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Nailed it! Out of curiosity, what made you pick those locations? Montgomery I get, they have access to over water ranges and are close to other 5th Gen assets. However, I can't understand WI at all. They're airspace isn't very good and you have to juke and jive around noise sensitive areas to get to initial (funny enough, much like VT). Last time I was there, you couldn't even do patterns due to noise complaints. I have no desire to fly the 35 and even if my squadron had been on the list, I would have done everything possible to stick with the Viper until retirement. They want 3 years full time, after a TX, for that thing...good luck getting that out of your part timers. Anyway, there are a few other squadrons that make so much more sense than WI. I shouldn't be surprised, tactical considerations be damned, politics clearly with the day.

The pilots hold the power of allowing PBS on property or not, and what you're talking about is contract language and computer code. What if PBS built your line (how YOU wanted...not the company), THEN as the final step, added in vacation and dropped everything it touched? Would PBS still be ass? Under LOT, the company builds the trips and the lines of time...under PBS the company builds the trips and the pilot builds the line. On reserve, I have found PBS to be great. At 93% in my seat, I was able to get all weekends off in Jan, and was able to limit my on call days to 4 day blocks. Given that the shortest trips are 3 days, but a majority are >4 days (and they're not easily broken up), I have ensured there is just a short window they can use me in each block. This was definitely not possible under LOT, unless you were SUPER senior and even then, under AALs lines I saw, there was nothing like this.

As someone who has bid under line of time (albeit briefly) and now PBS, I would take PBS every time. I have found it far superior to LOT wrt to the individual scheduling. When I was at AAL, I basically had to pick between a number of equally shitty short call reserve lines. Under PBS, I have much more control over days off, and the number of on call days in a block. Coverage does suck but is a necessary evil, and can be kept under control wth some contract language. I'm not sure of AALs PBS, but our coverage does honor seniority. Sometimes it doesn't seem that way, but it's usually a result of an underlying conflict (FAR117, etc..). A decent portion of my QOL you mention (for DAL), is based on having PBS. The huge downside for pilots, is it's efficiency. This means, without proper contract language, fewer pilots on the seniority list. Other than that, I agree that AAL has a long way to go wrt QOL issues.

When I was a full timer (5+ years), I set aside time for that stuff because I damn sure wasn't doing it on my own time. Some months I met rap, some months I didn't, some tasks were pushed off a day or two and obviously some could not. Strangely enough, the wheels kept on turning and Squadron still functioned. Then again, there is a reason I left for the airlines and haven't looked back. I am thankful for, but do not envy the full-timers that remain, they are doing WAY to much work with far too few assets (and pay).

For the Guard bubbas out there, you'll be good if you're an AGR. However, not so for any of you Guard bums who jump from order to order, even if there isn't a break between sets. At least that's how it went down for me back in the 2012ish time frame. I came off a set of orders on one day and went right back onto another set the following day and the next paycheck my BAH was the new, lower rate, yay... That year the w/o dependent dropped ~$90, while the w/ dependent went up ~$150. In my area my BAH rate went up $3 while the w/dependent rate went up ~$100. Jealous assholes hating on the single crowd!

Ehh, just do ACSC while logging pay cards at the base or while on orders.

That's right! Us single guys still have families, that's why we get that family separation pay like the married guys...

Not Hacker, but scope is THE most important section of a contract (it's section #1 for a reason). It's the section that lays out what flying MUST be done by company pilots and what can be farmed out to regional/joint venture carriers. Without it, or with crappy scope, the company can farm out the flying to whomever they wish. On one end of the scope spectrum you have SWA, who has pretty solid scope. From my understanding, EVERY passenger who buys a southwest ticket is flown by Southwest pilots. However, a person who buys a Delta ticket to say Copenhagen (I just ran a orbitz search) could end up flying on one of our regional carriers to ORD then Air France to CPH. A ticket sold by Delta and not once are they being flown by a Delta pilot. All the carriers (except SWA), have some form of give on scope, some more than others. For the big-3, selling top end scope means fewer WB pilots, thus fewer of the highest paying jobs, and fewer pilots in general. If/when you get to an airline and the union starts talking about selling scope for pay rates...be VERY weary. Doing so can mean stagnation in your current seat or even maybe never seeing the left seat of that WB.

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Quit over SOS? I did the old SOS, and I've heard the new one is a royal pain, but wait until you start ACSC...this shit is terrible! Anyway, lots of other shit needs solved prior to this. Given that Guard guys go to OTS now, as opposed to AMS, I doubt you'll be blazing any trails to decouple ARC PME from AD. Most of the Captains in my squadron have given up and gone in-residence (prior to last year, I think the last pilot we had go in-residence was 2002ish). The full timers ended up enjoyed the break from the squadron. If you don't want to do SOS, you could always ROPMA, we've had a few go that route. Even saw a guy that didn't do SOS or ACSC an still made Lt Col last year.

No raise for this DSG. I talked to one of our sharp finance NCOs, who I've trusted since my SrA days, and she said a fix is being worked and is well above her pay grade. She mentioned that AGRs and Active duty guys are good, but anyone on short term (ADOS type) orders and DSGs have not been fixed yet. She's updated weekly on the progress and hopes that it will automatically back pay us, if not they'll have to do it manually...

