It's next to impossible for an Osprey guy to get orders to Pensacola. I've asked three times and I've been ignored or rebuffed every time. Can anybody who's there give a rough number of V-22 guys instructing? I think the low number may have a lot to do with some bad gouge being given to studs who select plopters.
There was heavy buzz about an Osprey pilot going through the Whiting FITU in Spring of '16 - think he/she was headed to VT-6, and would've been the only one at Whiting I'd heard of in my time there. Any idea word on they won't send guys? They seem to send a good amount off to VT-35, which admittedly makes a lot of sense.
EDIT: Woops, sorry to continue the threadjack. My speedy VT friends were told Kingsville studs 'should' start flying end of July, then Pensacola guys, then Meridian guys. No firm facts or figures