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Old 10-24-2014, 09:46 PM
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There's no such thing as a "military flight school."
I guess I wasted that year of my life at Vance AFB.
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Old 10-25-2014, 12:46 PM
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I guess I wasted that year of my life at Vance AFB.
Checks. I could have avoided 14 months of "indoctrination" and needless beer drinking. What a waste...
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Old 10-25-2014, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FSF17 View Post
There's no such thing as a "military flight school."
Vance AFB
Columbus AFB
Laughlin AFB
Sheppard AFB (ENJJPT)
NAS Pensacola
NAS Corpus Christi
NAS Kingsville
NAS Whiting
Fort Rucker
?????????
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Old 10-25-2014, 03:45 PM
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Vance AFB
Columbus AFB
Laughlin AFB
Sheppard AFB (ENJJPT)
NAS Pensacola
NAS Corpus Christi
NAS Kingsville
NAS Whiting
Fort Rucker
?????????
Hello... Embry Riddle???
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:03 PM
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NAS Meridian.
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Old 10-25-2014, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by FSF17 View Post
There's no such thing as a "military flight school." If you're military and you've got your wings & 750 hrs, you qualify.

Quick question for those in the know... do R-ATPs AUTOMATICALLY become ATPs when the 1500 hr mark is reached? There are some helo guys in my unit that are hoping so.
Uh the Army actually used that very phrase

Aviation School | goarmy.com


This training is not specific to a certain MOS. While there are no enlisted jobs trained here, if you become an Army Officer or an Army Warrant Officer, you can apply for Army flight school.
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Old 10-26-2014, 09:55 AM
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Sure were a lot of "flight students" hanging around NAS Beeville, too.
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Old 10-26-2014, 09:18 PM
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I think there will be a large influx of mil guys in the next 6-9 months due to the voluntary separation programs offered by the AF, but after that I'd guess that the numbers will drop back down to the norm. I'd guess there are at least 1500 mil guys who all punched very recently and flooded the market with competitive resumes.
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just remember folks we have a pilot shortage looming
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just remember folks we have a pilot shortage looming
Ha ha. Yes, the shortage.

I know it doesn't seem like it right now, but there is a very high demand for mil pilots, and they are being hired at rates unseen in many years. Right now there is a glut of them who are applying. When you meet them or hear them online "had my app out for nine months and nothing" you think that hiring isn't happening. How many mil guys have Delta, Southwest, and United hired in the last year? Answer: a lot.
It is happening guys. Pretty soon that backlog is going to be cleared out and then you are going to see lower time guys getting snatched up. With uncle tying active duty guys up for 10 years or more, where are those guys going to come from?

If you are considering getting out:
Get your licenses
Build your resume and professional contacts
Do an interview prep course

Luck favors the prepared. I had my apps out for almost a year before I heard a peep, but when the time came, I was ready.
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