Arkbird

Well the news (good or bad depending on how you feel about the syllabus) is that UPT is going to something similar to the old syllabus. Should be about three checkrides with one after trans, one after nav, and one after form. Mission to top off then track select and graduation a few weeks later follow by T-1s or T-38s. So there is that. Dunno if that means it's getting more rigorous or not.

Negative, just one guy in the entire drop was T-38 tracked. But there are rumors here that a 38 FAIP is gonna go heavies and a 1 guy is gonna get buffs in a trade (dual mil FAIPs with with one a 38 track and the other a 1).

KCBM 23-13 C-17 Elmendorf C-17 Travis C-17 McChord C-17 Charleston C-17 Pittsburgh (ANG) T-6 FAIP (11S follow-on) KC-135 McConnell B-52 Barksdale C-130 WY (ANG) C-130 MO (ANG) 2x C-130 Dyess 2x MC-130 Kirtland AC-130 Hurby

I'm in T-6 right now and I swear we barely talk CRM outside of the form and mission briefs before rides. This must be more of a T-1 thing because our IPs pretty much expect us to do everything in our profiles without their intervention unless we're doing something dumb or dangerous.

Guard and reserve guys are being told they have to move out of the dorms for the incoming academy studs. They can move to an on base house if there's availability or off base.

You won't be waiting as long as the new Lts. They try to prioritize guard/reserve and crossflows since we're just sitting around making money.

If no one else will, I'll take it. I'm only in upt right now so if someone else is actually flying mil, go for it.

KCBM 23-06 F-35 - Luke A-10 - DM T-38 FAIP (11B Follow-on) B-1 Dyess KC-135 HI ANG C-17 McChord x3 MC-130 Kirtland C-130 Dobbins x2 MC-130 PA ANG C-17 TN ANG C-21 Scott C-17 MS ANG C-146 Duke C-130 Dyess C-130 WV ANG C-130 Yakota T-6 FAIP (11M Follow-on) U-28 Hurby C-17 WV ANG

Yeah he's a good dude. Was always solid. Gotta get myself through upt first but assuming I do, I'll be sure to head out there in a few years.

Any plans to come out to Columbus this year? I've got a friend out there flying U-2s and from the one picture I've seen, he seems pretty excited about it. Went to OTS with him and he was a FAIP out there at Beale.

I agree. I was selected on last year's board and I've had a few friends tell me they know guys with "better" packages than mine not get selected. Better in their minds were higher scores and PPLs. I told them I'm sure those help but scores aren't everything. Maybe I had better bullets, a better personal letter, or a better LoR. I was doing things that affected every Air Force MQ-9 but my peers seemed to think the scores mattered most. I was 5/6 in my wing and 3/3 in the squadron (I had been there the least amount of time) and I still got picked up even though our #1 strat for the wing didn't. Point of this isn't to brag but to say focusing on the job and really making those big impacts with your job or leadership really affect your board scores and ranking.

I found out in February last year via the EFMP method but I got my actual notification in March.

I had some good bullets (was RPA), good LOR and personal letter. No PPL either.

Scores aren't everything. I had lower scores than several non selects from last year and I was picked up.

Good luck to all! Hoping everyone gets what they wanted!

I felt that last year when people started finding out and I was on a long tdy away from my unit.

Is it like this at other bases as well such as JBLM?

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/12/14/commander-of-air-forces-mississippi-training-wing-removed.html

AFPC doesn't usually give updates on this unless there is a delay and that's usually told to some people in January. I know the feeling and I was feeling the exact same thing last year. You just have to wait it out for the second week of January.

40 total or 40 pilot slots?

I'd imagine they'll stop FAIPing T-1 guys and slowly replace them with civilian sim instructors.

Good luck guys. Hoping the board treats you all as well as it did us last year.

I'm at Columbus and we've been having holds in training upwards of a month for some studs. Now they've started putting people on admin hold before they start class to push them back and smooth out the pipeline. Also, they're only giving 3 T-38 slots for active duty per class and unless they have internationals then it could be less.

They haven't posted any so I'm hoping it's not true but someone in the 46 community would know more than I would.

A certain meme page was saying there was a recent incident that could be a class A between a 46 and F-22. Hope it ain't true.