skifreeatomic

WELL! nearly 6 months later I have finally enlisted and gotten dates for Vance starting OTS on 10 Jan.....anyone else headed that way? I do not have a document, just the word from the Chief pilot. I'd be nice if anyone on here had a document they were willing to pass around just to see it in black and white....

I'm waiting on a waiver and have gotten no word from anyone other than "its going to take a while" from my recruiter. I was told that one hour after being notified by my chief pilot that I was selected by the board. My chief said that they were not even sure who had the authority to grant the waiver and and the legal dpt was starting at the SECDEF and working their way down. Its been two weeks, and have still not heard anything....PM me for more details or if you think you might be able to shed any light on this situation.

Does anyone else have a DD 785 waiver? all i hear is "it's going to be a while" from my recruiter. I swear even after getting picked up by the board i'm still not out of the woods!

Man, this place has gotten quiet again! I've been trying to track down a post I thought I saw with all the OTS dates. I think I remember it being something like jul 26th, sept 13th....and I think nov 16?... I wonder if there are any possibilities of waiting thru the first of the year. Didn't you have your hands on a list that you PMed out to people of board results last time??? Was wondering about some other ppl/unit hires...

Has anyone gotten dates yet?

Just got the word! 86 PCSM.

Has anyone heard anything about a 1 year probation from the board if you are not selected?

I thought I heard at one point that you had to be sponsored by a unit to meet the board. Can anyone offer insight?

Chief pilot...

Where is everyone if there were 70 apps, that's abnormally high, with less slots.

Heard there were 70 apps, 40 slots...

Navi, yeah man I hear that. On that note, I just got was informed that I MIGHT be in need of a waiver. It's great finding that out a week after the deadline for packets being submitted. I have no words...

hmmm......not being nitpicky, but maybe "IF" instead of "after" would be better suited for that statement. I also think its more of a 5 week time frame from the 22nd. Some will have dates as soon as they're notified, then some will get dates shortly thereafter. And apparently even after those dates are initially cut they are still subject to change. That info is just based on what i observed from the last board.

Is there any more info from that email that is worth sharing?

hahahaha welp, I'm a CFI. I wouldn't necessarily call it a good if you consider income. My friends from college all have office/desk jobs but they get to go out and blow $100+ at the bars on the weekend. I do love flying on a daily basis. I'm a lucky CFI to even have a steady job so its just based on what you want. I could probably make more money waiting tables busting my ass and working 50 hours a week but flying every day makes what i'm doing for the time being OK as long as this AF thing pans out! That being said, hopefully the waiting game will be over for me soon. I have a business management degree from a decent Liberal Arts school. I was hired by a unit this past June, now i'm waiting on the board. I would finish your IR, if you have already started and just brown nose with as many people as possible to build time. i guarantee you that if you make friends at a rural airport and meet someone with a cessna 150, you could probably work out a deal to build time in their plane...