brabus

THREAD REVIVAL: So come to find out, Finance fvcked up (gee, what a surprise) and does not have any state on my LES for tax purposes, so I have to obviously claim a state. I'm still confused on this whole FL thing. I've read here, searched google, etc. and still can't seem to find the straight info. Sure the form at Finance is just puting "FL" in the box (sts), but I would think that's not legal unless I'm actually a FL resident. Yeah Finance could give two shits about it, but I don't want some tax guy coming after me years down the road. Florida's various websites just don't seem to have very clear info. I hear some people say you just need to vote there, others say you need property, etc. And if it matters, I've NEVER resided in FL, gone to school there, etc. Is it still possible to somehow get residency there, but hopefully still keep my CO driver licence, tags, etc?

Keep in mind, you did your DODMERB what, 4-5 yrs ago? If you had one arm, one leg and could add 2 and 2, you were in ROTC w/ a scholarship. Heck back when we were freshman, you could get a couple MIPs and no one gave a shit. Now you don't shave before coming to PT, you get the boot. Saying you had asthma wasn't such a big deal 4 years ago, now it's almost (note that I said almost) a guaranteed deal breaker.

That's pretty much what I'm saying. I'm not telling you what the right answer is, you have to figure that out for yourself. If you haven't had asthma since 5 or something like that, why should you volunteer that info? According to them it wouldn't matter (yeah right), so why should they know in the first place? Point being, if you tell them, you're at the very least heavily jeopardizing your ability to stay in ROTC. Another example would be if you had a minor broken arm when you were in 4th grade...do you really need to tell them about that as long as there was no hardware involved/everything healed fine?...hmmm. Catch my drift? It's your decision man, but just be forewarned what could very well come of this if you tell them.

I think what happened to the aforementioned people was that they noted asthma on their DODMERB...which as I recall asks if you had any asthma at all, regardless of age. The FC1 is where it says after age 12...as far as I can remember.

Are you ROTC? Just from what I saw at my Det, 100% of people who stated they had asthma at any point in their lives was DQ'd/kicked out of ROTC. Yes they were given the whole challenge thing, yes they passed, yes they were kicked out. Doesn't sound right at all, but ROTC is just looking for any reason to thin its ranks. Two people I knew had absolutely no asthma related anything pass the age of 5...didn't matter. Personally I would think about not mentioning it at all...let the AF find it if they really want to, but you mentioning it gives you a very good chance of being kicked out for some complete bullshit. It's one of those "if you check a single yes box, you just drastically magnified your chances of being DQ'd/kicked out." Just my opinion. [ 08. October 2006, 10:45: Message edited by: brabus ]

It'd be better to do a crosstown school and stay in the same Det, thus giving you maximum exposure to cadre (for pilot slot down the road I assume), sticking w/ the same way of doing things (Dets do things differently), etc. However, doing 2 yrs of ROTC at one Det and then switching isn't necessarily going to kill you, but you would have one semester of ROTC at the new Det before that cadre submits you for a slot...can definitely be done, but definitely more risky. One semester is a lot harder to prove your abilities, character, etc. than 5 semesters. Get it?

Yeah, they were still doing the 2 yr gig until about 2 years ago as far as I know. At that point they stopped hurting for people and thus stopped offering it. The chances of it coming back are getting slimmer by the day, though it'll probably happen at some point down the road when the AF realizes they've fvcked themselves by dumping so many people.

Only IMO, which may not hold much yet, but that's the key right there. At least for me, all I want to do is fly and kick some AQ ass...so what if it's in derkaderkastan...you're serving your country, kicking those bastards around, and doing it all by flying. If that's what you want to do, then just sign the ADSC. I bet ya 10-12 yrs goes by real damn quick; you won't even realize until it's over (and that's exactly what I've heard from every single military pilot I've talked to). If you really want to fly, you're not going to regret signing it.

I want to know how exactly a unit sticker affects the "safety of the vehicle and its occupants" and is some how not a morale booster, but a terrible danger which might lead to a horrendous death! Fvcking idiots.

Yeah that's what my Det did too...never heard of the deposit thing.

