Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Did he go to UPT? Sounds like maybe he did standard Ft Rucker followed by assignment to FW out of the gate? Don't think that transition training counts as UPT?
Every prior Army rotorhead I instructed when I was an MWS school house IP only did some time in the T-1 (some didn’t even do that). So if those guys didn’t require a full UPT course, I’m not sure why a guy who already has wings and is fixed wing qual’d would be seen as needing UPT. The folks who have to approve such things would likely take the position of sending him to pilot training is a waste when he could go directly to any heavy unit without needing a year (taking a valuable slot) of UPT. If he can convince this unit that they love him and he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, maybe they could pull a fast one and get around all that. Unfortunately, I think he may be caught in a weird catch 22.