Wife speaking.
JMPO, but I would not want to go FAIP, 3 years later when you have to go through FTU for 5 months as a TDY enroute, than PCS to Korea is not fun when she is pregnant.
~~~ Also traveling Asia will be greatly reduced with baby in tow compared to an O1 right out of the gate.
For posters BSA is not even at UPT yet if his tagline is right.
BSA, what I mean by that is you are not at tracking yet, and FAIPs don't necessarily drop every time. You are putting the cart before the horse assuming that this is going to be an option on the table, 18-24 months from now. Yes, 18-24 months. Fencers DS is winging this Friday with my DS. They commissioned May 2012. Her other twin will wing next month. Stealth's DS (11) just graduated from F 16 FTU last month.
Hornet's DH was a T38 FAIP, do you want to be a T-1 FAIP? They exist too out of Vance.
Just looked at the base ops track thread. The last drop posted had no FAIPS for T38 or 1. Columbus did not either. Laughlin did. Why Hornet stated wives were crying.
OBTW, my best marital advice to your wife. She is the mistress, the AF is your wife. Harsh, maybe, but that is the reality. They say deploy, and she is 8 months pregnant you deploy. They say move and you move, at least for the NINE years you owe. This is the life she is entering, Bullet was not home for Halloween between the time our youngest was 5 months old until he was 7. Our 7th wedding anniversary was celebrated in a Denny's as we traveled cross country. He was not there when our eldest received his 1st Communion. I had to put up not ione , but two homes for sale because the AF deployed him and handed him orders too. I have sat at the family Thanksgiving/Easter table with his family, and without him. Don't even get me started on taking the jets to safety, while leaving me back at home with 3 kids, 2 dogs and a cat when the hurricanes hit. That is the life she is entering.
~~~ Now the fun part is during the hurricane, all of the wives hung out at my home with their kids. It was fun.
~~ The Communion, all of the husbands not deployed stepped in, they smoked the salmon, hung the pinata, did all of the heavy lifting.
~~~ The home selling, well, the fact is Bullet, just said yes dear when I decided which house we were buying at the next base after making me live through listing by myself...That was the best perk.
Hence Bullets hesitation regarding why because honestly don't delay your career because your newly married
Don't get me wrong I loved every second of the life, and at his retirement he made a comment about me no longing being the mistress. Just saying, I have seen guys careers go down the tank because they didn't think the long run.
~~~ There will be a guy that took the Korea tour, and 3 years later will be at WIC, while you will be going through XTU and not yet operational. There will be another guy that will be an IP before you, and probably a flight commander because you are new to the airframe AND squadron.