Originally Posted by F16Driver

Pay on the APC scale is base pay. You will make more than that in the course of a year. I make about 15% on top of base. Plus there is full health and dental, 50% match 401K, and per diem (that is rarely used). Crew meals are not deducted from per diem. QOL is great and the pay makes it even better.

18 day vary across the board in how they are done. We put into the computer what times we want off and they try to build the schedule around it. 15 day is 3 5-day trips that are dropped wherever they are needed with a minimum of 3 days off between trips. I loved the 15 day but it didn't work well with my guard schedule. I'm back on the 7 and 7.

Good luck.