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Reply to 33, Active Duty, No Scores Yet. Mailing Every UPT Unit?
Happy to help! One last thing regarding the waivers, for a head start there I would take a look at MilRecruiter under the Board Result section. If you pull those PDFs, some of them actually list what units processed age waivers or ETPs for folks. Might give you somewhere to look for places that will consider one.
Best of luck!
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Reply to 33, Active Duty, No Scores Yet. Mailing Every UPT Unit?
Nole,
Thanks a lot for sharing this. That’s exactly the kind of feedback I’ve been looking for and it helps more than you know.
Your approach makes a ton of sense. I’m definitely planning to reach out with more tailored emails once I’ve got my scores locked in. Right now, I’m studying for the AFOQT and planning to take both that and the TBAS…
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Reply to 33, Active Duty, No Scores Yet. Mailing Every UPT Unit?
Smack,
Thank you for the advice. What you said makes perfect sense, and I’ll adjust my strategy accordingly.
To answer your questions:
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I’m currently active duty stationed at Eglin AFB, working as a 4A0X1 (Health Services Manager). I’ve been in for 5 years.
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I haven’t scheduled the AFOQT or TBAS yet, but I’ve contacted my base education center to…
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Reply to 33, Active Duty, No Scores Yet. Mailing Every UPT Unit?
Hi Roberto,
I’m a current applicant, but can shine a bit of light here and piggyback off of Smack’s response above. When I started this process, I picked basically 10 units that were highly desirable to me, found their POC on MilRecruiter and then reached out to them. I tried to customize each email with why I was interested in that unit…
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Smack-Meier posted an update 3 days ago
Wild stuff still coming out of Ukraine. Recently, Ukrainian SOF infiltrated almost 250 miles into Russia and destroyed 4x Su-34s on the ground. As a primary strike platform, the Su-34 is Russia’s most advanced ground attack platform and has likely been responsible for many standoff attacks on Kiev. Coupled with the recent drone attack, Ukraine…
kyivpost.com
Ukrainian Special Forces Destroy 4 Enemy Warplanes Deep in Russia’s Volgograd
Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces report that four Su-34 bombers were destroyed. The attack follows Ukraine’s recent success in targeting enemy aviation deep inside Russia.
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Smack-Meier posted an update 3 days ago
Next year may look significantly different than expected for the USAF. The divestment of the A-10 looks to be accelerated by about 2 years, but the F-15EX still looks to be moving forward. Fewer F-35s will likely be procured (sure to hinder the ANG conversion efforts) with F-47 continuing to inch closer to IOC.
The biggest data point here,…
defensenews.com
US Air Force to retire all A-10s, cancel E-7 under 2026 spending plan
The Air Force wants to retire hundreds of older aircraft, including the entire Warthog fleet, to free up money for future planes.
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Reply to 33, Active Duty, No Scores Yet. Mailing Every UPT Unit?
Roberto,
A couple questions to get this started:
1.) What is your current AF job/location?
2.) Do you have AFOQT/TBAS dates yet?
3.) Do you have any contacts in the flying world?
4.) Have you applied/rushed any squadrons yet?
To answer your initial question: A shotgun blast of mailers will likely net you very little in the way of correspondence.…
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33, Active Duty, No Scores Yet. Mailing Every UPT Unit?
Hey everyone,
I am 33 and currently active-duty Air Force. I will finish my degree in June 2026. I have about 8 hours toward my private pilot license and plan to take the AFOQT and TBAS within the next couple of months. I am fully committed to submitting an age waiver when the time comes. My goal is part time guard or reserve while also…
IHC_Nole and drownproof -
Panda, chase-sloat and Randy_N -
CHAOS posted an update 6 days ago
All,
Join me for tonight’s open office hour with any questions you may have starting at 7 PM Central / 8 PM Eastern.
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Looking forward to it!
-CHAOS
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Thanks to those who joined me tonight! Awesome conversations about resumes, rushing, and UPT/IPT amongst others!
Quick turnaround for my July Office Hour next Thursday. I’m looking forward to it and hope we have another fantastic crowd.
Cheers!
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