L-3/Dynamic/Avenge
12-28-2013, 08:47 AM
#224
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 357
The sim they use is a non-motion sim. You will also fly the real airplane. I seriously doubt training for a type is 2-3 weeks longer..sounds more than a little fishy to me. You will use the Civilian manual for systems..since ALL of the airplanes here are civilian registered 300/350's. The way you operate the airplane is not too much different than the civies do it. There is no way in hell I would sign a 2 year TA for King Air type...no way.
12-29-2013, 01:11 PM
#227
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Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: B757 Ca, Retired.
Posts: 195
Originally Posted by Junglejett
The sim they use is a non-motion sim. You will also fly the real airplane. I seriously doubt training for a type is 2-3 weeks longer..sounds more than a little fishy to me. You will use the Civilian manual for systems..since ALL of the airplanes here are civilian registered 300/350's. The way you operate the airplane is not too much different than the civies do it. There is no way in hell I would sign a 2 year TA for King Air type...no way.
But if you're there to help out the troops on the ground and prevent some of the deaths and injuries from IED's or ambushes, then a two year commitment might not that big a deal.
Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to do this kind of job, in this kind of place.
12-30-2013, 06:31 AM
#228
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Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 152
Originally Posted by F224
Depends on your future employment plans and why you wanted to take the job in the first place. If it's just to make a quick buck and set yourself up for something better in the near tern, completely understandable that you would not want to make a two year commitment.
But if you're there to help out the troops on the ground and prevent some of the deaths and injuries from IED's or ambushes, then a two year commitment might not that big a deal.
Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to do this kind of job, in this kind of place.
But if you're there to help out the troops on the ground and prevent some of the deaths and injuries from IED's or ambushes, then a two year commitment might not that big a deal.
Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to do this kind of job, in this kind of place.
12-30-2013, 08:49 AM
#229
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 357
Sounds like management talk right there. People here are more than dedicated to the mission and there is little doubt we are.
Most companies that I have seen that require a TA are ones that have a high attrition rate for one reason or another..and 75% of the time, its not for good reasons.
Most companies that I have seen that require a TA are ones that have a high attrition rate for one reason or another..and 75% of the time, its not for good reasons.
Originally Posted by F224
Depends on your future employment plans and why you wanted to take the job in the first place. If it's just to make a quick buck and set yourself up for something better in the near tern, completely understandable that you would not want to make a two year commitment.
But if you're there to help out the troops on the ground and prevent some of the deaths and injuries from IED's or ambushes, then a two year commitment might not that big a deal.
Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to do this kind of job, in this kind of place.
But if you're there to help out the troops on the ground and prevent some of the deaths and injuries from IED's or ambushes, then a two year commitment might not that big a deal.
Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to do this kind of job, in this kind of place.
