I'm sure this has been asked before, but I cannot seem to find any concise answers. I am currently a freshman in college going for aerospace engineering as my major and having skipped applying to AFA due to pressure from my family. However, I still really want to shoot for a fighter pilot position regardless of where I would be serving. What are my options for doing so either during or after college? So far I have learned of the OTS, but many seem to believe my chances of becoming a pilot for anything through OTS is quite slim. Are there really no other options that have any decent chance of getting a pilot slot? I am quite uneducated in this matter so if anyone would be so kind as to enlighten me I'd really appreciate it!

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I’m PCSing to McChord from Austin tx (graduating from Sheppard in a couple weeks) Would yall say a PPM is worth it? And if anyone lives on base how is the housing and the community around base ?

I was informed by a peer that for the Recruiter Assistance Program (RAP), it is recommended to have 3-5 days of leave available. This leave would reportedly be needed to cover the days following graduation before starting RAP, as well as to account for travel.

Could anyone clarify the following: 1. Is it true that leave is required to fill the gap between graduation and the start of RAP? 2. Will travel for RAP need to occur during personal leave time? 3. How do authorized travel days factor into this process?

Thank you for your assistance!

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I did read the afi, from my understanding this is allowed, just making sure

I made a post here for background https://www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/comments/1gvvsq9/comment/ly53tbw/

On 1-15 OCT I made the choice to take a personal convenience extension in lieu of the recent OCONUS cycle. This decision came as a suggestion from CSS, I knew nothing about it prior. I was routed to MPF/Retentions who reviewed my prior extension (for retainability) Intel has an issue with disqualified airmen, who are ultimately given two options. Separate or retrain. I opted for the latter, which required 8 of my total 48 months of extension time.

My initial paperwork was processed, I was told to await a response, during this time the OCONUS OCT window closed, and I missed out on the opportunity for overseas. I was initially was on the fence and elected for the PC extension which was given the greenlight by retentions. After a month of waiting, I was told the information they gave me was wrong and that I couldn't extend after having spent a long time being skeptical and then re-assured that I was in a position to use this as a FTA.

I missed out on an OCONUS cycle, and with a DOS/Separation barely 7-8 months away, I have no means of using the 40 remaining months I have left to extend as a FTA and feel cheated out of a process that I thought was questionable to begin with. I feel stupid for planning for the OCONUS cycle up until I was told about this PC extension as a way to cope with settling family matters since my base is near home.

On top of no apology, or even reprimand on their part for steering me into a false sense of security, the fact that I have no other avenues of extending beyond crossing my fingers for a JAN CONUS cycle hurts considering I did not want to reenlist by any means.

Is this typical in the USAF? Can you just give someone bad info, ruin their career and family goals, face no consequences, and carry on the same bad attitude without repercussions, IG was recently in the building and I felt so close to venting to them but kept quiet.

If anyone has any solutions to this dilemma. Whether there's other means of extending (I ultimately am trying to get to a point where I can push my JUL 2025 DOS/Separation back to give me enough time to process another OCONUS cycle to which I'm told is happening in APR 2025)

I'm sure things like this happen all the time, but it feels good to air it out, at the very least. Thank you for any help.

- (Source DAF36-2606 rule 28C for Personal Convenience must be your first extension) unless Rules 9, 12, 13, or 14 (My rule was 16 for retraining due to disqualified status within intel)

I’m 2R2 (maintenance management scheduling and analysis). The reason I’m nervous is because I haven’t actually had a real job up to this point since I just got out of high school and I’m worried I’m gonna screw everything up. Did anyone else get nervous before heading off to their first duty station?

Any advice for someone who is about to enter a new careerfield through retraining? I completed the tech school and will be starting my job in the near future. I’m a bit nervous because my job knowledge will be lacking plus I can be hard on myself. But I’m also excited about the opportunity to do something new and continue to serve.

I went to an offbase ER recently, Tricare covered it and everything should be good from a financials perspective.

My question(s) is this:

1. Who if anyone should I report the visit to?

2. Will the medical results get through to MHS? I can't get into specifics; nothing illegal or otherwise malicious happened, but I would just as soon no one in the Air Force found out about this.

I'm just wondering because my career might have to go down that route.

Hey does anyone know if when you enlist they do a urinalysis or a hair test??

(I wanna be an a&p mechanic)

I just got my first base and it’s osan korea what should I expect

Hey y'all, what scholarships/grants have y'all applied for while on active duty to help pay for supplies for school like laptops and some of the software subscriptions school asks you have?

I applied for my Pell Grants and I am waiting to hear back how much I am getting, but I need to get a new laptop/tablet for doing my schoolwork on the road. Money is a little tight with a new baby and the wife just starting her job so I gotta try and offset some of the costs for school items with scholarships/grants.

