Originally Posted by
samimifs
Any tips on bidding for training? Heading to Mecca end of this month till pretty much oct 27th. Do I even have to bid or will it all prepopulate training on my schedule? Also, if I wanted to request OE out of a base other than the base I’m on, is that an icrew function? Tia
Not much you can do with bidding if you're in training until the 27th. As far as requesting OE at a particular base, just make friends with the OE planner while in training. Big thing is to let them know ASAP and probably send a kind reminder as it gets closer, just don't be a PITA. For my newhire OE, as a NYC guy I requested DTW...I got ATL and SLC, and a trip over Christmas. I had heard about the 73 OE planner back then, but I didn't realize she had no heart lol. I've heard others had better luck with OE planners.