Ahhhh gotcha, I missed that you were RW originally. Right now, a quick lap in the regionals would probably not be bad at all, at least in terms of pay (and depending on where)
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Ahhhh gotcha, I missed that you were RW originally. Right now, a quick lap in the regionals would probably not be bad at all, at least in terms of pay (and depending on where)
Big moving target these days.
If can get about 500hrs in a tour you’re in the ballpark.
Jetblue is taking guys with the right zip code and 500hrs of fixed wing time. Frontier will take you as long as you’ve got ATP mins. Regionals will pay you a bunch of money to get you to minimums. Hiring in the industry is crazy right now.
If the flying picks up like I keep hearing ("returning to the pre-red-stripe days!") C-130 TAR guys will get 500 hours just from the flying that is starting to come available in August - September 30.
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Wait, it’s back to TAR again?
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I peeked at a recent TAR re-des “application” and I believe you request platforms not specific squadrons.
Yup, what’s old is new again. Even back to REDCOMMs, RCCs, etc. Apparently the solution to the lexicon “problem” was going back to the 90s…Wait, didn’t the Navy Reserve change the language in the 2000s because the 90s language wasn’t clear? ?
You apply to VR, VFC, VT(P), HT, VT(J), etc specifically and are picked up (or not) for that community. If you get, say, VR, my understanding you'll be asked to fill out a preference sheet and then the detailer will rack and stack with Needs of the Navy, Spouse CoLo, EFMP, etc. Smaller numbers so my buddies have said it's a bit more gentlemanly than the PERS-43 grinder, but someone has to go to Hercs in Ft Dix.
One thing I'll say is straight up cold calling the TAR Accessions and Recruitment guy/gal is a legit option. They were on the active side before and understand the dance. They aren't going to write you name down and give it to your detailer/front office if you call.
What Synix said is all legit. There is some gamesmanship for the application itself, specifically if you’re targeting VR. For VR, once you’re selected there is a slate and you rank what you want and get what you get. Not as important for communities with only one or two duty stations.
Highly recommend what Synix said about calling them. They’re very helpful and they’re not going to tattle on you. Also feel free to PM me if you want specifics on how the boards work.
Highly recommend what Synix said about calling them. They’re very helpful and they’re not going to tattle on you. Also feel free to PM me if you want specifics on how the boards work.
I have a spy in reserve NSW land who swears that the only reason we went to “operational support” centers and units during GWOT was Big Reserves cribbing buzzwords off of NSWG-11’s construct, because ooga booga GWOT Narmy.
I can neither confirm or deny; I wasn’t there.
I don't know the validity of that statement, but the driving force for the change was ADM (or is it Adm?) Cotton, who pushed for more integration post-9/11. This included dropping the "R" from USNR and integrating hardware units into their respective AC admin ISICs (like moving helos to AC wings).
Obviously there were varying levels of success, but since the Reserves were needed, the overall goal made sense. I'm guessing now that the Reserves are going back to a more strategic state of mind, a return to pre-operational/GWOT) terminology "makes sense" for the non-hardware/support side.
Great background, thanks. Hard to tell where Navy Reserve is heading these days.
CNR’s Warfighting Instructions is littered with “operationalizing the Reserve,” “warfighting is our number one and only priority,” “build units of action” that directly contribute to GPC, and “eliminate reserve capacity that adds little or no enabling or direct warfighting contribution,” etc. Meanwhile, recent O5/O6 TAR selection results and other budgetary and force structure decisions (divesting of Reserve hardware units) seem to be heading the opposite direction.