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I heard something like usafa guys pay back a small fee of $158,000 and lose their commission if they sie out of upt. Think hard and long about this before you go to UPT b/c there are many other people waiting on the alternate list that would love the opportunity to go to pilot training. I'd say you would have a better shot at changing your afsc now if you told them then after you sie'd out of upt. Good luck [ 30. April 2006, 19:31: Message edited by: wnanna ]

mine hasn't even covered 4 years....i activated august of 2002 and it ends april 18, 2006. BS!!! And one of those years I wasn't on scholarship or getting stipend (AS 200)

Awesome video but seems a bit dangerous...the closest I ever got to the water in an AT-6 was 200 feet and that was close enough for me

Probably because they don't want your teeth decaying and you eventually being DNIF b/c of dental work such as a root canal. Either way it shouldn't matter why...just do it!

Can reserve guys train with the Navy at Whiting? Where has everyone recently gotten assigned so far?

Ya I've definitely gotten my moneys worth on this one. Between AFROTC formal events, bros AF wedding, Arnold Air (NATCON, ARCON dinners), and Air Force Association formals we have worn it a lot. BTW I'm a senior so no job yet.

Me and my buddies needed it for AAS nat staff and we all bought them at various places. Some uniform clothing (expensive), one AF thrift store (3 dollars), a few got them off ebay. Just get sized up at uniform clothing so you know what sizes you're looking for. If you buy one off ebay that is too big you can always get it tailored. I've had my mess dress for less than a year and already worn it over 8 times. Good luck!

LJ, you're saying Gen Looney wants to cut slots for pilot training? I talked to him personally this weekend in Orlando and he said pilot slots will remain constant and he didn't say anything about any eventual drawdown in UPT Slots.

Air Force GPA is grades from every single college class you have ever taken, not just your current school. So your previous school grades will be included in your AF GPA but not your school GPA. Not positive if RSS is calculated the same everywhere but should be relatively close.

I have heard from current AF pilots and officers that the vision requirements used to be a lot tougher than the lenient 20/70 now so maybe there is some truth to it.

C17wannabe, what's with the 38 picture? Thought you wanted heavies man. The job market is excellent in Charleston area where I'm from. It's really growing and the population is supposed to double in 10 years. From what I've read, C-130's are deployed a lot but if you enjoy the MISSION, I say go for it. They are both great choices. C-17 is the cutting edge airlifter while the C-130 has one of the rare tactical missions in heavies. Also there are so many models that if you ever want to transition into something more exciting there are many options available.

When my dad was instructing T-38's they weren't allowed to give them rides but they were authorized to give spouses a high speed run up on some bring your spouse to work day. So my dad strapped mom in and they got on the runway and went fast enough to take off and then aborted (i think full A/B, i dunno). She had a blast and they made her a plaque and everything. She got a real flight in a T-1 as well but my father could not fly it because they didn't want us kids to lose both parents if there was a crash. I'm curious, do wives of fighter pilots ever get flights?

Everyone seems to be anti girlfriend to UPT so here's my question. What about a new wife? I guess I can see the same problems but what do yall think?

I got a high school scholarship tech and then an in college scholarship non tech. It can happen but the air force is getting stingy w/ their non tech slots

Try this man, First video on left https://www.ehowa.com/movies.shtml

No hard feelings PAB. Your spare change is very appreciated. You've been there and done that and thats more than we can say. Take it easy

it's called corfams and leather luster my friend

These are things you should only be thinking about while marching at Field Training. After you get back to real world it's no biggie. Although I will say I haven't shined my boots or shoes since I was at camp which was a 13 months ago.

Toro look what you've done. I find it hilarious that every newbie has to justify his post in an effort to avoid getting ripped one.

his old email was gheystuff@yahoo.com

WTF...Better yet go Navy

Toro, it's a good question...lay off. A simple question doesn't mean he's "worrying about it"

I always hear "just bust your a$$ in UPT and you'll get what you want". What does this consist of? What can you do that everyone else in your class isn't doing? Stay in and study while everyone else is going out on weekend? Is most of it natural ability or can you really control your fate?

That's really weird. I was under the impression that AD takes any qualified pilot at any time. That kinda sucks for the young fighter ANG pilots with not enough time to go airlines and not enough flying to make ends meet.

Ball it up and stuff it in the front lower section of your flight suit next to your undersized man tool.