Are you really that worried about not getting a slot? But, if you don't, I can understand where you're coming from. A guy at my det was about to do it when he thought he was toast with the AF, but then AF worked out, so obviously didn't go through with it. But as far as I know, he was all set to do it. This was for FY06. So I'm pretty sure it's possible, and most likely very probable to do since 1) The Army is hurting for people 2) The AF is fat on people.

Well I think Dawg's asessment sums it up will....either go for the age waiver and get it, or go WO...after reading that, no way in hell would I ever go Army Aviation as an officer. If you really want to fly and AF is absolutely out, take the pay cut if you can and the "sort of" enlisted title and do it...if flying is that important to you. Guess you have a lot of pro/con weighing to do. Good luck man.

So if you go to Korea, you can bring your family on your own dime, but they lose tricare/family benefits while in Korea? So point is you need to have private healthcare for them if deciding to do this?

There's the key...as long as you can do ROTC for 3 yrs, you should be fine...just like downbeat said. Do whatever you can to start next semester, then since it's going to take you 3 yrs anyways, there won't be any problem.

So you can't do it FOR SURE this semester? I guess I can't see what could possibly keep you from doing it this semester vs. next semester, but I suppose there's always the possibility of something that extenuating (sp?). If you absolutely cannot get into it this semester, you certainly can start next semester (Spring 07) and be just fine. However, think of next semester as your ABSOLUTE LAST CHANCE to 1) Do ROTC and 2) Have a shot at flying for the Air Force (yes that's not entirely true, but think that way and it might help you have that extra drive). I would do all you could to handle ROTC this semester in conjunction w/ your family issues...plus why is it that family issues preclude you from being able to handle ROTC this semester, but not next semester? I don't think family issues are a timed thing...who knows when they'll subside.

If you actually want to be a pilot, do 4 yrs of ROTC, or the bare minimum: 3. If you're already a junior, then pick up another major or a masters that will keep you in ROTC/college for 3-4 yrs. If you're only a freshman/sophomore, stop being lazy and get your ass in ROTC so you have a shot at pilot.

Damn, what a total douche nozzle. Did you ever call the guy's sup and tell him the deal...hopefully that POS at least got fired, but something tells me the bullshit US legal system once again did absolutely nothing good. Dude, you should be fine...it's obvious this whole incident was merely a disagreement and you didn't even hit the dude, you just brushed his hand or whatever. You didn't beat him, you didn't try, end of story. You'll be good to go...but don't seal it, like others said, makes it look like you really have something to hide - in this case I wouldn't hide any of this, all it demonstrates is what a fag this post office douche was.

Just go in on Mon, or if you get there and feel like going in on Fri you could do that too. Like WSO said, I think that just means you need to be in the area (i.e. billeting) before Sun. I just went in on Fri (I had a RNLT Sat) and got some crap done, I wasn't doing shit else anyways.

I've been told by 3 or 4 life support people that steel toe boots ARE NOT authorized to fly in b/c the steel could melt to your feet in case of a fire...something you don't want - at least that's the AF's opinion on the matter.

And on the PT gear note, get the freakin PTs issued to you before you commission...I was too lazy/busy to do so and had to buy some out of pocket...fvcking PTs.

Just buy what you need (assuming you haven't destroyed them in the past 4 years). Going out and spending twice the money for new uniforms is retarded unless you have no choice (b/c you destroyed your ROTC issued ones). I've seen some dudes return perfectly good uniforms and spend 500 bucks on new stuff...I spent 120 bucks or so.

Or you could always work your ass off to get in the top few of the class and get 38s...not to mention you never know what your class will be like, some classes the majority of the guys want something other than 38s. You never know unless you work hard and try, right? A winning attitude could make a big difference.

Tell him to do what he feels is the best thing to do...no one on here is going to give you the answer that he's probably hoping you'll get - "just don't put it down, they'll never know. It's not a big deal." He should do what he thinks is best; I'm not persuading you to tell him to do one thing or the other. It could end his career, but on the other hand it was once and they may look past it as long as he admits he was stupid and won't do it again. Then again if he has to explain he got completley black out drunk while doing it, that's 2 BIG PROBLEMS (in their eyes) in one swoop. Use judgement, everyone's got at least some.

Doesn't sim time count as total time, but not as PIC/SIC time? I'm not sure, and far too lazy to open the FAR/AIM.

no, you're not at the controls (regardless of manipulation or not).