Originally Posted by
Billy Pilgrim
It sucks because if you're taken from the T-38 track which preps you for F-15/F-16/A-10/B-1/B-52 to flying a King Air.
That's the way the the USAF did it from the 1960's (possibly longer), until ~1994 when the T-1 came around. You know the song: "You can't always get what you want". Whether is happens at track select, assignment night, or whenever,... at some point most folks do not get their #1 choice.
I'm having my UPT class reunion this month. I can tell you ALL of us are glad we got to fly the T-38. I can also tell you many of those in my UPT class did not want to fly fighters or bombers.