Originally Posted by
Wuzzo
you're off to an "ALFA" tour - which used to stand for something else, but now means ALO (walking with the army), UPT/IFF IP, or RPA (currently a one-way door - you go to a drone, you stay a drone pilot forever).
The only part of "ALFA" that doesn't apply anymore is the 'FAC'.
The first "A" is still "ALO". The "L" used to be LIFT, but is now called IFF (and is only separately listed because LIFT used to be in TAC/ACC). The second "A" is still "AETC" (meaning SUPT or ENJJPT).
RPA is not officially an ALFA tour, but some porch reps at AFPC unofficially have counted it as such for the last couple years. I don't personally know of any fighter guys who have gone fighter-RPA-fighter.