Check out the UPT section under the job board on BogiDope. Just shoot a message to the listed POC’s and ask when they are hosting candidates!

Sounds like you’re off to a pretty good start. You’ll obviously need to take the TBAS as well, but good thing getting your AFOQT out of the way and working on those flight hours. You’re very early in the process as most units wouldn’t be looking to hire you until you’re a senior. It’s always best practice to go visit with units when…

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I personally went through ROTC and there is a program between your sophomore and junior year where you can get released from AD and pick up a reserve pilot training spot. If you already had a unit lined up, you’d likely get approved in that program. I also had a guy in UPT with me who graduated ROTC with a different rated job. He was picked…

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Late response here, but my fixed wing AF unit hired an Army rotary pilot and they will be going to UPT.

Definitely not! Guard/Reserve units see having a PPL as a sign that #1 you have the willingness/drive/ability to accomplish something like that. And #2 having a PPL is a good way to make sure applicants are serious about flying, and have potential to do well as an Air Force pilot.

You’ve pretty much got it all covered! Would strongly recommend attaching a picture and creating a binder any time you go in and rush so that people can not only pick up and read about you, but also put a name to a face.

If fighter units are what you’re interested in it’s really good to get out early and often as they tend to have significantly more rushees than heavy units do. It can take multiple hiring cycles before they have a spot open. So even if it’s “too early” right now, by the time you’re closer to finishing your degree, the timing might work out very well.

My understanding is that this is a process that is being rolled in as there are 2-3 different UPT syllabus’ taking place amongst the three bases. Columbus and Laughlin are for sure starting to implement the new training program, but I believe Vance is still sticking with their current syllabus. I’m sure that is going to change soon.

You will attend the entire program regardless of previous experience. But I will add that this is changing quickly and this could easily change.

Yes you can live with dogs. I can only speak for Vance, but you could either get an apartment off base or apply to live in base housing. On base housing they will charge you BAH w/dependent rate.

TBAS is latest score. AFOQT is super-scored. Info from my friend who took the TBAS a few weeks ago.

Typically your sponsoring unit should pay for that. You wouldn’t go until after you got picked up for UPT spot.

Finished up with UPT not too long ago. Current UPT environment seems like it is literally changing every day. At the moment, if you were to go to UPT being hired by a Guard/Res heavy unit you would likely do T-1 only track. There is a program at Vance and Columbus called XPW (Accelerated Path to Wings) and it’s a (I believe) 9 month, T-1…

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Unfortunately there’s nothing that could guarantee anything. You never know what could get in your way that could cause something to change. I’m not too familiar with the Marine program, but have heard that if you sign your contract and later cannot become a pilot for whatever reason you’re on the hook for a job of their choice.

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No problem! Feel free to shoot me a message if you ever need help with anything!

It could help you out, but I would personally recommend not doing that. You could absolutely join a guard/reserve fighter unit as a non flyer and get to know all the people around there and get hired eventually. Couple things with that to think about are that you pretty much limit yourself to that one unit, and second that you now have a 4…

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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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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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Nope

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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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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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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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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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.

Hey Kate, I recently graduated from UPT and was a member of this board. Truth is nobody is going to hire you until you are a senior. The AFRES board will take place during your junior year so every member is likely going to be unsponsored. You can always rush units and show your face as much as possible but I wouldn’t get your hopes up…

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