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EvilEagle replied to Cameltactics's topic in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
I’ve had a lot of rotor dudes show up with the same questions. Your packet would go to an ARB (aviation review board) to determine exactly how your cross service time is to be counted and how much credit you’d get for training. Don’t be surprised if they require you to do a lot more than you expected. We hired a Navy Hornet guy and he might have to go back to SERE in addition to the chamber and centerfuge. It’s ridiculous, but a lot of it has to do its the way the USAF tracks and documents things vs the Navy way. Bottom line, that wouldn’t keep your from getting hired if you are the right guy for the job. Let the unit figure it out if they decide to offer you a job. -
My first airplane was a Glasair; kind of a cheaper RV. Not nearly the solid community as the RV folks - it's damn near a cult over there. :) When I go back to Delta, I'm going to use the time I'm not doing green dot, OPRs, MICP, MICT, form 8's, gradesheets, leave approvals, IRC, MEO, GOVCC, CBRNE and all the other excellent ancillary USAF stuff to build a plane. One thing I learned quick about owning an experimental - if you didn't build it yourself you will get sick of people asking you "did you build it?" really quick. I've got my eye on an F-1 Rocket to build...
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Primarily looking at UPT since those boards are more formal but anyone wanting to rush is welcome to swing by.
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What are my chances? Civ to UPT: the old-guy edition
EvilEagle replied to FDNYOldGuy's topic in What Are My Chances?
No one can stop you from applying of course, but I'd say it's not worth spending the time putting together and visiting a place that's not interested in age waivers. Fighter units don't hire folks that don't visit; and most don't do age waivers. Probably not worth your time visiting if they say they aren't doing age waivers and if you don't visit you won't get an interview anyway... see where I'm going here? Like the other guys said, you need to get the ball rolling asap so concentrate on places that aren't already telling you 'no". Much better way to spend your time IMHO. Good luck. -
It is the last bastion, but few places overcome the lethargy that is the "support" group...
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Young ANG/AFR guys, what did you do full time
EvilEagle replied to ayz33's topic in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
Definitely learn more about USERRA. It's not a choice of whether a company is "forgiving" of service. It's the law, they have to keep your job while you are away on orders. -
Hacker: it’s just easier to use Gmail. You remember how much of a pain it is getting anything non-standard going on official email. Nothing wrong with Gmail and more than one person can check it.
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Absolutely! Get your pilot packages to 122fspilothiring@gmail.com
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EvilEagle replied to Cameltactics's topic in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
New Orleans F-15's will be interviewing in June drill. Visits are open for 18-20 May, coordinate through 122fspilothiring@gmail.com -
Folks, we've decided to get one more weekend of visiting in before our hiring board so we're moving the board back to June. May 18-20 is the next drill weekend that we'll be in town, so make plans to come to Nola if you want to be an Eagle driver.
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Wish the ANG got some of that contractor action.
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Your scores are average; depending on what type of unit you are looking to get into it might be worth re-taking. Most of the guys that apply at my unit have mid-high 90's across the board. The flying time is good, but don't break the bank trying to build hours in a SEL (IMO it's not worth it). If you go for an ANG unit, I HIGHLY recommend visiting a few times to try to get in the interview pool. Good luck.
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Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.
EvilEagle replied to ClearedHot's topic in General Discussion
Everyone in the ANG F-15 business is undermanned. Hiring everyone that applies off the street is not the fix to this problem - still need to be picky in hiring. It's a problem with the imbalance of AD (3 squadrons) to ANG (6 squadrons). -
If you can't get a pilot slot in AD, why do you think you could get one in the ANG? AD is dying for pilots right now; ANG units turn people down all the time. The bigger challenge is the ANG pilot slot by far.
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PM me for specifics. In general there aren’t any cross flow opportunities these days. The state gets more for their dollar (speaking longevity here) from a brand new Lt going to the few b-course slots that we get than older dudes. Not completely impossible but it’s a significant uphill climb — particularly in our squadron because the last three times we did that it did work out.
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Are you talking about cross training from a different platform? No, sorry we aren’t looking for age waivers.
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It's that time again . May drill will be our next UPT board. The rushing window is officially open - Feb 23-25 and Mar 9-11 are upcoming drill dates for visits. April drill the squadron will be on the road shooting missiles at Tyndall so get your visits in soon. Resumes and coordination still go to 122fspilothiring@gmail.com C'mon down!
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Draken is expanding fast. The euro stuff is all locally sourced pilots so far (apart from management). Don’t know if that might change. Seems to to me that they want full time guys then want all part time, back and forth. Agree that the pay isn’t competitive; it’s really for dudes that just want to keep flying fast jets. As that stands the dudes running the show at Draken are good people.
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Can go to full or part timers. It does re-hack your mob-to-dwell clock. (Or so we’ve been told)
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Yep, new suck getting spread around to the ANG now. They are calling them "small group deployments" - my wife's CE squadron got a bunch for FY18. Nothing for Ops or Mx yet - just give it time.
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Surprised you didn't put this in the ANG section. There aren't enough fighters, bombers and tankers to get a full-scale mission done (like N. Korea) without ANG pitching in. Some of us would go - varies unit to unit and where you lie on your next AEF rotation. If something kicks off short notice in PACAF and you are out the door in a month to CENTCOM, you are likely still going on your original tasking. If you just came back, you are likely not going, etc. You can volunteer to go with another ANG unit that's going.
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Fighter/Attack/Bomber Pilot Lifestyle?
EvilEagle replied to QMar92's topic in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
Brabus covered it pretty well. As far as part time gigs, understand that you won't have the option to be part time for several years after pilot training. Right now my guys get 508 days of seasoning (full time) orders after they complete MQT. I try to keep them full time for another year or two because they just need the experience before I cut them loose. As far as side jobs, you name it. Most of us have a side job flying - airlines, Draken contract red-air, etc. I know some lawyers and doctors as well as a few real estate folks. Some other guys have gotten on as contractors with Boeing where they run the sims or work in the test world. -
What should the Air Force be if it is so broken now?
EvilEagle replied to Clark Griswold's topic in General Discussion
1-2 slots is a hell of a lot different than a classic assoc TFI. I have one AD dude in my guard squadron, if each AD guy had an option for one or two (not 15 or 30) seasoned dudes, that would help a lot of folks. edit* I didn't look at the dates posted; hadn't seen the thread. Sorry for the delorean ride back to April.