Good morning all!

Quick question for the group. I am traveling to Wright Pat next week to hopefully obtain my FC1. However, after reading the AF waiver guidance, I think I will likely need a waiver for my eyes as my refractive error is a little high. Can anyone speak to how that process works and how long it takes?

Any detail helps. Thanks so much!

Hey y’all, got a question for the group. Can anyone speak to joining a heavy unit and going to UPT only doing the T-1 track and skipping T-6 altogether? What is that like and how difficult is it?

I am currently applying to some heavy units and have heard that this is happening in certain situations. My concern is that all of my flight time is…

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Hey guys, got another question for the group.

What is the life of a fighter pilot like, especially on the path to getting fully qualified?

What is the family life like? Can you maintain a family life on the way there or do you need to be solely focused on the flying/training?

What kinds of TDYs/deployments can you go on, what kinds of places do…

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Hey guys, got a question that I have been wondering for awhile.

Does anyone know if a rated heavy pilot on the guard side can transition to fighters later in their career? I have family members that are heavy pilots and what I have always been told is that you’re a fighter/bomber guy you can always go heavies later, but it may be difficult or…

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Here’s what it looks like if I get rid of everything and start from scratch

Still seeing 4 options to upload letters of rec so I’m confused

No they are all in pdf format;

But on my end I see 4 for some reason; I may just delete that application and re-upload the documents and see if that makes it go away

Here is a screenshot of what I am seeing on my Mil recruiter page.

Everything has to be filled in before it will let me publish it

Question for the group; Has anyone submitted their applications to the SDANG UPT (175FS) board on Mil Recruiter?

It looks to me like they are requiring 4 letters of recommendation instead of the usual 1-3 so I just wanted to clarify before I submit mine.

Thanks so much in advance for the help!