stratose Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Once selected and sign your WOFT contract at MEPs, what are approximate timeframes from: 1. The time you sign your contract at MEPs to shipping out to basic? I'm sure this varies, but how soon can you typically ship out? 2. The time you ship to basic to the time you graduate from flight school? I know there's probably time gaps between WOCs and flight school, etc, but just looking for a rough estimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian101193 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Once selected and sign your WOFT contract at MEPs, what are approximate timeframes from: 1. The time you sign your contract at MEPs to shipping out to basic? I'm sure this varies, but how soon can you typically ship out? 2. The time you ship to basic to the time you graduate from flight school? I know there's probably time gaps between WOCs and flight school, etc, but just looking for a rough estimate. 1- like you said it varies from weeks to months, it depends on when the WOCS dates line up. 2- 1.5-2 years depending on bubbles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratose Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 1- like you said it varies from weeks to months, it depends on when the WOCS dates line up. 2- 1.5-2 years depending on bubbles And then it's after you graduate flight school that the 6-year commitment clock starts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian101193 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 And then it's after you graduate flight school that the 6-year commitment clock starts? From what I've read, you reup your contract after flight school for 6 years. So it's basically a 8 year commitment when you consider 2 years of flight school and then another 6 years after graduation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockTrader Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Plan on finishing common core flight and selecting aircraft roughly 9-10 months after graduating wocs right now. My class was almost exactly one year but we had a few extra months of holdover. From there its all aircraft dependent. Ill be leaving Rucker about 2 years after pinning WO1. Some of my buddies will be outta here in September, so about a year and a half. Once you pin wings after advanced airframe, then you owe 6 more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratose Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 After flight school, about what % of your Army workday is spent flying in the air (if you could figure an avg. percentage)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockTrader Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 After flight school, about what % of your Army workday is spent flying in the air (if you could figure an avg. percentage)?You dont fly everyday. Too many factors to really determine how much you will fly. What aircraft? What mission? Deploying soon? Which unit(TDA?)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratose Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 You dont fly everyday. Too many factors to really determine how much you will fly. What aircraft? What mission? Deploying soon? Which unit(TDA?)? I know, lots of variables. But is it closer to 50% of your Army time is flying? 10%? Just trying to get a ball park figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Plan on flying 1 flight per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luofynerd Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Plan on flying 1 flight per week.Hey if I could fly once a month id still be happy af. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratose Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 So what do pilots do when not flying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luofynerd Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 So what do pilots do when not flying?Stock the fridge with sodas and fatty cakes aka Fridge bitch. Property book officer additional duty. Briefings, walk around with their hands in their pockets all day...not get haircuts. YouTube with their iPad that always seems to be attached to their hip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian101193 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Stock the fridge with sodas and fatty cakes aka Fridge bitch. Property book officer additional duty. Briefings, walk around with their hands in their pockets all day...not get haircuts. YouTube with their iPad that always seems to be attached to their hip.Not sure if sarcastic or painfully true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MckeeC Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 So what do pilots do when not flying?I'm curious about this as well. Obviously you aren't flying everyday so what are days like when you don't fly? What additional duties do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 The Army always finds ways to fill your week with bullshit on the days you are not flying. Additional duties can be everything from: Fridge BitchFiremarshallALSESupplyUMOArmament OArmorerUPL etcetc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luofynerd Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I'm 100% serious, if you show up to your unit baby faced as f**k fresh w01 or newly promoted CW2 you can almost guarantee you will somehow become the company fridge beitch. Just keep it stocked and the crewchief will fix your bird and you won't have to worry. Hungry crewchief seem to get irritable maintenancing all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 From what I've read, you reup your contract after flight school for 6 years. So it's basically a 8 year commitment when you consider 2 years of flight school and then another 6 years after graduation. so I was told that the obligation after flight school was 5 years and I had to look up the regs per AR 611-110 the obligation is 5 years but AR 350-100 says 6 years for any officer in IERW. Can anyone who has recently graduated expand on this? I hate it when regs contradict each other! not that 1 year is that much in the grand scheme of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockTrader Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Its 6 years from the time you pin wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0 Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 The Army always finds ways to fill your week with bullshit on the days you are not flying. Additional duties can be everything from: Fridge BitchFiremarshallALSESupplyUMOArmament OArmorerUPL etcetcDoesn't leave a whole lot of time for beach volleyball. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Doesn't leave a whole lot of time for beach volleyball. . .Whaddya think mandatory fun days are for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 So what do pilots do when not flying?350-1. Every. Single. Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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