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Let's just hope this over course correction does not expand to military members. Can you imagine needing a flight waiver because you had COVID?

Hmmm....I just checked my January LES and I am getting $700. I'm a 10+ year dude...this is seriously jacked...what's the correct amount? I would think the 2018 table on the DFAS site would be the master.

I am seeing the same thing on this chart - looks legit $1k at 10 years...I had not heard anything about this and my finance office is still working on the fix for the original $750 and $1k change from October.

I am surprised no one has mentioned that the whole "raise" is even less appealing when considering that flight pay is taxed. So that $50 and $150 dollar raise, take about 15-30% off depending on your bracket (probably over-simplified percentages). I calculated out that my $30k bonus for 4 years ($120k) is really just a 3 year bonus as the 4th year goes to pay the taxes (net about $22k per year x 4 = $88k versus the full $120k).

I thought 1288's still had to be signed by the losing unit. The tour is 6 months in-country plus the spin-up (4 months+). Talked to a guy who did this tour and the more he talked the more I had zero interest in ever doing it. Guard duty on the wall!? Especially when you hear that we are maintaining the Herk's and when we leave they will likely end up parked as the Afghans lack the skill/training and the native language T.O.'s to actually maintain them. State Department job not likely to go away anytime soon no matter how pointless it is. Youngstown lost six dudes to this - all punched. Also, I am sure the "we are out of money till January" that we are all experiencing (surprised no one hear is talking about it) will not help motivate anyone who was thinking about seeking full-time employment elsewhere to stick around.

Found this on SWA's website...

As far as I know - they did. If there is no requirement than just having a type should be an extra box to help one in the rack-and-stack at HR. So, not sure why the reference to it on pilotcredentials or why it would matter what kind of limitation one had on the 737 type. I do not have any SWA contacts at HR/Training to ask for clarification.

The math HPA gave me was this: B737NG is $14,495 GI Bill max payment (2015) is $11,562.86/12 = $963.57/mo $14,495/$963.57 = 15 months of benefits They also said they don't have the classic anymore. K&S is cheaper and still has the 737 Classic for under $9k. So about 9 months of benefits. I was going to go with K&S until I found out I don't meet 61.64 as a turboprop guy going for a turbojet rating. Will receive a 737 type subject to PIC limitations - SWA [still lists] types without restrictions or circling approaches vmc only (https://swa.pilotcredentials.com/?a=qualifications) if you have the type.

Take this with a grain of salt…. Have you ever parked on Guard ramp at CLT? No F-ing way they are going C-17s. Don't have the space for it. Based on the rumors - the 130 is likely to remain in the ANG for a long time and your best best to fly legacy. AFRC might see the day of some wings going away, some being associated to active J-model wings. Kind of depends on how long current AFRC leadership stays around, how much Congress pushes back, how quickly Big Blue gets new J-models off the factory line, how well current AFRC 130 wings justify their existence. St. Jo is probably safe due to AATTC and the WIC being there. No idea on Minneapolis - after all the Congressional and Army push back on Pope likely to see AFRC try another 130 wing to close. My money is on Maxwell (again) or maybe Niagara, but who knows. Again, this and $8 will get you a Denny's Grand Slam.

What everyone else said. Type rating…not necessary in this hiring climate. Interview prep…yes.

This…the operational reserves is not the intention of the strategic reserve. Rumor is on the AFRC side the CC is pushing to go F-35, C-17, and KC-46 with divesting the 130 community. Even if not true it implies a push that mirrors the ANG leadership - grab the latest iron and related operational missions - if you think you will be a part-timer in ARC as an ops dude/dudette - forget it. Civilian corporate job, ladder climbing…no way. They don't understand how you can still be in the military actively doing the mission, but be in the office M-F. Small business can work if you have full-time partners that are willing to pick up your slack. Airlines probably are the best option, but there are limits. Any other communities getting hit with the air advisor 1yr non-vols? The 130 community in ARC has been and word on the street bros that are getting tapped on the shoulder who have their 20 are punching. After reading this ANG article now I get why the ANG isn't pushing back on the requests from Big Blue to non-vol their people. I kind of expect AFRC to play nice with Big Blue - the AFRC leadership never tells Big Blue to pound sand.

Points of clarification: a) An ETP is not the same as a medical waiver appeal. The medical waiver appeal is done on the medical side prior to an ETP. Correct? What I cannot find is any reg reference to the medical appeal process for a denied medical waiver. I found in AFI 48-125, 6.4.1.11: There's also a statement in 6.4.7.3 saying if a member is DQ'd then the flight surgeon will advise the member and provide a Form 422 for retraining actions. I would expect this would also reference the appeal, but it does not. This is in reference to existing members with a FCII not a new hire.

The real question is. Do you want to have that level of tempo as a Guard/Reserve guy? Is 165 days (I assume you meant days and not hours) higher, about right, or low of what you want. I'm averaging about 110 days past two years with a full time civ job and I think it sucks. I'd like to cut that back to about 60 days per year. Hard to do when the Guard/Reserve brass insist on parity with AD so no way to cut down certs/quals to reduce the pain not to mention the non-flying BS we deal with. But I digress. To the OP, tempo shouldn't get worse unless NK invades SK kind of event OR if the DoD budget keeps getting whacked to where we get whored out more than we already do (because we're the cheaper back-door draft option). Don't expect a regular paycheck after your orders end. Either whore yourself out to the squadron or get a civilian job. Either option might suck for you depending on where you live (in relation to your base local) and family situation (single dude or married with kids). Bottom Line: Figure out why you want your wings. Never forget that reason cause one day you may say to yourself why am I trying to balance these things (mil, civ, fam, etc) and your answer shouldn't be because I want my 20. IMHO, that's not a reason to do this. Hope that isn't too deep for ya (sts). I figured if you are asking about the Ops Tempo, then you have some concerns from a civ job or family perspective.

TFI = Total Force Integration

Ya, that more of us are thinking of getting out because of TFI.