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someone dropped KC-46s in the last UPT drop (check that thread). Search function has in the past had issues with searching for things that are three letters or less...not sure if that is still an issue.

are you trying to hijack a thread that's solely about Homestead and SOCSOUTH? Pretty sure there are more appropriate places for you to post your question.

11H isn't just Helicopter pilot, the official AFSC is Rescue Pilot. Includes HC-130 bubbas.

my AOs started within a week of starting UPT. I know the OP won't have AOs if he hasn't started pilot training, but you DO have AOs while you're in UPT (or at least you did 14 years ago).

ABQ doesn't smell. Major airline with direct flights around the country, great for that odd 4 day weekend while you're in training. Depending on time of year, 2 hr drive to excellent skiing (Taos, Red River, etc). 3ish hrs to Wolf Creek.

nope, not like that at all, but thanks for disparaging me. My point is that you can't sweepingly say the FAA is more lenient than the USAF, when there is plenty of anecdotal evidence against this. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjpoI2swJ7LAhVKn4MKHdRTBB8QFggfMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtic.mil%2Fcgi-bin%2FGetTRDoc%3FAD%3DADA392805&usg=AFQjCNEphyNjiAKopg5DzDeLwa9SEtsOpw&bvm=bv.115339255,d.amc

derail (sorry): except for loss of consciousness events. I know a dude who got kicked the curb for a minimum of 2 years even after 2 separate neuros gave him clean bills of health.

1. Thread. 8 posts up from yours, link already posted.

doubtful you'll do anything additional in ABQ outside the formal IQ course. Your PM could also tailor you specifically based on your circumstances, if in fact you were supposed to do a TX but got an IQ slot instead due to availability. Could being the operative word. Reach out to your gaining unit to see what they expect you to arrive with, and if that expectation is something other than FP/MC, then they need to reach out to the PM at Kirtland before your arrival for any possibility of tailoring.

well, the CV-22 is available again out of Rucker now, and don't forget the FAIPs... ;)

according to the guys I talked to, the P course at Kirtland is still going for "another year or two"

I'll ask the P dudes tomorrow, they're next row over from me.

Tonka, call and ask them. Also, this thread should be moved up to the Military Discounts forum...

not if Congress has any say. My year group, the first 3 months (Oct-Dec) of pin-on it went like clockwork (250/mo). In Jan that came to a screeching halt "DOPMA grade ceiling blah blah blah" and suddenly only 112/mo. Delayed my pin-on by 4 months.

all combat vets are entitled to 5 free years of VA care after they separate. You didn't have to pay for anything at all...since VA care meets the requirements.

my memory of DS: I was 10, and remember going to a gym for basketball practice, skipping onto the court, singing "We're at waaaarrrrr, we're at waaarrrrr." Little did I know...

usually public release is 24 hrs after folks have been notified. So both are probably true.

https://www.google.com/search?q=tulsa+community+college+phone+number&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

unless he sucked at IQT, pretty sure he's been in that MDS for 2+ years now...see date of original post

DFAS doesn't usuall post W2s until later in Jan. There should be a notification on MyPay saying when W2s will be out.

check PMs.

yes to the first question, and no to the second. What I did was allocate 100% of special and bonus pays to TSP, and then when I deployed, I didn't have to change anything - I was getting way more bonus and special pay and it took care of itself. Come W2 time, all the TSP contributions during a deployed time showed up appropriately, and were definitely above the standard annual limit. The only time I had an issue was when I deployed during the last week of Dec one year and my TSP didn't kick in, since that month had already closed out in DFAS' mind and I had already maxed out my annual contribution limit in Nov.

go do a little light reading over at thepointsguy.com and you can see how flexible points can be with the right card.

thanks gents. That doc - Airport/Facilities Directory? Good to know for future ref! I spent 2 hrs at the TRACON and Twr yesterday learning/reaffirming things. Among them is that different offices of the same department (in this case the FAA) don't talk to each other. The TRACON dudes had absolutely no idea a brand new/totally redone SIAP had been released, and when bad WX rolled through on Sat, it led to a lot of heartburn and confusion. Also, the fact that the IF altitude is 300 ft below the MVA for that sector meant that many aircraft had to go missed because they couldn't get down on the glideslope. Classic case of one hand not talking to the other. Great group of controllers, tho!

Does anyone know where I can find contact info for a RAPCON? I'd like to talk to a local controller (ABQ) regarding some recent SIAP changes...my google-foo does not appear to be strong tonight, however. Don't think the ARTCC (ZAB Center) guys are the ones to talk to - since the ABQ Class C isn't in their "lane"...if anyone can help, I'd much appreciate it!