Aha! Missed this one. Thanks! I'll double check w the USMC admin and post if different than this. Thanks, all.

 

It should be JPPSO so it should all be the same.

 

Does anyone have any insight to how long people are waiting between INDOC and Training for the different airframes? Is all the training in ATL? Thanks!

 

min of 7 day up to 3 weeks. Aircraft, seniority and tng backlog dependent. Initial tng all in ATL, some a/c send folks to Mia for SIMs

 

Do the most senior in the class get 1 week and the junior get up to 3 weeks? Or are the a/c consistent (ex: 7ER usually starts 2-3 weeks post INDOC) regardless of seniority? Thanks!

 

Hi. I was in the December 9th class. The scheduling is done by seniority in aircraft type. I drew the 717 and am second from the bottom in that type. I was off for a month prior to training. The most senior in type was about a week.

By the way, they are not flexible on this. If you are senior but want more time, you can't have it. First to train is first to qualify and thus first to get to full pay status. That's why it's strictly $eniority driven.


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Thanks for this response. Starting class soon and this really helps me start to get a sight picture on my near term future.

 

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

 

How does training pay work? If I'm off for 4 weeks waiting for training do I still receive training pay? Thanks.

 

Something to think about moving your family somewhere, and Reserve -vs- holding a line:

Reserve in your home town MAY be better than holding a line and commuting (based on seniority). If you are senior and can get your trip preferences through PBS or trading, then commuting is OK. Commuting for a "Junior line" may be as bad as commuting for reserve. If every trip you get stuck with is not commutable (either/both ends), it costs you days away from home (days off) and requires a crashpad or hotel. Commuting to reserve is just the pits.

I'm staying on my initial AC by choice and getting to my hometown ASAP. I'm going to be junior in my domicile for quite a while and am expecting to sit reserve for quite a while. NYC is moving rapidly and I would definitely hold a line sooner there. The question for NYC is 'what KIND of line would I hold?'. Would my seniority hold commutable trips?

I'm planning on sitting bottom-seniority-Reserve at home until I see my relative seniority in NYC (or other bases) is high enough to hold the trip-type that I want.

When you are making decisions regarding bidding, remember that trip-type, commutability and line-vs-reserve is all seniority based. You may 'hold a line' sooner in one domicile over another one, but a 'junior line' may not be much better than reserve. And reserve in your home city may be better than commuting to that line. Moving your family is a HUGE decision; make sure it is a FAMILY decision!