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Dude, it doesn't matter. If you graduate and get through IFF, once you're at the B-course your success will be based on how much effort you put it and how much the bros in your class work together. Nobody will give a shit about the last base you were at. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Spoo is happy, the dude never works...if I see another picture of you drinking beer and skiing I am going to file a congressional.

Or is it that they don't think the money is the driving issue? I'm not sure how much the AF would have to shell out to even make a dent, but my guess is it would be considerable. The AF has a leadership issue. Morale and retention are merely symptoms. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

I guess it's the Department of the Navy's attempt to divert attention to the Fat Leonard scandal!

This. As a Guard Guy, who isn't at the whim of AFPC, your success will be a direct correlation to the effort and natural ability you have. Don't get me wrong, I love ENJJPT, it is just that the pendulum swings here tend to either send a ton of guys to fighters that shouldn't, or relegate some great students to airframes that they don't deserve (RPAs included). I fully expect to see some names on CNN one day of a student planting it and I hate that. The int'l thing is a blast and it can also be the worst thing in pilot training depending on the int'l IP. I found out stereotypes exist for a reason... I personally believe that the fighter drops at Sheppard should be on a person by person basis and not based on some red cell in a spreadsheet at AFPC that says class 18-06 (need xx fighters). I've seen classes where 1-2 guys have the ability and a class where ALL of the studs were like flying CT (most of the time). The problem is being all T-38s, the sh*tty class got 95% fighters and the awesome class got a ton of heavies. Bring on the NSS at Sheppard and be able to bank and pull fighters forward and it would be a much better program. As of now, the lack of competition isn't helping the current crop of studs... And that's all I got to say about that... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

All of the Guard/Reserve units I interviewed with and visited, it was just "Do you have a degree? Box checked." No one particularly seemed to care about the GPA.

I should add, as a guard guy who went through ENJJPT, I prefered it there for a few reasons. First, I think it's the best located UPT base out of all of them. Second, I didn't have to move to go to IFF and I could sandbag the program, which gave me a leg up on what to expect before starting. Third, flying and partying with the NATO bros was a blast. There's always something going on. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I'm not bashing on ENJJPT. It has its good and bad. In the past it was used as a shock absorber and a lot of guys got heavies out of there. Although billed as a fighter centric training, its feast or famine with respect for actually getting a fighter. Which sucks because a lot of good guys have gotten the shaft, while a lot of guys who wouldn't have gotten a fighter at any other base will get one at Sheppard all thanks to the flavor of the week at AFPC. As far as the selection method, I can't speak to what exactly changed, but I was briefed that the weights had changed and the average student going through is not the same breakdown as 10 years ago. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

Using the frag pattern of Tailhook and collateral damage generated as an example, I'd say this scenario has to possibility to get exceptionally ugly.

Does this mean the USN gets back Miramar?

Flying fighters. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I can't wait for the next round of health-and-welfare sweeps throughout the DoD.

Oh, and somehow the Marine Corps Times got a hold of the HQMC Staff Copy Public Affairs Guidance marked... Pre-Decisional For Official Use Only/FOIA(b)(5) Distribution Statement: LIMITED DISTRIBUTION //FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY// PRE-DECISIONAL - NOT RELEASABLE UNDER FOIA. This document constitutes pre-decisional, deliberative opinion, and recommendations. Not releasable under FOIA pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5) https://snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net/4c/10/f39221f14c379e3cf4c6b6f0e20b/marine-corps-public-affairs-guidance-marines-united.pdf

My ART sister calls it the "Dirty Dozen."

Anyone catch that the General in the updated southwest commercial is no longer wearing an Air Force-like uniform but now a black overcoat.

Well on the upside to a pilot shortage, we just gave Iran a formal pee-pee smacking for their ongoing shenanigans... Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

I like that the thread I made about UPT female relations has exploded but this one, an actual question is all but ignored Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

I am a Cadet ROTC Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums