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68stang

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 00:19

Joined: 31 Oct 2005, 00:19
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I am a college student closing out my final semesters in college. I would like to go on to grad school but first I wish to enlist. I have seen the A-10 inaction at air shows and online videos…it is an amazing machine and I am interested in flying one. I know the air-force has a couple squadrons and so does the army, but I am still unsure of which branch I wish to go into. I would like some advice on how I can go about becoming an a-10 pilot. Thanks
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M&M

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 00:32

Joined: 11 Dec 2002, 10:13
Posts: 1125

First welcome to the board! The choice will be easy for you, as the Army does not fly the A-10, only the active duty AF, Air National Guard and the AF Reserve.

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Dutchy

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 00:59

Joined: 18 Apr 2005, 12:39
Posts: 1690
Location: Netherlands

68stang, go to the Airforce. They fly (if I have it correct) till 2028 with the Warthog.

And welcome here, hopely you have here a great time with us.

Salute
Dutchy

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VanceUPT

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 07:08

Joined: 14 Mar 2005, 18:56
Posts: 16

If you're dead set on the A-10, then applying to a guard or reserve unit that flies the A-10 would be your best bet. You've got a very competitive road ahead of you, but getting your degree is a good place to start. Good Luck!

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Coach

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 18:51

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Joined: 27 Oct 2002, 00:46
Posts: 952
Location: NAS Norfolk VA

Call me a skeptic, but I have a problem with a guy's motivation when he says he really wants to fly an A-10 and knows the Air Force has a few squadrons as well as the Army. Doing your homework is a novel concept.

Try http://www.goarmy.com

Coach

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Hawg166

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 19:30

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Joined: 27 May 2003, 18:48
Posts: 2449
Location: Still fighting the indians in Western Massachusetts

Well Coach there is always services flight for him.

"By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a peerage or Westminster Abbey !" Nelson the Immortal Memory

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FlyBoy

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Posted: 31 Oct 2005, 21:03

Joined: 21 Oct 2002, 10:38
Posts: 1102

and I was think the first two years of ROTC was just pointless, now I see who its for!

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VanceUPT

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Posted: 01 Nov 2005, 19:51

Joined: 14 Mar 2005, 18:56
Posts: 16

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Call me a skeptic, but I have a problem with a guy's motivation when he says he really wants to fly an A-10 and knows the Air Force has a few squadrons as well as the Army. Doing your homework is a novel concept.
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Amen to that! UPT is full of guys who were smart enough to get a slot but had no idea what they were getting themselves into. You'd think that with a ten year committment that guys would have done enough research to have heard and interpret terms such as B.U.F.F. or to have a basic understanding of Air Force tailcodes, etc. It's just a matter of time before the AF is full of guys like this.

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Warthog30

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Posted: 03 Nov 2005, 15:30

Joined: 24 Jan 2003, 22:23
Posts: 584

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Well Coach there is always services flight for him.

"By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a peerage or Westminster Abbey !" Nelson the Immortal Memory
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ATTACK!!!!!!!

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Warthog30

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Posted: 03 Nov 2005, 15:30

Joined: 24 Jan 2003, 22:23
Posts: 584

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Well Coach there is always services flight for him.

"By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a peerage or Westminster Abbey !" Nelson the Immortal Memory
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Naw...thay're RIFing Lieutenants now haven't you heard?

ATTACK!!!!!!!
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ATTACK!!!!!!!

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Chief966

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Posted: 05 Nov 2005, 23:37

Joined: 25 Feb 2004, 05:30
Posts: 26

I know I haven't posted much here, but I read most of the topics weekly. I have to agree with Coach. I can see it right now. If he actually did get an A-10 flight slot, he'd be the guy that leaves his piddle pack in the map case after every flight.

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Warthog30

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Posted: 06 Nov 2005, 14:53

Joined: 24 Jan 2003, 22:23
Posts: 584

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?sect ... chive=true

In case you all haven't heard...Should make a lot of NCO's happy. Maybe ya'll can nominate Lts to be Force Shaped?

ATTACK!!!!!!!

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fenderstrat72

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Posted: 06 Nov 2005, 17:43

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Joined: 25 Nov 2002, 21:15
Posts: 2000

Well since the topic has been hijacked I will add my two pence. The AF just a couple of years ago was paying crewdogs a multiplier of 5 on re-enlistments and commissioning damn near any joker with a 4-yr degree. Even to the point they were approving waviers for age. Hell we got an 2Lt that had been a MSgt with 18yrs in service. I say WTF. Anyway fastforward to last year and the same crewdogs that got the 50,000 to 60,000 for re-enlisting are now being told we dont need you. So thousands of enlisted troops that were counting on the AF for a career were told no CJR and see you later. Now this year the officer corps (class of 2002, 2003) are being looked at for discharge. The AF can never seem to bring the pendulum to the center. It is always to far one way or the other. Maybe so day but not today.

Fender
"A woman drove me to drink
and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her".
W.C. Fields

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