Competitive Minimums for Air Force Slot
06-14-2009, 09:16 PM
#31
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Tiger,
Move to an "underserved" area so you can be a "quota" hire. I have heard this is how they now get minorities without be "biased". Move to, say, Rio Grande Valley in Texas or Compton, CA. Just some area where not many "officer types" would be from.
Can you claim to be Hispanic? Hispanic is not a race - you don't have to have dark skin.
Marsea
Move to an "underserved" area so you can be a "quota" hire. I have heard this is how they now get minorities without be "biased". Move to, say, Rio Grande Valley in Texas or Compton, CA. Just some area where not many "officer types" would be from.
Can you claim to be Hispanic? Hispanic is not a race - you don't have to have dark skin.
Marsea
06-15-2009, 12:30 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by Marsea
Tiger,
Move to an "underserved" area so you can be a "quota" hire. I have heard this is how they now get minorities without be "biased". Move to, say, Rio Grande Valley in Texas or Compton, CA. Just some area where not many "officer types" would be from.
Can you claim to be Hispanic? Hispanic is not a race - you don't have to have dark skin.
Marsea
Move to an "underserved" area so you can be a "quota" hire. I have heard this is how they now get minorities without be "biased". Move to, say, Rio Grande Valley in Texas or Compton, CA. Just some area where not many "officer types" would be from.
Can you claim to be Hispanic? Hispanic is not a race - you don't have to have dark skin.
Marsea
For the young guys trying to get pilot slots, if you don't try the answer is always no. Go for it, it's awesome and for the vast majority of time you'll never have to work with ********s like this.
06-15-2009, 06:32 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by Marsea
Tiger,
Move to an "underserved" area so you can be a "quota" hire. I have heard this is how they now get minorities without be "biased". Move to, say, Rio Grande Valley in Texas or Compton, CA. Just some area where not many "officer types" would be from.
Can you claim to be Hispanic? Hispanic is not a race - you don't have to have dark skin.
Marsea
Move to an "underserved" area so you can be a "quota" hire. I have heard this is how they now get minorities without be "biased". Move to, say, Rio Grande Valley in Texas or Compton, CA. Just some area where not many "officer types" would be from.
Can you claim to be Hispanic? Hispanic is not a race - you don't have to have dark skin.
Marsea
So, really I guess I just don't understand the point of your post.
06-15-2009, 09:39 AM
#34
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Briefly going over your post you seemed concerned about getting into the Military.
I know that a few years back if an area was "underserved" and the candidate was from that area, points were added to the application because the area is, well, underserved.
If I was Harvard Grad..etc, I guess I would not worry. For a US Mil flying slot I would do what I can.
Have you contacted your Congressman? Contact the one the is the least pro-military.
Marsea
I know that a few years back if an area was "underserved" and the candidate was from that area, points were added to the application because the area is, well, underserved.
If I was Harvard Grad..etc, I guess I would not worry. For a US Mil flying slot I would do what I can.
Have you contacted your Congressman? Contact the one the is the least pro-military.
Marsea
06-15-2009, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Marsea
Have you contacted your Congressman? Contact the one the is the least pro-military.
Marsea
Your trolling is actually amusing, but do you have to throw this kind of crap in a thread about young guys trying to fly? I thought Skyhigh was the designating parade pee'er?
Tiger--
On behalf of military officers everywhere, I'll point out that most of what you've heard here is positive, and the only clown on the forum is a guy whose alleged service is far in the past.
12-04-2009, 03:18 PM
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Well just thought I would let everyone that helped me out here know that I received a call today from my recruiter and I have been selected for a pilot slot in the Air Force.
This is the greatest honor of my life and I am ready to get started. This was the longest process I have gone through but is was worth the effort. I've got the flight physical left and then just waiting for a BOT date.
Again, thanks for all your input and support.
Tiger
This is the greatest honor of my life and I am ready to get started. This was the longest process I have gone through but is was worth the effort. I've got the flight physical left and then just waiting for a BOT date.
Again, thanks for all your input and support.
Tiger
12-04-2009, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiger2Flying
Well just thought I would let everyone that helped me out here know that I received a call today from my recruiter and I have been selected for a pilot slot in the Air Force.
This is the greatest honor of my life and I am ready to get started. This was the longest process I have gone through but is was worth the effort. I've got the flight physical left and then just waiting for a BOT date.
Again, thanks for all your input and support.
Tiger
This is the greatest honor of my life and I am ready to get started. This was the longest process I have gone through but is was worth the effort. I've got the flight physical left and then just waiting for a BOT date.
Again, thanks for all your input and support.
Tiger
12-04-2009, 06:58 PM
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Do a search about the initial AF Flying Physical. There are lots of opinions on this. All I will say is don't admit to anything, make them find it. I'm not advocating lying (an officer would never do that), just be very careful what you say.
