Sharky
AFRC Pilot
USAF Pilot
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Sharky replied to the discussion Introduce Yourself in the forum General Discussion 7 months ago
Hi Ryan, great background, best of luck on your upcoming checkrides! C-17s are an awesome choice being a SoCal native. Do you have any contacts at the unit? Never too early to start getting your name out there! Please let me know if you have any specific C-17 questions! Best of luck!
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Sharky replied to the discussion Introduce Yourself in the forum General Discussion 8 months ago
That’s great!
Yes, flying is expensive, no way around it—but that PPL is a prerequisite for most (but not all) guard/reserve flying units. Fighters—most definitely, heavies/other—it depends.
And as you’ve read on here, flight hours only increase your PCSM score up to a certain amount, currently 60 hours. Finally, though there is a…
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Sharky posted an update 8 months ago
Hi everyone…
I just wanted to share my Interview Prep trend observations so far this year from my humble corner of the BogiDope universe.
By all means, these are super generalized, not all-inclusive, and not directed at any one of the clients I’ve coached. The BogiDope Interview Prep courseware and content library discuss each of these with much…
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Sharky replied to the discussion Introduce Yourself in the forum General Discussion 8 months ago
Elodie–
What an awesome story, best of luck on crushing your upcoming PPL challenges!
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Sharky replied to the discussion Introduce Yourself in the forum General Discussion 8 months ago
Hi Ryan—great work on those testing scores! You have a lot of options out there in the heavy world, including several military units that specialize in aerial fire fighting (CO, CA). Please feel free to reach out with any questions you have about the application/interview process!
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Sharky replied to the discussion Introduce Yourself in the forum General Discussion 8 months ago
Nigel—Welcome! What an interesting background! Please feel free to reach out with any questions!
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Sharky replied to the discussion Introduce Yourself in the forum General Discussion 8 months ago
Great question…it varies considerably by unit. For the boards I chaired, we made an effort to provide a response to each candidate who submitted a package, both interview-selects and non-selects. This could come in the form of a generic email, or a personal phone call from the hiring POC. The process each unit uses depends on several factors:…
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