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02-09-2010, 05:54 PM

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kalyx522

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Originally Posted by Kasserine06

Upfront costs for OTS are about $2000 for uniforms.

I might have read somewhere that uniform is reimbursed if you're a guard/reserves pilot. Is this true?

02-09-2010, 07:39 PM

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rickair7777

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Originally Posted by kalyx522

I might have read somewhere that uniform is reimbursed if you're a guard/reserves pilot. Is this true?

It's possible that a state guard might opt to pay for your first uniform issue. I don't know that any do, but I've seen states do weird things.

Federal units, no way except that non-standard uniforms (ie cammies for certain regions, extreme cold-weather gear, etc) are always provided by the unit.

05-07-2010, 10:47 PM

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Justin172

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Originally Posted by kalyx522

I might have read somewhere that uniform is reimbursed if you're a guard/reserves pilot. Is this true?

True statement on the guard side of the house. We're provided all uniform items for AMS (the 6-week version of OTS for the Air National Guard, held on the same campus with the same instructors as BOT/COT) by our units. Some items of personal preference you'll buy yourself (better boots, for example), but on the whole everything was given to me by supply.