Originally Posted by
kalyx522
but those are also subjective to each unit because I have found units weigh their applicants differently. For example I applied to one unit and they told me specifically that the only thing they didn't like about my package was that my PCSM was too low in comparison to other candidates they were interviewing and they would talk to me if I could retake the TBAS and get the PCSM score up. The next month I got hired by another unit that never mentioned or asked me about ANY of that - AFOQT,PCSM,GPA - but instead focused heavily on me as a person.
If the unit has more than one person they are interested in, those scores are important....they become the discriminator. Regional airline time is viewed as a blessing and curse. A former pilot in my unit that went to AFRC has sat on many boards and told me the PCSM scores matter...they need to be above 75 or 80The board will not select a candidate with terrible scores...so why waste our and the applicant's time to send that up? Recently I have heard (from the 22AF CC) that only about 70% of the slots are being filled...so that might not matter now..in 1 year..it might. It's the whole person concept. A great guy who didn't apply himself and didn't get good scores, etc might not go above and beyond in the unit..then again a smart person might be a jerk and we will have to work with that person for years.