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I was active AF and went Navy Reserve. I'm currently the XO (DO) of my Reserve Squadron Augment Unit...we're integrated with an active duty squadron. The application is an odd process compared to how someone would join the guard or AF reserves and there are a couple reasons why. Right now, there are just so many current and qualified Navy applicants for only a few slots. And the Navy Reserve doesn't take people off the street...just already winged .mil pilots. They do an Aviation Selection Board every quarter (generally...sometimes they skip a quarter if there are no openings). I was an active duty AF IP at Whiting and had every standardization (STAN/EVAL) qualification, FITU (their version of PIT) instructor, with letters of recommendation from several Navy Squadron Commanders (my own and sister squadron skippers that I instructed when they came through the FITU) and one from the Commodore. When I applied and was selected (in 2015) there was zero chance of anyone getting selected without Navy T6 time. After that, it was a 10 month process to transfer all my AF stuff over to Navy. It was about as fun as shitting a pine cone. If I had to do it over again, I might just have just passed and got out completely (since I made captain at my airline in two years). Now, I have to drop an easy trip that pays $2000 to go drill and make $400. First world problems I guess. PM me your email address and I'll send you the "trip report" I wrote up about my selection and IST.

I was thinking more like this...

The mishap report was released this week.

If the engine quit without a fire CAS message, no. Engine Fire and Dual Engine Out is.

LOL. Same here. I would have taken any assignment on my dreamsheet. Admittingly, a couple were shooting for the stars though most would have been doable. But, the AF decided that I needed to go back to the base and airframe I PCSed from. No thanks...7 day opted. Two years later I'm a captain at a major airline and made O5 in the reserves....thanks for the assist, AF!

Lots of good advice here, so I dont feel the need to add anything (except the stare at the VSI 90% of the time...dont do that). Just wanted to say that I was probably on CAP more than I wasn't throughout all of UPT. I tell people "I graduated in the top 10% of the bottom 20% of my class." But, I went on to be an instructor in three different airframes. Currently in the Reserves and a captain at FedEx. Bottom line, dont sweat it, keep giving 100% and dont give up.

He was awesome as a squadron commander. Great leader, great pilot, great guy overall.

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As of right now, the P-8 =/= 737 type rating as far as the FAA is concerned. The Navy did some backdoor deal where it's not the same type, even though it's the same airplane. I know guys that have gotten letters from the FAA rescinding their type rating. Shady shit really.

I handed them my single page ARMS summary...they looked at it for a total of 10 seconds max and never asked any questions about it.

And, there's no limit on the extra trips you can volunteer for at time and a half pay (as long as there's extra flying in your seat).

Agreed... I thought we were going to be eating ramen noodles during year one, but I wasn't making much less than I was as an O-4 on active duty. We were prepared with cars and other debts paid off and we rented a house and had a little bit of money saved. But, we still had a zoo membership and a membership to the children's museum, went to concerts, movies, etc so we still lived a fairly normal life. My first month of second year pay, I cleared $25K, so it really did instantly get better when second year pay kicked in.

I got out at the end of 2015 when the bonus was $25K a year. Exactly one year later, for my first month of second year FO pay, I cleared $25K...for the month. It was that moment I realized “the Air Force is fu*ked”.

I fly with my '75 Seiko 6139 automatic chronograph all the time. I figure Col Bill Pogue took his up to Skylab in the 70s, mine will do alright banging around in a T6.

I misplaced my small black jepp logbook (the one that you get with their private pilot kit) not long after I got my PPL and I never kept up with my flight time once in the AF. So here I am sitting in my first (and thankfully only) airline interview handing one of the interviewers my single page HARM summary. They looked at it a total of 6-9 seconds, set it aside and didn't ask me a single question about it. When I was in indoc, I mentioned that I finally made it to the big-time and I wanted to get a nice, professional logbook where I could finally start tracking of my flight time and keep it prominently displayed on my mahogany bookshelf with the other leather-bound books in my study. The instructor says to me "Why? Are you planning on getting another flying job?" LOL....nope. So now, to this day, I still don't keep a logbook, but if I could go back and start over, I probably would.

"I can't offer you the compensation that Delta Airlines can," Holmes said. "What we can offer you is a life of meaning and purpose. You know, while I had this week off from work, I had time to think about how my life was devoid of "meaning and purpose". Well, I better get going...I have a busy evening. Got to take the kids to soccer practice then scouts...in my brand new Porsche.

The Navy still teaches ELPs. However, there are a lot of airports under the Pensacola North MOA. You have your choice to PEL down to 3 or 4 of them at all times depending on your altitude and position in the MOA.

If there's not a runway in the range of your airplane falling out of the sky, ejection is the go-to method of getting on the ground. You would only "perform and off field landing" if you couldn't eject.

Well, since it's right there, the squadrons can dictate what they want from their new IPs depending on the squadron's workload. For instance, a lot of them don't do formation at first. They might just get them to the squadron first and have them start flying instrument flights if there's a lot of instrument students. Then, when time allows, send them back through for formation or even do it in-house. I believe the syllabus is basically the same. 8 flights and then the equivalent of a form 8 checkride. Then each phase has a certain number of flights and a stage check. I think it took me about two and a half/three months to go through. And, I started instructing the day after I was done.

The Navy does their FITU (PIT equivalent) at the wing level and it's fairly efficient. A big upside is that there's only 1 PCS.

I thought that too until I was dropping a deuce in the BACN at FL500. Still rolled up my sleeves though because eff the man.

I think I went a 3-4 month stretch once without having a night landing. It just all all depends on the lines you bid.

Conversely, I spent the last two years at Purple flying local Out & Back flights. Memphis to Knoxville was my favorite...45 minutes there, on the ground long enough to eat the catering, then a 45 minute flight back. Widebody FO pay and I didn't even leave the state of TN. I slept in my own bed every night. Didn't even pack a bag...just showed up with my company iPad. I cleared $200K my second year, and that's with dropping about 15-20% of my trips for .mil leave. After two years of that, I decided to change it up and bid Captain. The lines aren't as nice, but the pay is ridiculous. After everyone is through training on this bid cycle, I should be senior enough to hold a reserve line. That way I can get paid to wait at home by the pool/phone.

I know a dude who volunteered to come back (he's probably on here). He was twice passed over for Lt Col and took the 15 year retirement as a Major. He's been flying for the airlines for around 4 years now. He volunteered to come back for a 3 year tour and AFPC's response was "we're only taking pilots who retired at 20 years at this time". LOL. Personally, I think they did him a favor.

Sleeves are the same design and roll up just like flight suit sleeves.