What decision do you have to make? Have you been selected and are working on your sheet or are you applying?
I've been selected for VR and will have to send in a location preference list.
What decision do you have to make? Have you been selected and are working on your sheet or are you applying?
Pick where you want to live.. Time away, deployment cycles, and etc changes..I've been selected for VR and will have to send in a location preference list.
VR FTS pilots are gone frequently. There are some 6 month dets overseas that rotate through the C-130 dudes for an actual deployment, I'm not for sure if it's a specific C-130 squadron or is shared, I'll see if I can get some clarification for you asap. The majority of time gone for VR FTS dudes is a week trip here, a few days there, and covering for a SELRES when his orders are up and has to come home.
In the end, I'd recommend choosing the place you want to live. Surprisingly, a place such as SoCal VR is a popular choice...
Pick location, if that isn't a factor, pick C-40s. The Herc community has some challenges that I don't foresee improving in the future. The Herc's have longer trips because they are very slow but they do go to some interesting locations. All VR, minus VR-1 and the ETD's, det out of three locations on a somewhat permanent rotation. C-40's fly a mix of everything and you will be gone quite a lot. I have probably averaged 4-5 months per year away from home over the course of my VR time (9 yrs). The Herc squadrons always seem to be undermanned, so the odds are that you will get one of them. Like everything in the Navy, its always timing dependent.
Does anyone know much about VR-1 in terms of how long their trips are or how often you'd spend away from home compared to the traditional VR squadrons? Any major advantages or disadvantages to that mission?
Very different animal than a traditional VR. They usually don't send many new guys there but it does happen depending on manning. Nice planes, good RONs, full dispatch, DV silliness.
As a 1xFOS under the ACCP, you are eligible for the lateral transfer or FTS board and if selected, future ACCP installments will be cancelled.
Regarding bonus recipients applying for FTS...
From the PERS-43 FAQ page:
It doesn't address monies already paid out. Anyone have any idea if those 1XFOS officers selected have to pay the bonus money back?
Without being current at the end of 20, I can kiss airlines goodbye.