"THE WORD" at tbs right now about API

[Clux4]

You'll probably get some pressure to change your MOS, that flight school is hard and that killing bad guys whether you are doing it with a platoon of Marines or with an airplane is all the same. Some guys will take the bait and change. Most won't. It happens...

That may be a course of action. I mean, what is the situation like in the average fleet squadron. Are the different communities hurting for nuggets? These guys may not be on the short list for a MiTT now but they may be faced with one in 20 months when they are on their way to their first assignment.

 

[CumminsPilot]

The word from the fleet is that pre-API Marines will be given the opportunity to do an inter-service transfer to the Air Force in order to fill pilot manpower shortfalls, but would incur an additional 365-day obligation. Due to increased UAV manning, the Air Force is short AMC-type pilots.

Sounds like a pretty good deal (I'd love to get some C-17 time!); I'd be interested to see if any Marines go that route.

College friend who is an AF C-17 plane captain just confirmed this. He called his General at home and now I'm first in line...the General said that because I've got about 1.5 hours in the C-17 sim, I don't even need to go through primary or advanced...straight to the RAG for this guy!

 

[KBayDog]

College friend who is an AF C-17 plane captain just confirmed this. He called his General at home and now I'm first in line...the General said that because I've got about 1.5 hours in the C-17 sim, I don't even need to go through primary or advanced...straight to the RAG for this guy!

Haha, you should be so lucky. If only they could have eliminated the need for TBS...

Has anyone in the pool jumped on this yet? I haven't heard if they have to go to Vance, or can stay in the Navy traning pipeline.

 

[HueyCobra8151]

If I wasn't married I would think about it, but the wife isn't too keen on moving again so soon. FWIW the rumor mill is saying you have to go to Vance if you are pre-API.

 

[KBayDog]

FWIW the rumor mill is saying you have to go to Vance if you are pre-API.

Damn, that blows. Oh well, it still sounds like a pretty good deal.

 

[Swanee]

If I wasn't married I would think about it, but the wife isn't too keen on moving again so soon. FWIW the rumor mill is saying you have to go to Vance if you are pre-API.

Bad gouge. My brother who is an Laughlin AFB says that the Marines are actually going to train there in Del Rio. Not that Del Rio is any better than Enid...

 

[zippy]

words... "AOM @ 1800"

Stealing one from the VP community playbook?

 

[phrogdriver]

Damn, that blows. Oh well, it still sounds like a pretty good deal.

The problem is that when you're waiting for API, you're still brainwashed enough to believe the Marine Corps' own PR.

"Air Force? No way! Whatta bunch of sissies!"

A few years later, these same guys will be bitching about double-occupancy in hotel rooms. Told ya.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Bad gouge. My brother who is an Laughlin AFB says that the Marines are actually going to train there in Del Rio. Not that Del Rio is any better than Enid...

I heard the same from someone recently. No idea if it is true, but perhaps it is good for at least a couple more threads like this on AW

 

[usmarinemike]

I convinced half my platoon during one of the rifle range weeks that we weren't humping back because we were going to get helo-extracted back to Camp Barrett.

Bottom line is that when they turn the faucet back on full (presumably after the MX issues are resolved), they are going to need bodies in Pensacola, ready to train.

Well, each squadron at Whiting went from not getting anywhere near all their X's to almost not having enough X's for all their planes in a matter of 3 weeks time. The turd is quickly getting cleared out of the pipe here and people are almost getting through a block a week. Of course this happens to me in the one block where instructor availability is an issue.

 

[OUSOONER]

Well, each squadron at Whiting went from not getting anywhere near all their X's to almost not having enough X's for all their planes in a matter of 3 weeks time. The turd is quickly getting cleared out of the pipe here and people are almost getting through a block a week. Of course this happens to me in the one block where instructor availability is an issue.

Things are on the up here in Corpus as well..although we still have a slew of birds on the ramp that are still down. I was about to get a ton of X's and of course the Med Down bug snatched me...It's clear and a million here and it looks to stay that way for a while, so X's should be coming along in a consistent manner.

 

[HueyCobra8151]

Well, each squadron at Whiting went from not getting anywhere near all their X's to almost not having enough X's for all their planes in a matter of 3 weeks time. The turd is quickly getting cleared out of the pipe here and people are almost getting through a block a week. Of course this happens to me in the one block where instructor availability is an issue.

Don't fuck with me man...I've come to far!!

Seriously, if this is true it's great news. Hopefully I will not have to partake in a post-API pool of some sort. My buddy up in Helo-land was saying that he is also flying through the pipeline because they are getting so few students from the VT's that there are plenty of instructors to go around for all.

 

[AJB37]

Language training and IOC, with one financial management officer are the options for the alpha company aviators. Language training is supposed to take 6 months here in Quantico, then hopefully we are going down to API, but we have no word on that. And the truth is likely to change so I'm just hoping I have some sort of official orders before graduation and BAH.

 

[Quénault]

I convinced half my platoon during one of the rifle range weeks that we weren't humping back because we were going to get helo-extracted back to Camp Barrett.

Bottom line is that when they turn the faucet back on full (presumably after the MX issues are resolved), they are going to need bodies in Pensacola, ready to train.

Oh yeah, I definitely passed that word this morning while waiting for The Breakfast Scam.

 

[ftrooper]

the word

I heard all the Aviation Contracts are going straight to MARSOC and going to be issued full beards and blue jeans. After... X% will select JSF.