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pwaterman replied to the discussion XPW at UPT in the forum Air Force Pilot Training (IFT, UPT, IFF, & FTU) 7 months ago
There really is no way to ‘request’ XPW prior to showing up to UPT. However, the way it has been going lately is that every XPW class will have 3-4 Guard/Res and 2-3 Active spots. Most of the Guard/Res are being non-vol’d since those studs already knew they were headed that way. Since you are Reserve once you get down to inpro with the 340th…
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pwaterman replied to the discussion Prior enlisted Marine to ANG fighter pilot in the forum Air Force 8 months ago
Reply to Prior enlisted Marine to ANG fighter pilot
I don’t have great answers for you about the VA rating or the eyesight – however having recently gone through UPT I had met at least 2 prior Marines and a few prior Navy guys who had been picked up by Guard/Reserve unit. It didn’t sound like the process of getting hired was any more or less challenging than a normal off the street hire but…
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pwaterman replied to the discussion TBAS tips and tricks for all their sections? in the forum Military Test Prep 8 months ago
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pwaterman replied to the discussion Current Timeline to UPT in the forum Air Force Pilot Training (IFT, UPT, IFF, & FTU) 9 months ago
Reply to Current Timeline to UPT
Congrats on the hire! Not sure what sort of timeline your unit gave you but most people that I know is around 2 years. My understanding is that the Air Force can’t send people to OTS fast enough. But as soon as you can get OTS out of the way they should PCS you to UPT within a few months. Things could be different in your experience but that…
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pwaterman replied to the discussion Civil Path to Wings in Air National Guard in the forum Air Force 11 months ago
Reply to Civil Path to Wings in Air National Guard
As of right now I don’t believe the Air Fore is currently doing this program. They do have a shortened version of UPT called Accelerated Path to Wings where you only fly the T-1 and the whole program is 7 months start to finish. Guard pilots can be in this program depending on what your unit wants. Only person I’ve heard of bypassing UPT was an…
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pwaterman replied to the discussion Tips for Networking with Pilots at Specific Units? in the forum General Discussion 11 months ago
Reply to Tips for Networking with Pilots at Specific Units?
Personally I would not reach out to pilots on LinkedIn or personal email. Find out when these units are hosting visits or when they are hiring and just go in as many times as you can. Bring a nice bottle or a nice gift and write your name on it so people remember you. Go to social events and just chat with as many people as you can. You can…
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pwaterman replied to the discussion ROTC Reserve Board Selection in the forum ROTC 11 months ago
Reply to ROTC Reserve Board Selection
Yeah, I thought that was interesting how it mentioned that too but as mentioned earlier it’s not really going to work out until you’re a senior. When it comes to the board just build the strongest application packet you can and get some good references. That’s about all you can do, there’s no interview or mention of how many other people apply.…
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pwaterman replied to the discussion ROTC Reserve Board Selection in the forum ROTC 11 months ago
Reply to ROTC Reserve Board Selection
To this question specifically – yes if you can’t find a sponsoring unit you will be assigned one but not until after completing T-6’s.
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