Yeah I heard it's going to be 10-30% of all 09 classes so if 900-1000 graduate each year then 100-300 sounds like it will be possible. Heck an IP told me the other day that he read on the portal somewhere that in FY09 the Air Force needs a total of 550 new UAV "operators".

Looks like I've made up my mind about going Tones or 38's. Don't get me wrong it has always been my dream to be a fighter pilot and this has been a hard pill to swallow, but 1 UAV out of a class of 2-3 in 38's is too much of a chance for me to take considering the rest of what has been dropping in 38's isn't even that great (U-28's, PC-12's, NSA's, etc.). I'm going to be perfectly happy with my Tone and then I'd really like to go Tankers or FAIP.

So yeah if I had to do it all over again I'd definitely try to get on with a Reserve/Guard Fighter unit, but if I wasn't able to do that then I would still go Active Duty. Just wearing that flight suit every day, getting to fly whatever it may be (KC-10's, 135's, F-16's, C-17's, etc.), serving my country, and hopefully one day having those wings on my chest is enough for me to say it's worth it. Not to mention flying the T-6 is quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever done.

I did have my Formation Solo today so I'm pretty pumped about that so maybe you should catch me at a different time and I might give you a different opinion of UPT.