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My data is a few years old, but “eligibility” was medically qualified and do you meet the minimum PCSM. If yes to both, then they went down the list of class rank with who wanted it. I know there was a desire to use PCSM more and incorporate the Powered Flight Program, but I have no idea if...

Kage was a classmate of mine at USAFA and we also went through pilot training together. He was one of the most genuine and gregarious dudes I've ever known. Anyone who knows him would say he is someone they aspired to be like. He will be sorely missed by all of those who knew him. Man, this one...

I fly SOF airlift, so it’s a tad different than the AMC bro’s, and it’s an overseas unit which adds it’s own unique flavor to the ops tempo. Home station, most younger guys fly twice a week. The majority of our local training flights are at night which can throw off the home life, but we do have...

I have no idea what the particular actions are, it should be listed somewhere in an email or on the portal....but that suspense would normally be interpreted as either COB (close of business ~ usually 1600ish) or 2359L (11:59pm Colorado time) on the night of the 1st. It definitely would not be...

Skipping ahead and assuming you get a appointment, pilot slot, and commission...it might sound cheesy, but my best advice for getting a fighter (or other aircraft of choice): be #1 in your UPT class and hope the cards fall your way. There are never guarantees, but that'll get you close. A lot is...

I’ve applied for two clearances now, and both times we submitted all the info electronically via equip. They send you the SF86 now to get you thinking about all that information, so that when they put everyone in the computer lab during BCT, you have the required information readily available...

Standard disclaimer that I wasn't there and didn't see this document, but that just doesn't sound right. Just using the c/o 2019 press releases, USNA is sending 345 (out of 1069 = 32%) and USAFA is sending 530 (couldn't find total class size, but assuming the same would be ~49%). Besides the job...

Yes. The flight commander in both T-6s and T-1s/T-38s controls part of your MASS (not sure how it works at Rucker). I want to say it was 20%, but I'm not positive on what the exact percentage was. How said Flt/CC chooses to use it is up to him. In my T-6 flight, he did it with minimal input from...

Both the F-35 and F-22 are available to folks directly out of UPT, I saw both drop numerous times during FY18 at Vance and have classmates in the pipeline now, but it is much more common for folks to drop the F-16 or F-15E just due to manning and the number of squadrons that need young wingmen...

Late to the party...but, I'm a '17 grad from the zoo who went through Vance (T-6/T-1) for UPT, now in the MC-130J. My wife is also a grad and a contracting officer. Happy to talk AFSOC/UPT/join-spouse with anyone who has questions!

It's kind of a gray area....the T-38 has a set absorption capability it can maintain to still graduate students on time. Without diving too much into the specific numbers, at Vance right now there are X numbers of students taken from each class, and there are Y classes per fiscal year. So...

The easiest places for you to both go would be a) Nellis/Creech in Las Vegas with the HH-60 & MQ-9 or b) Cannon AFB in lovely Clovis, NM. AFSOC flies multiple FW aircraft and MQ-9s out of there, but other than those, from what I can tell, joint spouse assignments would be tough to come by. I...

Admissions doesn't run the security clearance process; the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) does. One day in BCT, or early in the school year, you'll be taken to a computer lab where you will manually input all the information into a digital SF86 (which allows an unlimited number of entries...

One thing worth considering is that while the Marines and Air Force are flying essentially the same aircraft, their mission is not quite the same. I can't speak as intelligently to the Marine side, but like it was said above, their aircraft are used to support their ground units. They are going...

The Air Force isn't a full branch? That's news to me....

Pilot was an '07 USAFA grad who cross commissioned, and the WSO was a '12 USNA grad. Here's a toast... http://wtkr.com/2018/03/15/navy-identifies-victims-of-jet-crash-off-florida-coast/

The departure from the normal rotation is because President Trump is scheduled to attend a NATO meeting in Belgium on 25 May and a G7 Summit in Sicily 26-27 May. With USAFA on 24 May, USNA on 26 May, and USMA on 27 May, President Trump was unable to accept offers to speak at any of these...

Do well enough at the zoo to earn a slot to ENJJPT - more fighters drop from there than anywhere else. But your ranking out of the T-6 and then T-38 are based on academic scores, flight scores, and a subjective ranking from your flight commander. Best shot = finish #1 and hope the needs of the...

Close... The BOM doesn't happen until the summer of your firstie year and is only used for AFSC and base assignments. It's your OPA that plays into the summer program algorithm executed by Mr. Fairman. They take your OPA standing, your program preference, and your leave period preference and do...

USAFA will procure a passport for you (official or tourist) if they put you on a trip that requires it (CSLP, JINSA, etc). I went on deployed ops last summer and was able to travel through EUCOM and CENTCOM with just my ID and Orders. However, any personal travel (summer, christmas, 60 days)...