CharlieHotel47

I remember in Herat Afghanistan the Italian Mangustas (their version of the Apache helo) would fly their patrols around the base with no ammo... simply there as a show of force, probably on our dime too Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Ask for documentation or something in writing that states the above... I’ve had recruiters tell me the same thing simply because they don’t know how to or don’t want to help you submit for an age waiver... it’s easier for them to push a guy thru the pipeline that requires no waivers. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Are you the guy that plays “too tall” In we were soldiers? Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Are you a senior O3 in the scroll for O4? I was a rated guy, from another branch, and at time felt like I was some type of rated “bastard” that would bring some kind of baggage to the transfer process. Perhaps is not you, or your scores but the process to bring guys like us over is someone difficult and a dark hole of some type. It also felt like it was simpler to bring an off the street guy on board vs me. Anyway... I don’t have the secret recipe for ya nor do I have the special souse to tell ya about. All I can say is come to peace with the fact that your at a disadvantage. Chase the daemon and let all the rejection TBNT emails fuel your hunger to get hired somewhere. And if it all fails, ya can always join the army and go fly for those bros. Quality of life might get downgraded a bit though FYI... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

One of my bros here at Altus 135PIQ was in a similar situation. RC135 Nav +1000 hrs PPL upper 90s scores and with multiple deployments. Got an ETP on age which gave him fake hope. Was pretty much told that AD would never let him move to the front seat. And this was a few years ago when each board gave out 90 plus pilot slots. Ended up getting hired by Tampa 135s. The only hope for y’all is guard/reserves. Good luck and Cast a wide net Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

And here I thought all the MIG data came from Viktor Belenko when he flew his MIG from Russia to Japan in desertion... little did I know Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Yeah they can’t afford to let the Del Río tone pilots keep “accidentally” flying into Mexico... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

I’m so WOKE right now after watching AOC talk... so WOKE Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Chief pilots should be your main point of contact. Once hired, the recruiter will be more than happy to confuse you about the process and timeline to get you to UPT... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

If you want fix wing you’ll have to attend the full UPT. Age limit is 33. Have never heard AD approving a federal commission time waiver for bros wanting to go AD. Guard / reserves once hired the unit will back you on getting the above waived. If you want AF helos I don’t think age and federal commission times will trigger having to get a waiver. I Would recommend chasing after a guard reserves fix wing slot... if you really want AD, go fly rotos with the Pedro bros. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

How is he any better than the common ANA that patrols the taliban infested roads in the stan? Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Anybody know where I can get this patch/sticker? Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Natty light... because ole reliable is, ole reliable. Also, I keep forgetting I’m not in college anymore Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

@kona4breakfast Help a brother out

Congrats bro! Give let me know if you have questions along the way. The process can be confusing. Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Alright... I’ll give it to you Blackhawk bros. Y’all can lift a few things here and there. It’s not surprising to hear the high number of army guys trying to jump ship. Not just army but navy and marines as well. The AF is a big melting pot of non AF rated guys looking for a new home... hope u can find as well. The grass IS greener on this side, specially in the heavy side. Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Also, Army Aviation: the mass exodus is a thing... so bad that the initial commitments got bumped up from 6 to 10 years. Leaving you no change to jump ship to the blue after self evaluating / regretting life decisions. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

That sounds pretty wild and unfortunate. It might help the bros on here to share the PCSM score range that kicked it back to better gouge their chances. Study up, re-hack, retake and crush it! Good luck!

Army: you have to blouse your flight suit pants inside your boots everywhere you go unless your in an actual aircraft doing pilot stuff... then you’ll be expected to un-blouse your pants. Because being a pilot in the army doesn’t make you special. Therefore, the army will go the extra mile to make you look like a NONer/POG. You’ll never stay at fancy hotels or go on cool DTYs and will get to eat crap MREs all the time. Never wear a one piece flight suit and never feel like your a real pilot ever because hey... the army’s primary tasks and purpose in life is the ground force... everything else is secondary, and I totally get it. Don’t expect to make it pass W2 or O3 for a very very long time. The army will expect you to be happy eating crap as a W2/O3 for years!!!! while your AF friends are making O4 on time in grade only. Also don’t get sucked into the lie about warrant officers being a “flying” only track. Warrants still get the pleasure of getting sucked into doing lots and lots BS paperwork and admin crap. Don’t be a commission guy unless you hate flying and would feel comfortable flying a desk after making captain. The higher the rank in the Commission side, the more of a “hazard” you are to the flight because of the useless knowledge of being PowerPoint ranger taking valuable brain space. If your ever granted the high honor of flying a chinook, well that might be as close as you’ll get to being a Cool guy in army aviation. The UH60 guys are a bunch of power limited toolbags that struggle to lift a cheerio and the Apache guys have a real good time canceling flights because the 64 loves to sit broken in a hangar. Lastly, as a guard part time guy... the words “weekend warrior” will become distant memory/fantasy. Part time bros have to fly all the time, almost once a week, to meet minimums. It will be like having two full time jobs that will result in the loss of free time that should be dedicated to YOU and your family. Long commutes to drill are absolutely non-realistic. You can’t fly on the weekends because that would mess up the full timer’s personal weekend plans and don’t rely or expect to get any hours during drill weekend. Drill time will be better spent doing SHARP classes, thumb drive awareness classes, inventories, and attending promotion ceremonies of folks you have never meet. You will have to meet minimums on your own time Monday-Friday. You will also have to dedicate lots of your personal time at home studying that you’ll never get compensated for. The army guard program for the part time guys is not built for you so that you can have a better quality of life. Its built to support the army full timers and the full time program. If your okay with all of the above, then welcome to the “B team”. If not, I would try to be a full time guy if you can at all cause, at least for the first few years after flight school. I can’t speak for the AF Pedro guys but I was able to hack lots of missions with those boys back at KAF. Working alongside PJs is pretty cool. Not to mention that Pedro can accept a higher level of mission risk probably because the 50 cal or mini guns that can’t compete with the army’s 240 on a combat operation. I always got a real kick at watching how pissed off and disappointed the army MedEvac guys would get when a call would come in. If the Pedro was up and ready, they always got priority on answering the 9 line call. Leaving the army guys in the parking pad as running spare / backup to the A Team. Hope that helps. Go AF... cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

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Take everything important back home and dump everything else in the old poo-pond at KAF. What a waste of time, people and money it would be to “stay the course”. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

What the next four years look like... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Someone in China did it for the Dems already Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

The only picture that comes to mind when I read the above post... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Background: Army fixed-wing, Regional CA, 2,000 TT Congrats Amigo and welcome to the blue side of the grass. You left the army’s best kept secret for an even better opportunity. #NKAWTG Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app