VR-1

[nittany03]

Really does fascinate me what detailers/PERS can get away with when they know they have a captive audience who wants to chase that next promotion.

Want me to take a “hard fill” in the private sector? FU; pay me.

 

[Gatordev]

Waaayyyyy back in the day, we had an FTS that did a tour in our active duty fleet squadron as a DH.

Actually, it was the predecessor to the FTS, forget what they were called now.

He went on to pick up a flag.

TAR is what you're looking for.

Way back in the day....I stayed in the cockpit the whole time as a FTS while also putting on O-5. I was an outlier. IBB's post is spot on. One flying DH tour, maybe a second if you can finagle it (and that might be a CO tour). Otherwise, plan on managing NROWS.

I will say that at least VR has the various NATOPS evaluators as potential billets at the LOGWING, but that seems like a good deal that I'm sure PERS can kill when necessary.

 

[taxi1]

TAR is what you're looking for.

Doh, how could I forget.

It was RADM Craig Macdonald, E2 guy.

 

[SynixMan]

They “fixed the glitch” on the rules allowing folks on their shore tour to apply to FTS unless they’ve got really weird timing that already opted them out or a disassociated. My buddy who picked up as an ~8 YOS LT in 2017 was one of the last ones I think. He’s doing a second flying tour (VTP now VR) but I imagine he’s an outlier.