Congratulations to your DD!Firsties are finding out today. Our DD got her pilot slot wish; sounded like she's already floating on air!
My D was PQ'ed with Pilot listed as #1 and RPA #2. She was selected for RPA. My understanding is that RPA'ers still attend UPT??
The only RPA pilots who go through UPT now are the ones who dropped RPAs from UPT.
An RPA select cannot trade for a Pilot Slot with another cadet. This is because there is an alternate list for rated slots, so if a cadet does not want their pilot slot and chooses not to take it, someone on the alternate list will be offered the slot. If she is on the alternate list, it is possible should could be picked up for a pilot slot.Thank you for your responses, everyone.. so, if she really wanted UPT can she trade with another cadet.. hahaa.. or does she stay in UPA and then reapply for UPT at some point in time ?
Haleym are you a firstie?An RPA select cannot trade for a Pilot Slot with another cadet. This is because there is an alternate list for rated slots, so if a cadet does not want their pilot slot and chooses not to take it, someone on the alternate list will be offered the slot. If she is on the alternate list, it is possible should could be picked up for a pilot slot.
I have heard of it being possible to go to UPT after spending some time in RPAs, but it's hard to say what that looks like a few years from now. Honestly, the RPA mission is an essential one. It's the future of the Air Force. She is in a good place as a 92T3, even if it is not what she had originally wanted. Best of luck to her and you!
I am a firstie! I have heard that non rated AFSCs are dropping in two weeks, but we all know how rumors work. Only time will tell!Haleym are you a firstie?
Did you go rated by chance? When is the non rated slate announced?