Ehh, they have a pill for that these days...right?

What a fucked up way of saying "thanks for your service."

Lol, right! They could start by not sending ARC Fighter squadrons on these bullshit TSPs, to go sit and do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Use us to supplement the AD on deployments to actual combat ops and give the AD squadrons a break/spread out their deployments.

My understanding is that our spare iPad will be assigned to each jet and kept at the ops desk. 1COs will ensure they're charged and kept up to date an handed out at step. I could be off on that, my discussion with OGV was a few drinks in before a roll call.

Political leadership 101: When you can't do something meaningful, do something visible.

First In Jawbreaker Horse Soldiers If you haven't read them, they are 3 great books that cover the first few months of the war in Afghanistan. First In was written by the first CIA officer on the ground in the days following 9/11, and Jawbreaker was written by his replacement. They cover the killing of Mike Spann and the friendly fire incident during the Battle of Qala-I-Jangi, to name a few. All 3 books have some overlap but tell some amazing stories.

Still no pay bump for this ANG guy. That's great, a good finance is worth their weight in gold! I wish I could say the same about our finance. I just wish I could go back to the days of paper vouchers, paper 105s, etc...

If true, this could make an appearance in the conversation going on in the "Being masculine is bad" thread. An FEB for this, really....better do something visible! Hope this is just some bad rumor being floated. Sir, I was trying out a figure 8 cap, committed down track, red air drug, I aborted and returned to the hold.

To add to the post above. If you haven't already, it's never to early to start creating your binder o' justice. Some of this was completely unnecessary/overkill (High school transcript), but having this binder already made up, made life much easier when filling out applications and going to interviews. I bought a 3 ring binder, plastic sleeve protectors and made 5 copies of everything...just don't lose it. - Cover Letter (never needed it) - Resume (never needed it) - High School Transcript (never needed it ) - High School Diploma (don't think I ever used it for anything other than my GPA) - College Transcript (ordered 5 copies...AAL required sealed transcripts) - Driving Record - Passport - ATP Written Results - All DD-214s (ARC guys get multiple throughout their career) - OPRs - Form 8s - From 942 - Birth Certificate - Social Security Card - Aviation Certificates - FAA medical (Class 1) - FCC Restricted Radio Operators Certificate - Driver License - Letters of Recommendation - Voided Check (for you desired bank account) - Current proof of residence (mortgage/utility bill) - List of references, their address and phone number - List of residence history (with addresses, dates and contact info for any roommates) - List of work history (addresses, dates, phone number, name of supervisor) - List of civilian schooling (addresses, dates, degrees earned) - List of military schooling (addresses, dates, supervisors) - List of volunteer work (names and dates) - Military Graduation Certificates/awards (UPT/IFF/FTU/etc...) - Educational Awards - Marriage Certificate...and Divorce Certificate - Any information pertaining to arrests, driving tickets, etc... - I don't have a wife or kids so I'm not sure what all is required to get them in the system, but it could hurt to add in whatever is need to input them in the system during indoc (Birth certificate? SSN?). I just seem to remember everyone calling their spouses to track down the info during break.

Delta 330 FO - Hired in mid 2014. Once you get to a WB, expect to work 9-15 days/month for 69-90 hours of pay, while flying a line. With reserve it's 12-15 hard no-fly days, for 72-80 hours of pay. If you live in base, life on WB reserve is pretty awesome. Haven't touched a jet in 21 days and don't go back on call for another 6 days...my beard is getting out of control. Admittedly, it's the slow time of year...summer months you'll likely get used more on reserve. I highly recommend ECIC as they helped me immensely as they helped me get hired at 2 legacies. I never actually went to one in person, I only did the online preps and I felt that they were more than adequate. Also did a phone top-off prior to each interview. I've probably lost the pulse of the interview process, but can answer questions on the day-to-day life. My biggest piece of advice is to go wherever you can live in base. Living in base is the single most important item for QOL. I don't care how much someone justifies, "well it's an easy commute." It's still a commute and nothing beats driving to work. Always glad to answer questions and help. Pay...as always sucked on 1st year pay, but it's up to $88/hr in 2018 ($91 in 2019). Year 2 you'll likely be around your mil pay depending on your rank/bonus. Year 3, I have blown my mil pay out of the water...I'm a 16 year, O-4 that's still ineligible for the bonus (UPT commitment). That was with half the year on a NB and half on the WB. Albie Hagan posted these quite a few years ago, but they still ring true. Both are great posts. For any who don't know Albie is a former Eagle driver/FDX Captain/ECIC owner (I beleive). https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/military/56541-timing-your-exit-2011-update.html https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/hiring-news/73838-avoiding-square-corners.html

No. He had signed up at one point, but that course had expired and he never reenrolled. My class leader in SERE was a former harrier driver (O-4 type) converting to Hogs in the ANG. I'm not sure how much he fought the battle, but it's beyond ridiculous that the AF would not accept the Navy/Marine SERE. As you can imagine, his excitement for being there was pretty low, the instructors picked up on it, he still didn't care. It was pretty hilarious, while still sad... Best of luck on the waiver.

We just had another guy promote to O-4 via ROPMA, that had not completed SOS. Otherwise yes, we're required to have SOS completed.

Watch to see what board of directors that guy ends up on...