Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
This has been an issue for over a decade. It’s not a lack of available bodies. It’s AFRC playing I’ve got a secret. Usually the active duty simply rolls some bodies into the classes, so not the tragedy some make it out to be.
That's my recollection. The SUPT slots don't go empty but the USAFR doesn't get the pilots as they're filled with AD SUPT studs. It seems crazy to me that Reserve (USAFR/ANG) SUPT slots are going unfilled. But the airline supply side is crushing the delay most will incurr if they go the USAFR/ANG route.
I've told a couple guys - "get hired young enough and you can join the USAFR/ANG once you've got your seniority number. Back in the mid 1980's we had a guy at AA do that. In UPT the IP's asked "what are you going to do once you go back to your unit?" "Start my training with AA." "You going to apply there? That's your first choice?" "No. I have a job/seniority number there. I'm on MIL leave for training."