Disco,
ABM AOs (subsequently gate months and flight pay) now start at Tyndall. Yes, they're flying and it's legit. Since the introduction of basic military aviation into the syllabus (April 2011) there have been a few upchuckers identified (maybe 3 or 4 total thus far), but in each case the student was seen by the flight doc and overcame it. The ABM gate month structure has two years built in where one can accrue "ground gate months," and has some slack so after the ground gate months are up, one can afford to lose a few extra gate months. Ground gate months mean the individual is on inactive AOs and categorized as "ground radar" in the aviation resource managment realm.
Parker,
abmwaldo said it all. Emphasis on "learn from the debrief." Don't be a limfac.
