Disassociated Tour Questions

[U-Aviation]

I was wondering about the disassociated tour for aviators coming from the VFA community.

What are common disassociated tour billets for TPS grads? Is there a difference in desired and/or assigned positions based on ones intention to return to the fleet vs transitioning to aviation engineer duty officer? I understand those who complete SFTI qualification have a required tour as a training officer back in the fleet during this tour. Are there any other qualifications that require a return to a “flying” position for the disassociated tour?

Thank you.

 

[sevenhelmet]

I believe it is still typical for TPS grads not to do a disassociated tour before DH, simply because there isn’t time. Eligibility to apply is generally based on lineal number to allow a minimum of two years in a test squadron following TPS (traditionally anyway- not sure if there are more recent changes). DH timing usually becomes the dominant factor for guys that don’t redes to AEDO.

SFTIs usually get run through some combination of TO and super-JO until they screen for DH or get out. So they never really leave the fleet.

Hope that helps.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

I was wondering about the disassociated tour for aviators coming from the VFA community.

What are common disassociated tour billets for TPS grads? Is there a difference in desired and/or assigned positions based on ones intention to return to the fleet vs transitioning to aviation engineer duty officer? I understand those who complete SFTI qualification have a required tour as a training officer back in the fleet during this tour. Are there any other qualifications that require a return to a “flying” position for the disassociated tour?

Thank you.

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