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Hi Roberto,
I’m a current applicant, but can shine a bit of light here and piggyback off of Smack’s response above. When I started this process, I picked basically 10 units that were highly desirable to me, found their POC on MilRecruiter and then reached out to them. I tried to customize each email with why I was interested in that unit specifically, whether it be their platform, geographic location, or mission. I asked if/when they would be opening applications, and if it would be possible to coordinate visits.
I got responses back from 7 out of 10 units. Most were very nice, and I have some rush opportunities coming up from those emails, and an interview from one that I think directly relates to me showing interest in their squadron.
That said, I waited until I had a baseline of AFOQT and PCSM scores to reach out, as I think it’s beneficial to show that you’re taking the process seriously. As I understand it, a lot of units get correspondence from folks who will never even take the AFOQT and want the easy route in.
Best of luck!
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Sounds like you and I are probably targeting some of the same units! Your GPA is far and away a lot better than mine. I keep an eye on the OTS Facebook page and I think your stats are super in line with some of the 25OTS02 selects I’ve seen the last few weeks if that helps at all. Reserve/Guard will obviously vary, but I’ve treated it like a good baseline.
I’d love to connect and hear how your experience rushing has been if you’re open to it.
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Hey folks,
Wanted to bump this for a specific question/possibly provide some clarity for other folks.
I currently am nearsighted (myopic), with a -6.00 refraction in both eyes. With glasses/contacts I correct to 20/20. I have reviewed the both Medical Standards Directory (MSD) and Aerospace Medical Waiver Guide (AWMG) and am a bit confused on how to interpret them.
The MSD shows for FC1, you must be correctable to 20/20. I check that box. It additionally says “Any Meridian +2.00 to -3.00.” I’m confused about this verbiage, not being an eye doc. Does “meridian” in this case include myopia or hyperopia? Looking at the AMWG this also appears to be outside of the myopia waiver authority, leaving LASIK/PRK as the only option.
The follow up question is, would surgery be necessary prior to applying/rushing units or is there a way to fit it in somewhere post-selection/pre-FC1 or UPT?
Thanks for any help
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Hey folks,
My name is Ray. I’m 26 years old living in the southeast, and I’m just in the beginning stages of this whole process, looking to apply for C-130 and C-17 units on the east coast.
My background is in wildland fire and emergency management. If we’re being candid, I always thought planes were cool but never had a serious interest in aviation or the military until working around pilots and various aviation resources throughout my career. Since then something clicked and here we are.
I’d like to thank SLAP and all the other admins here for making this website hum and helping people chase their dreams. I look forward working with this community more in the future!
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Happy to help! One last thing regarding the waivers, for a head start there I would take a look at MilRecruiter under the Board Result section. If you pull those PDFs, some of them actually list what units processed age waivers or ETPs for folks. Might give you somewhere to look for places that will consider one.
Best of luck!
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Makes sense! Yeah, I went through all the old board results and it looks like there were around 20 unsponsored selects over the past calendar year. I’m not sure of total number of applicants to know the what that selection rate is but it feels pretty decent.
I’m not super picky on airframe, but my wife has asked me to try as best as possible to stay on the east coast. So it’s a weird spot where I would definitely take what I can get, and if unsponsored is an easier path, then so be it, but I want to avoid ending up somewhere undesirable. But also beggars can’t be choosers!
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@luke.beer This is in line with what my recruiter has told me as well. Best of luck on the most board!
Have you started rushing units yet? I would love to hear about your experience unsponsored if you’ve started
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I think this is right in line with what I expected and my course of action moving forward. I’m just about wrapped up with my application and will be putting in for individual units, but as things shake out with rush/interviews, unsponsored may be the good move later down the line
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This fits the bill, thanks, I’ll check em out!
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Yessir, graduated from FSU in 2019. Pretty rabid Seminole football fan, I try to go to a couple games a year, and will be in Ireland for this years kickoff