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Rough Medical history - is chasing my dream even possible for me?
That’s all we can hope for! For every one person like you who asks the question on a forum like this, there are probably 50 others that don’t even know where to start… Hopefully you can mentor them too!
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Bringing Spouse/Children to Flight Training
Charlie,
First of all, congrats! I don’t have much to add to the above comments other than my personal experience and one tip.
I went to UPT at Columbus and most of the married couples lived in on-base housing. There were two communities I can remember— Capital (aka Crapital) and Magnolia. I don’t think they were given a choice as to which…
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dylan-t and
slippinjim are now connected 4 weeks ago
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Thanks for extending the olive branch @slippinjim !
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Rough Medical history - is chasing my dream even possible for me?
Kev,
First of all, I’m glad you’re doing better now. The pilot community as a whole struggles with mental health due to the strain of the job and the (perhaps perceived) lack of viable help. As you take this journey, remember what you’re stepping into because it’s not for everyone.
I will shoot you straight as I would want someone to talk to me…
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It’s doable, but tough if they are younger dogs… I went to Columbus in 2016, so YMMV, but I was allowed off base housing within a month or two of arriving there and I think they made exceptions for people with pets to move off base immediately. The big thing to ensure is that your pups are going to be okay if you’re gone for 12-14 hours a…
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Advice On Best Ways to Have a Competitive Chance
Aaron,
I think CAGE gave you solid info, my only .02 to add:
If you are considering enlisting in one of these units, it could open the door for you, but it also might just delay your goals because you could be stuck in an enlistment/training/deployment/etc when an opening in the squadron comes up. I’ve had friends who have gotten their pilot…
ChrisR, JVestal8 and aaron-thomas -
I think this is probably the right answer… The Air Force will tell you what you need to know and will then teach it to you. I flew T-6s and don’t have much inside knowledge on the way things are being run now, but as much as the AF says it won’t hand hold, it 100% will hand hold and will give you a structured path to accomplish everything…
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slippinjim replied to the discussion Congress Asks ICAO to Increase Pilot Retirement Age in the forum General Discussion 2 months ago
Congress Asks ICAO to Increase Pilot Retirement Age
I feel like the other option is that guys would still jump ship but the regionals might be a thing again… I just don’t think life in the Air Force is good enough to stick around, even if the prospects on the outside aren’t as good. I think the AF always thinks money is the big thing preventing people from staying, but I think the biggest…
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