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5ME posted an update 6 days ago
Spotify Wrapped Season
No better way to consume fighter pilot content. The Afterburn Podcast is great too. What are your go-to fighter podcasts?
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The Afterburn Podcast is my personal favorite. Rain & Flash are awesome hosts and they bring on a diverse group of pilots with unique stories.
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Not always fighter focused but EAA’s The Green Dot also has some awesome guests and does a great job highlighting fighters from older generations, too.
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5ME posted an update a week ago
IPT and Squadron Ageism
So we all know that even though the official “ineligibility” age is 33 for UPT, squadrons typically aren’t even giving you a look if you’re anywhere close to that. Some squadrons have explicitly stated that you shouldn’t even apply if you’re over a specific age because they won’t give you an interview (I have seen as young as 27 formally,…
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Man I hope someone has some good news, I’ll be 31 when I finish my degree and apply
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I attached a memo on applicants who were selected in 2024 to fly for the AF Reserves. Not many age waivers were granted. I mean it make sense to chose someone younger, get more years out of them before they start falling apart.
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5ME posted an update a week ago
RUSH or NO RUSH
It seems that many squadrons say that they don’t do rush these days unless they’re the invite-only events associated with interviews. That said, I have seen some BogiDopers say to just show up at UTAs even if the squadron doesn’t specifically have a rush event. I can certainly see that going poorly. What’s the consensus out there? If the…
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Unrelated, but an alternative way is to is go to an air show. I was able to talk to some of the pilots from 144th Fighter Wing out of Fresno.
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Yes airshows are a great way to meet people! I was able to turn that into a rush invite once. Beyond watching airplanes rage, I use them as a bit of a networking event. Talk to just about anyone and everyone, commissioned or enlisted, pilot or not, and you never know where that can take you. You’ll usually end up with a lot of good advice,…
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5ME replied to the discussion SCANG UPT Board – Pulse Check in the forum General Discussion 5 weeks ago
Reply to SCANG UPT Board - Pulse Check
For anyone interested, rejection emails sent this past weekend.
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5ME replied to the discussion Wisconsin UPT Board – Pulse Check in the forum General Discussion 7 weeks ago
Reply to Wisconsin UPT Board - Pulse Check
Best of luck dude! Keep us updated!
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5ME replied to the discussion Wisconsin UPT Board – Pulse Check in the forum General Discussion 7 weeks ago
Reply to Wisconsin UPT Board - Pulse Check
Great question. It looked like a mass email from their gmail, so maybe check your junk to be sure. If you didn’t get one, perhaps you made it to an additional round of consideration. My feedback was that age (30) was a factor, so if you’re mid 20s with a good packet, you certainly could still be in the running.
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5ME started the discussion SCANG UPT Board – Pulse Check in the forum General Discussion 7 weeks ago
Anyone heard anything from SCANG? I know their interviews aren’t until the Spring, but applications were due early September, and I’m not sure how they’re treating invite-only rush given the “blind” nature of their application review process.
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5ME replied to the discussion Wisconsin UPT Board – Pulse Check in the forum General Discussion 7 weeks ago
Reply to Wisconsin UPT Board - Pulse Check
Interview denial email sent last week Thursday
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