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MTSUFlyer
Anyone here have experience with Mil Leave as a new hire? I interviewed in May and was told to expect late July to early August Indoc but I think it will probably be closer to September now. I am Palace Chasing in August to a C-130 unit (no C-130 experience) and will have to take Mil Leave for the full initial qual course at Little Rock which will be 4-5 months plus seasoning so probably 8-9 months total. The guard unit seams pretty flexible so I don't think there will be a problem getting through IOE before going to Little Rock, but they've been deployed so no communication on timeline. At some point while I'm on probation I'll have to take several months of Mil Leave which isn't the most ideal situation, but at this point I'm still on cloud 9 on getting the CJO! Any thoughts on approximately how long after Indoc I should tell my guard unit would be a good time to attend the C-130 training?
You definitely want to not only finish OE, but also consolidation (100 hours in the airplane) before taking significant chunks of mil leave. It's the right thing to do (IMHO) and your unit should completely understand. After that, timing is up to you, depending on how much heat you want to take from your CPO. I'm pretty sure your probation extends one-for-one for mil leave periods exceeding 30 continuous days, but I'm too lazy to look it up at the moment...