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This situation sucks but the 2 truths are that these pilots will never TX in mass (maybe a lucky 1 or 2) and the 4th gen FTU pipeline is not likely to get better. The usaf doesn't care about retaining talent. Can't make an IP until about the 1/2 way point in the adsc. When most guys bail with their 1 FTU assignment complete, you, as an air force, are in a perpetual state of ipug. Can't survive once your available #'s start decreasing, which happened about 10 years ago. Either they up the bonus to $1M a year or the usaf will die a slow and painful death.

Anyone know what reg covers gear pilots are authorized to be given through O&M purchases? Trying to spend end of year funds and take care of guys without buying tvs and chairs. Thanks for legit ideas!

It seems as though my hypothesis was correct Biff. No one else cares about soccer. Maybe just text your thoughts to yourself. It will have the same effect.

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That article is over a year old... Fake news.

When you are on orders or in any military status (flying airplanes) you don't collect retirement, it's prorated. In order to collect full retirement, you would need a title 5 position (civilian only) which does not have USERRA protection. Letters of indispensability are very possible for under O-6. We have several IPs doing it now as O-5s.

You must have forgotten your morning coffee enema before that briefing. The slide I saw said 1500 Fighter pilots. That's in addition to the 1500 pilots for everywhere else. The studies and data have proven that this is possible through hot pits and shutting down only 1 engine for T-38 crew swaps on the 8 go days. A request for best practices from Delta will give us an idea on how to keep the Sims going 24/7. On a happy side note, they also briefed how they were able to reduce finance's hours of operations to 10-1300 with a 1.5 hour lunch by simply taking phones off the hook. Very productive days ahead guys!

FIFY

Appropriate on so many levels.

Tech pay for a Viper IP in Tucson that sits alert starts at ~$205,000 + TSP match up to 5% + profit sharing at 69%. $4k/ year pay raises each year for the first 4 years then potential for annual bonuses after that. Never having to say "light chop, ladies and gentlemen, ahhhhhhh..." or tell a traveler where the nearest bathroom is in an airport you've never been to...priceless.

Let me know when I love lamp.

Guard weptac next week would be a fitting location...

By genitalia of course you mean the gender by which one identifies as today, right? Wouldn't want you to be labeled as transphobic.

Mudhens living up to the stereotype. Navy had Top Gun 1&2 and we get this...

Not true for the F-16 FTU. One of the squadrons has been on the chopping block for a couple of years. Which general did you hear this from?

First off, you won't be a civilian contractor. You'll be a civilian employee to the government. Big difference in that you won't be beholden to contact renegotiations and other instability. Govt civilian has it's pluses and minuses. It will be interesting to see how they manage these people as the civilian structure is much different from the military structure to include performance, feedback and removal from positions. Will you be shit on as a civilian? This is a complicated question. Will you get work the mil guys don't want to do? Depends on how they write the position. Will you be respected by students and other IPs? You'll definitely have an uphill battle to earn respect as an IP. You'll be missing the "been there done that" of the military in general. I would imagine students will avoid going to these guys for mentoring and insight as they will not be relevant for military flying outside the few T-6 hours gained at PIT. That said, if you can be humble and do the job for what it is, you'll probably have a great time doing something your peers won't be able to do. No reason to pass on it if your motivation is purely for the flying experience. As for bailing for the guard, I haven't seen a civilian position come with a commitment and I don't know if that's even legal. If you don't have a contract, you can pack your bags at any point.

Don't expect a UPT board from the 162d any time soon.

Why stop there. Why not just contract Embry Riddle to instruct all UPT? Or Draken and Top Aces to man our Fighter Squadrons. This has to be a joke, right?

Wait it out! There's probably a really sweet coffee mug that is neither microwave nor dishwasher safe in the mail to thank you for your time using their credit card. I just got mine 2 days ago and it totally made me forget about the 2.5 to 1.5 rate change along with all the other problems they're having. $0.69 mug made in Chinese sweat shop=USAA member for life!

No one, including Biden, truly knows.

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EQ = Exceptionally qualified Q1 = fully qualified Q2 = remedial training Q3 = unqualified These are the overall evaluation qual level. Downgrades are for individual tasks not meeting the criteria outlined in the vol 2 for Qual. For each task, you can be evaluated at Qual (Q), Qual - (Q-), or Unqual (U). Q and Q- have specific criteria. Want to stay clear of Q3 and U's.

Viper SEFE. Never given a Q3 to a US pilot. I've seen only 2 Q3's in my 19 years - both FTU students. Q1 no hits is by far the norm. Probably because our community is made of pretty awesome pilots...