Originally Posted by
hindsight2020
True. The unwillingness to re-tread is especially acute in the fighter communities. AF has always been ethnocentric like that. Oh well, let them eat cake then.
Not really. TX-1s barely exist. TX-2/3/4s are available, but first-come/first-served. B-courses are all but impossible for rated retreads (bomber or heavy to fighter). Finally, emailing a resume to the squadron commander isn't enough to get hired. Most applicants never show up to hang out with/meet the squadron (rush).
Generally, units hire "good dudes," regardless of background or currency. The only real "walls" are needing a B-course or TX-1 and rank. Don't expect to retread if you're a senior major or a lieutenant colonel.