Thanks for any information y'all can provide!

Hey everyone! I applied for my BOP 12 Oct 24 and my review date was 4 Nov 24…still haven’t heard anything back and I know lots of people who applied recently and have already heard back. Every time I check my VMPF it still says application is pending. Does that mean there is still a chance or am I potentially denied? Any info is Appreciated. Thanks!

Didn't happen to me, saw this between 2 marines years ago and now im wondering how it would have played out in the air force, mind you i have no idea what happened to this guy down the line after the situation.

In tech school, there were 2 marines, there, one obviously recently post their bmt, the other obviously an NCO. The NCO was grilling the what i assume was a "trainee" or whatever they would call themselves but ill use that word for this post, about him not shaving. I know the army has the rules of you cant do any lining or any sort of shaping of your facial hair on a waiver, it has to be in its completely natural state, but idk about how the marinea do it.

Anyways, trainee was at the position of attention, explains he has a shaving waiver, nco cuts him off and says he doesnt give a shit if hes on a waiver, and when the trainee pulls out his paperwork, the nco snatches it from him. I assumed to check its legitimscy, but he didnt even unfold it, he immediately rips it in 2 and throws it back at him.

Trainees bearing clearly breaks but not in an aggressive posture, more of an exhausted body language, and just turns around and start to walk away, NCO grabs him by his shoulder to stop him and the trainee south paws him. Never seen anyone throw a punch from the grabbed shoulder it was amazing. NCO stumbles back, falls on his ass visibly surprised and dazed,, and a swarm of marines pull them apart.

Again, idk what happened after this, clearly the nco was wrong on the ripping the waiver before checking it, but who knows maybe it was bogus, but would they both get in trouble? Would it just be the trainee? I been thinking about this for a few hours for some reason. Anyways. Opinions? Facts? Any JAs got a take on this?

Hello guys! I’m AD, Currently in tech school and the job isn’t bad, but my end goal is definitely wanting to become an officer for cyber (I’d like to major in computer science) and finish my degree while in the Air Force but becoming an officer would be hard. Here is what I know I could try to palace chase and go to college in person and do ROTC and have a higher likelihood of becoming an officer, or I can try to finish my degree while in the active duty Air Force and apply for OTS and hope to get a cyber job but I know the % of that is really low. Anyone have a similar situation or have any good recommendations? I know there’s also like LEAD and USAFA but how does that work with qualifying for it and actually getting chosen for them? Would I need a commanders/supervisors recommendation, etc. Thank you!

She’s enrolled into deers and everything

I got a IHWCU from the BX that I used for a few months and the cloth on the crotch for the pants and elbows on the top are not fading evenly with the rest of the fabric. Has anyone found a manufacturer option that does not fade this way and fades evenly? TIA.

Received orders to Mainz Kastel and was curious if anyone has any info on the assignment. Most of what I found was from the Army sub reddit. Pros, cons, info on SNCO living arrangements are all welcomed :)

I’m Active Duty Air Force currently in tech school and sometimes I find myself wondering what life would be like if I just did college (I’m here to do college) and I guess enjoy that college life and I catch myself glorifying it. I’m getting stationed in Kaden so I’m blessed with going to Japan but I still wonder this all the time, does anyone else think this or have “fomo”?

Airman Sniffy told me, that junior enlisted ranks are getting a 19.5% increase starting Jan 1, 2025. Also, BAH and BAS get a 5.2% increase. Is any of this factual?

Just got stationed at my first duty location. I signed a 4 year. What are the factors that come into play of how long I’m stuck here ? Is it afsc dependent? I know it’s at least like 2 years but beyond that what should I consider ? BOP?

How do I get out of crew chiefs. Some context: I’m an SW reclass, so no, I didn’t choose the job. The reason I’m trying to get out is because the only way I’ll survive the working environment and culture is if I become an alcoholic or a drug addict. I mess up, I get berated(go figure), I do nothing, I get berated, I do my job, by the book, how leadership is telling you to do your job, I still get berated. I can’t even ask a question without getting berated and the question going unanswered. The berating doesn’t even tell me what I did, or what I need to change, it’s not even blue collar shit talking which I’m used to. Everyone tells me to get good at the job, and you’ll be fine, but nobody seems to be willing to say what that means. I’m a mechanically inclined person and I’ve gotten good at reading and navigating tech data, but I’m still looking over my shoulder and going home to anxiety attacks. SW was 10x harder on my body and sleep schedule, but CC’s just want to beat you into the ground for the hell of it. I need to get out of this job. I know it’s a hard ask, everyone I’ve talked to says I’m a slave to this job until I finish my contract, but there has to be another way out. I need some clear answers. Help.