It’s wonderful. I’ve done both.
it’s like UPT in that you get to make the light bulb come on and that’s deeply rewarding.
it’s also like UPT in that after a while it’s like groundhogs day on a 6 month cycle….”here’s what you’re going to fuck up on this ride and how not to” and they still make the exact same errors.
but fighters! And other fighter pilots! And highly motivated students! And jalapeño corn! And FNITFJB! And namings! And roll calls!
sometimes you’ll get a bit of that atmosphere in a UPT squadron…but very timeline and commander dependent.