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Old 10-14-2019, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by FDNYOldGuy View Post
Go big or go home! Haha. Judging by your username, I’m guessing you’re no stranger to KDOV. I should hopefully be headed that in about a year after FTU. One big alligator at a time.



Pretty ancient, by UPT standards. Haha. 36 when I applied and 37 now. I got beyond lucky it actually happened and worked out.
Did you meet the DOV Reserve Wing Commander as part of your interview? Craig P. I was at Westover.

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Old 10-15-2019, 09:51 AM
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That's impressive.
Haha. I definitely got very lucky, it required a whole lot of hustle and networking on my part, and I was fortunate to have my unit running hard with their end. Beyond fortunate to be here, for sure.

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Did you meet the DOV Reserve Wing Commander as part of your interview? Craig P. I was at Westover.

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I did not meet the commander as part of the interview and was only there for the day and a half interview, but I did get to meet a handful of guys and they are a great group! Had to be a lot of fun up at Westover, too, and I’d love to hear some stories of your time with the big girl sometime, if you’re up for it!
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Originally Posted by FDNYOldGuy View Post
Haha. I definitely got very lucky, it required a whole lot of hustle and networking on my part, and I was fortunate to have my unit running hard with their end. Beyond fortunate to be here, for sure.



I did not meet the commander as part of the interview and was only there for the day and a half interview, but I did get to meet a handful of guys and they are a great group! Had to be a lot of fun up at Westover, too, and I’d love to hear some stories of your time with the big girl sometime, if you’re up for it!
18 years as a technician, I got loads of them. I hired that commander, he’s at Westover now. The UE unit’s like Westover are more fun as you don’t have to fly as many AD missions. Most of the candidates I selected and sent to UPT are now DL captains.

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