Originally Posted by
SaltyDog
As posted, you will get right at about $200/drill.
So you need to do 48 IDT (Inactive Duty Training) Drills per year (weekend warrior) that all reserve/guard do) i.e. 4 drills per month. That ='s $800/month or $9600/year.
Minimum 2 weeks Active Duty (AT) at your regular active duty rate, which is $5799/mo. So expect about $2900.
As a pilot, expect another (min) 48 Additional Training Periods (ATP), however, yours will be labeled Additional Flying Training Period (AFTP). Simply, as posted, can do 2 AFTP's per day as long as you "flew" once. It can be (depending on the unit) a simulator event. The intent of an AFTP (or ATP) is warfare specialty experience, not routine admin drills. Flying is the reason it is built in the system. So 48 AFTP's = $9600/year.
Add them up: $9600 IDT drills/year+$9600 AFTP drills/year+$2600 for 2 week 'active duty'= $21,800/year minimum. ($1816/month)
Flt pay = $650/month or $21.67/drill, so 48 IDT drills+48 AFTP drills+ 2 week AT= $2405/year. Therefore, around $200/month. If you average it out, you will gross $2000/month.
Of course, lots of options in how to spread the drills around. Ask your unit for the specifics. Example. You have other incentives to sit alert (lucrative). May live local and come in and do one drill and go (4 hours). In any case. You will likely make more. I last flew where they added lots of extra active duty, AFTP drill were at 96, etc.
I averaged 12-15 days/month in my high flying year.
Hope this helps.
Oh, Title 32 is State Guard stuff. Title 10 is the Fed (USAF/USAFR) etc. Big difference: Governor can call you to duty (Title 32) whereas Uncle Sam can call you in and it is Title 10 (GWOT Stuff).
Best of luck.
Solid synopsis...as Salty said there are quite a few ins and outs with each unit. Our unit can do up to 72 AFTPs and often are offered more towards the end of the FY. The rules are written in stone but there is room for interpretation. Each unit has their way of justifying how they log their drills.