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I know the board is still quite a few months away, but I am curious if anyone can shed some light on this for me. I have been sponsored by a unit and have been told that the boards are continually getting more and more competitive so I am wondering if anyone could give me an idea of my chances.

GPA 3.0

Pilot 97
Nav 72
Verb 62
AA 62
Quan 58

PCSM 97

Flight time - 5,000TT

When I left the program as an Operations Officer who had sent maybe 20 UPT candidates to the board successfully-- Outstanding! That was 5 years ago

GF

Based on the folks we have getting selected you are VERY competitive.

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Originally Posted by bcpilot99 (Post 1013106)

I'm in no position to tell you if you're competitive or not, but for comparison's sake I'll tell you what I just got selected with (June 2011 board). GPA and hours a little lower than yours (currently regional CA), AFOQT 80s/90s across the board, PCSM a lot lower than yours. Also had glowing rec from the chief pilot of my unit, dunno if this is standard for all the units, I assume it is but he really did an embarrassingly good job of writing about me in a flattering light. In my package I had some other letters of rec too from random people (former supervisors, check airmen, etc.) but none compared to the chief pilot's.

Last board I sat on had very impressive numbers. Board interviewed 30+ out of hundreds of applicants. All candidates had outstanding scores so the actual test scores weren't the deciding factor. Total time was a plus but bottom line -- Drive and initiative to be in the unit (ie join the Guard/Reserve in any capacity/job) and knowing the unit members (ie drop by on UTAs - training weekends) were huge. This board tended to sway heavily toward the current military member as a measure of commitment toward our own. If you are interested in ever getting on with a Guard/Reserve unit, they really do (atleast in my experience) try to promote from within as a reward for one's hard work and aspirations. Plus this is a great way for the unit to 'test drive' someone to see if the person fits the unit.

TrashToad

All good points! I sent 3 LMs to UPT and 1 F/E, who had been a crew chief. Hard working guy, that one.

GF