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And earlier this year we were non-voling Buff pilots to the MQ-9. This organization is such a clownshow.

Unless you're flying an f-16 and not a pussy. You can accelerate at 8-9Gs in a cleanish block 50. Don't be a pussy.

That is what the Bomber FAM hinted at (he is a good dude unlike the previous one). If you look on the AFPC website for bombers, there is a call out to any MWS who wants to go fly BUFFs to contact him and it seems if you got released on your end, you would go fly the BUFF no problem. I do feel bad for the new bomber studs that just graduated UPT out of 38s that are here and or headed this way since T-1 guys can now fill this billet. Seems like a waste of a potential resource since we are in such a bad fighter crisis and we are sending dudes who are fighter qual'd to a jet that can be flown by anyone, IMO.

1. You have 2 posts, and one of them is complaining about neg rep on your first post. So... maybe contribute, be positive, and stay on topic? 2. Your interests give me a "tool" vibe, just my opinion. (you edited this, looks a little better now) 3. If you had creeped a little while on the forums before joining, you would know that the "what are my chances of getting a fighter drop" has already been asked 69 million times before, and is almost always answered with "there is really no way to estimate how many fighters will drop, so just work your ass off in UPT and be a good bro." 4. If you get that viper drop, you're going to be flying with the same type of guys that are busting your ass on the forums. I'm not one of them yet, and I don't act like it. They are a tight knit group, and honestly have helped me understand a great deal about the flight training process, and the AF in general. 5. I've been told to 'shut the hell up' here too. It's not personal, and you shouldn't take it that way. Seriously, this community is filled with a bunch of successful fighter pilots, and is a great resource for everything you need to know. This weekend, I'm going to meet a couple fighter wannabes just like me, and it's only because of these forums... So just consider yourself lucky to be interacting with everyone here. ANYWAY, sorry to have derailed the thread... Back on topic: I'm also interested to see the next round of T-1 drops. It seems to me like they're moving toward T-38 guys getting only fighters or an A-10, while the T-1's fight over the 11B slots. If they are trying to mitigate the 11F AND 11B shortage, this seems like a pretty good way of doing it.

It's a good thing you guys are just fucking around out there, not training for actual combat.

I thought you were going to say we don't want or need people with any mood/depression/anxiety/polar/mental issues because we already have too many in senior leadership. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

You're right, most recovered, but TAMI is my personal # one reason why I didn't take the devil's money, followed closely by over-conservative mustache regulations. I signed on for ten years knowing that I was at the disposal of the AF upon completion of pilot training, but there was a reasonable assumption that the government would get their money's worth from their investment by putting me in a flying job. The UAV debacle married up with being repeatedly told that it was the end of the line for manned flying destroyed the trust between me and the bureaucratic process that is AFPC. Personally, I will not sign up for indentured servitude at any point in the future, regardless of any good deals attached. Back on topic- how bout those viper drops! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's assuming of course, the bullets don't go through your neck or back. Also, that the ejection doesn't hurt either.

Agreed, to be clear I want the best leaders in those position regardless of if they are a patch. I have seen it go both ways with WOs as well. But I do want to see those that are WOs and good leaders not get leveled off in career progression because AMC likes guys that are an inch deep and a mile wide in expertise (Phoenix Horizon).

They laughed their asses off. Asses. wtf is wrong with you people ?

Even back to pilot training class, yes, I've seen it go that far.

Don't you remember when [your favorite website] was down for two weeks because they just unplugged the servers to work on them? Commercial networks have motivation (profit) to stay running 24/7. The military doesn't, we'll never go out of business, we'll just get worse and nobody can ever really tell. Even at the execution level, we're nothing more than a big tech school sandbox. Everyone is inexperienced and no one gets fired for not being good. If we ever want to get serious about being better, all the non-combat jobs should be outsourced to the combat-related guys can spend time getting better.

Being an RPA pilot sucks a big floppy donkey dick. Will the USAF honor a promise to send them on to a manned aircraft in 3 years ... maybe. The last bunch of UPT directs escaped, but some are being nonvolled back. Why these filthy noobsauces should get a ticket out while those of us who earned a better life in UPT and were pulled into this nightmare second assignment are stuck forever I do not understand. I should have joined the fucking Navy.

Looks like quibbling to me. You are going to have a great time at pilot training...

Thanks for the help guys... birth certificate and ID it is! Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums