how much you work. IMHO staying in because of the money is not sound logic. People should want to stay in to serve their country, the quality of flying, and a sense of comaraderie while making a livable wage. The problem is that the USAF is doing everything it can to stomp out the camaraderie, regulate the flying to death (and take punitive action on a whim...a la Q3s for wearing a baseball cap at OTBH), and force people to constantly choose between service and their own family, which isn't fair to the member (179s, 365s, etc). So that's the issue...you can make more money at the airlines, have a better QOL, and your family with be better off also. That's an easy choice, and it will continue to be until USAF leadership gets their shit together.

They'll never learn and always be reactionary vs proactive. They've spent 15 years fat, dumb and happy kicking out good people because they didn't fit the mold of what they think would make a good GO. The fact of the matter is they need experienced FG'rs in the 12-15 yr range to be line pilots and experts in ops and their MDS. Unfortunately those are all the guys/gals they passed over because they did 3 flying assignments in a row and didn't get their masters degree. They kicked these people out and/or let them out via PC/VSP. Now I'll sit back with a bowl of popcorn and watch. They're not going to be able to do jack squat with what is about to happen. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

I'm no mathematician nor do I claim to be. These are the numbers as reported by AFPC. I phoned a friend today and got them since MyPers does not have them posted online yet; even though they so graciously direct non-selects to check out how competitive their board was. Unfortunately I do not have the spreadsheet in front of me but I will attempt to explain. A DP does not necessarily equal a promotion for an individual. There are rare occurrences that do not lead to a promotion. Those numbers did not sink into my grey matter so I will not speculate on them. Additionally the remainder of the pool does not equal a P. There are some DNPs. Basically, the 5% you're looking for could be made up in the DPs not promoting, the DNPs, as well as whatever other outliers are considered in their formula. I dug pretty deep today to capture the data, compared the Day 66 mesage from 2014 (75% DP allocation) to the 2015 message (70%) as well as looked at where the swing occurred. The reduction in DPs allocated were made up in a greater percentage of Ps promoting this year i.e. they left more up to the board. I will take better (actual) notes tomorrow and provide better data though I'm fairly confident what I reported is what AFPC is reporting. I'm getting old and my mind is starting to fail me. PM me your .mil and I'd be glad to send you the document. Duck…glad you guys did well. We had 22/32 selected, pretty sure Lstcause and I are at the same place.

From what I've heard, if you want an RPA slot, you will get one! I think you have a very good chance. Good luck!

One of my best buddies had a great quote today: "Getting a 22 year old to join up to fly jets doesn't impress me. Getting a 32 year old to stay impresses me."

Plus, every day people don't sign up costs them about $69....there is incentive to submit early so the fact people aren't means it's probably calculated. But hey, who wouldn't want to continue moving every 2 yrs and 8 mos. making your spouse change jobs and forcing your kids to make new friends builds character while you constantly compete to "not" be the guy who abandons them for 365 days. But let's not forget the awesome travel opportunities to desert locations where you can risk your life to enrich corrupt 3rd world politicians and warlords. But don't be down on that sad fact. Every day you stay is one day delayed for the Taliban...insert islamic faction here... to reclaim their territory. You are just setting yourself or kids up for a return trip to that area. "Tour Fallujah by MRAP" now or in 2030.

Wow salty dog, you managed to include sarcasm, cynicism, and snarkiness all in one post. I believe you've met your objective for the day, sounding experienced and bitter. I am in awe of your prowess at belittling the new Captain.

Is he writing a book about his experiences? Hindu Thunder perhaps?

Because you guys didn't celebrate a $800 paycheck bump when you made double-first lieutenant? You know how big of a deal it is to be mistaken for someone who might know what they are doing. Sure didn't. Too busy in FTU....We did celebrate actual accomplishments though. Our FTU solo party had nice strippers but that was more about an excuse to get strippers than celebrating the 3rd jet we solo'd in. You have a pay chart, you can advance celebrate your next pay raise too. Don't forget that 1% in Jan....invite me to your BAH increase party. Nice work in advance. You are a winner, special and don't let anyone tell or make you feel otherwise young-special-snowflake-1st LT on the way to Capt. Congrats again.