Lockjaw

2. But PME!

Great thread idea. I was inspired to reply after a long time lurking. From personal experience, no, I did not have confidence in the military system. We lost an aircraft and crew and it seemed like the base was unprepared for that contingency, especially when it came to the mental health of other aircrew. For the TL;DR version: the bro network and an outside mental health provider (who was prior Army infantry) helped me quite a bit. So did flying; it was one of the things that was a reminder of the good times I had with those guys and kept me mentally grounded. A bunch of peers also found help through outside organizations and even the VA Mental Health personnel. Being prior emergency services, I am a huge believer in early intervention following a traumatic event, along the CISM model, which combines mental health professionals and trained peers. It still surprises me that after two decades of war, there isn't a DOD wide effort to replicate that safety net which I positively experienced on several occasions in my civilian career.

We've had three pilots in your situation be successful in our squadron. Consider the location you want, and the mission/airframe - there's still a lot out there.

Looked the same on the paperwork. 4 year commitment serving in your AFSC.

Well, shit. Thanks.

Apparently it was written out...from talking to my CPA last month.

Technique only... 1. Normally just Saturday and Sunday. There are occasional three day drills, and you may see some of the "commuter" crowd on a Friday before drill if the squadron has anyone from out of the local area. 2. I normally just did one day. 3. I'd leave it in the car until end of day or another appropriate time.

Had a mish where the Army Aviation leadership thought the weather "too risky" for their guys to fly...so it got passed to us. We flew to a FOB where there were Army HH-60s sitting on the ground, loaded the pt up, and then flew to the Role 3. To be honest, the WX wasn't great...but wasn't close to "bad" either. I felt bad for the Army guys; knew I'd be PO'd if the same thing happened in reverse. Turns out, I knew a guy in that exact Army unit and the morning after, they were told that we had "stolen" the mission from them...but I guess their leadership didn't share the mIRC chat history with their guys. Totally different story that we saw firsthand in the ROC.

Not the end of the world for those looking to to ANG/AFRC though. FW applicants definitely still have a shot of being selected on a board. Only difference is now you get sent through the "full" Rucker course and then off to 60 Qual.