Congratulations to all that have been selected. I can only imagine the feeling! I was not selected for the AD board this year. Here is my situation:
Current rated officer; ABM with 2x deployments to OIR, FTU instructor, over 1,300 hours in my airframe
1x ETP for Age, 1x ETP for commissioned service
91 PCSM, AFOQT scores of 95 for pilot, 98 for ABM, and 94 for CSO
Pilot license and Master's Complete, 4.0 GPA
Strats: #1 / X from my squadron, #1 / X from my wing, LOR from WG/CC
I'll say again, I did not get selected. From what it sounds like, ABMs are not being released to cross train to pilot at all. Obviously I am beside myself right now, hence the 5am post.
I am not going to use this forum to blast big blue or the people that make decisions regarding ABM manning, but I know for sure that dozens of well-deserving, hard working ABMs applied for UPT and were never truly given a shot. What a slap in the face.
Send me a PM if you got picked up for ABM instead of Pilot, CSO, or RPA. I have a few words of advice for you.