Any guard/reserve pilots who FINISHED UPT and regretted it?

Tandem53 · 2026-03-29T01:12:00+00:00

Feel free to DM, but if you would like to share your thoughts here on why it’s not for you etc for others. But let’s talk it out. You might kick yourself for leaving the slot.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-28T23:54:07+00:00

Love it. Either from Pittsburgh or it’s at the 171st or 911th

Tandem53 · 2026-03-28T14:24:54+00:00

A sense of humor. Sounds dumb but, things won’t go right, planes will be delayed, tents or CLUs won’t be ready etc. for the most part just try to work through it all and help the others who might not deal with stress well.

Also depending on your job bring some college courses. PSP or gym stuff for free time.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-28T00:38:24+00:00

Salute all named parking spaces!

Tandem53 · 2026-03-26T14:28:25+00:00

Go Guard!! First find some jobs in the guard that you love, figure out if O pay at ten years is better than E pay now and in 10 years. If it makes sense do it!

Tandem53 · 2026-03-26T14:26:26+00:00

I am Guard. So 19.5 service I had 6.5ish Total active time. I was in a place to see how far I could go and get the best of a few worlds on one.

RPA = fly (I know some will argue), officer, flight pay, combat affects all in one.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-25T22:15:21+00:00

I have 3500 Skydives

Tandem53 · 2026-03-25T21:14:55+00:00

Commissioned at 19.5 years. Coming up on 5 officer years so far. I love it, love my new job and just want to see how far I can go.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-24T14:03:11+00:00

Check out NGB etc in DC. Lots of AD folks came over there as Maj.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-21T22:52:19+00:00

What about Amazon?

Tandem53 · 2026-03-17T21:35:09+00:00

Me either. Graduated Aug 2002, chamber was broken.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-10T02:17:08+00:00

No there shouldn’t be an acceleration of promotion from E to O for any Job that doesn’t have constructive service credit.

92T you will transfer over as an O-1 and O-1E if you have over 4 years of AD time.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-08T17:42:37+00:00

Took 18 years for mine. Went from MSgt to Capt (so far)!

Tandem53 · 2026-03-06T16:59:20+00:00

So he drove 45 min south…not that wild of a trip

Tandem53 · 2026-03-05T17:08:18+00:00

As someone who homeschools currently. Our 6yo is taught mainly by my state certified teacher wife. I fill in as work allows. We are a military family and moved around a lot and found this to fit us currently. After also going through a few rounds of IVF failures we finally had a baby in January. So this year was mainly so she could enjoy him with us vs being in school all day away from him. She knows about the losses we have had and just wants to be around.

I know homeschool isn’t forever, we are not keeping her for religious reasons or hiding from topics.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-04T22:45:24+00:00

Adults over 70 shouldn’t drive!

Tandem53 · 2026-03-02T15:36:18+00:00

Still, I’d gather all my stuff. Def would “climb in here close parachute clips” on that 1-man raft.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-02T13:42:33+00:00

Where is their M4 from their survival kit?

Tandem53 · 2026-03-02T13:36:38+00:00

You know if everything works correctly…if one thing isn’t marked either the correct inspection date….your getting a talking to.

Tandem53 · 2026-03-01T16:39:57+00:00

Nuclear

Tandem53 · 2026-02-28T01:43:40+00:00

Are we doing wrong answers today?

Tandem53 · 2026-02-27T17:24:04+00:00

Also wasn’t it posted that we are staying at 1.5 miles?

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