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Welp, I dont know what the heck is going on but all of our class dates got pushed. People are now slotted as far back as December. I got bumped back to October. So if you get 64's prepare for a nice long hold.

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Welp, I dont know what the heck is going on but all of our class dates got pushed. People are now slotted as far back as December. I got bumped back to October. So if you get 64's prepare for a nice long hold.

 

If it makes you feel any better: my roommate when I was in flight school (we selected together) didn't even start class for 64s until I had graduated. I left Rucker in early September, and he wasn't out until May, iirc. (We selected in... March?)

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Welp, I dont know what the heck is going on but all of our class dates got pushed. People are now slotted as far back as December. I got bumped back to October. So if you get 64's prepare for a nice long hold.

unless your a Lakota guy, then your starting advanced airframe within 1 month of selection.
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Welp, I dont know what the heck is going on but all of our class dates got pushed. People are now slotted as far back as December. I got bumped back to October. So if you get 64's prepare for a nice long hold.

Yeah man, sounds like Rucker to me. 3 months hold for BOLC, 4 months for primary, 6 months for 64's. Although the waiting was miserable, I've never been paid so much to do so little. And in the end, it was absolutely worth it.

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If that's a legit question, then why would they put a 67 student in a M?

Because before the Lakota, the only training helicopter was a steam cockpit. Now that they have both a glass cockpit and a steam cockpit training platform, it makes sense to me to give all the A/L slots to 67 guys. I feel like it would shallow out the learning curve when they get to their advanced airframe by keeping them in a cockpit that they are more familiar with.

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Welp, I dont know what the heck is going on but all of our class dates got pushed. People are now slotted as far back as December. I got bumped back to October. So if you get 64's prepare for a nice long hold.

 

If I was a gambling man I'd bet they're tying up some spots for AQCs. I think they're trying to push guys out to the ARSs that are supposed to be standing up. A bunch of the 47 slotted OH-58 pilots are being asked to switch to AH-64s right now.

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If I was a gambling man I'd bet they're tying up some spots for AQCs. I think they're trying to push guys out to the ARSs that are supposed to be standing up. A bunch of the 47 slotted OH-58 pilots are being asked to switch to AH-64s right now.

Must be short handed with extra aircraft coming from the Guard.

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If I was a gambling man I'd bet they're tying up some spots for AQCs. I think they're trying to push guys out to the ARSs that are supposed to be standing up. A bunch of the 47 slotted OH-58 pilots are being asked to switch to AH-64s right now.

You are correct. Bunch of former 58 guys are finishing up 64D's for that reason. I actually had that exact discussion yesterday with some Captains and CW3's when I was at Goodhand.

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