Coma
AFRC Pilot
Army Pilot
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Very late response here, but former Army UH-60 driver turned KC-135 driver. I’ve helped coach around 12 army bubbas through the process. It’s worth us having a conversation.
Flying the 3 is my favorite.
Hey Brother. Yeah absolutely. I made this jump back in 2018. Happy to chat with you about my experience whenever. It’s a LONG an interesting road.
Sounds crazy, but warbirds have been my hobby. Started with antique airplanes as a Lieutenant, and then got into liaison airplanes and then trainers and now transports and bombers. It’s a privilege to keep these airplanes flying.
Sick!! That’ll be an adventure
Bummer on both counts!!!
The short answer is it shouldn’t. That said, I have seen highly competitive units ask Gold to Silver candidates to take the AFOQT just as an additional discriminator, but you would not need to attend UPT as the Air Force sees your T-6 time as equivalent.
All, sorry for the late reply here, and I’ll address the broader question in a post in the morning, but Chaos is correct. The Army does not recognize IERW as equivalent to UPT. If you’re selected you’ll receive your wings via Aeronautical Review Board, but they will have the stipulation: “Rotary Wing Only until Completion of UPT.”
We sure do! I fly BT-13s and do rides for some folks with one, then show our C-47s (I also fly 3 corporate ones for private owners that are the nicest, literally, in the world, and fly a couple of B-25s for museums.
That was the route I took. Completed command, started applying and made the jump. It’s a LONG, complicated and often times frustrating road, but it’s doable. I highly suggest setting up a general strategy session with me to discuss the best route forward! Best of luck!
Kevin, great to hear your success story man! Keep kickin butt!
