Flight School backed up

[Tracker95]

Understood. Based what what you've seen is the "time to wing" right now for SNFOs? Seems like they're moving through quickly?

winging next month, 26 months from start of OCS

 

[taxexperts31582]

winging next month, 26 months from start of OCS

Sweet thanks. Congratulations. What platform? I’ve heard jets is longer than big wing?

 

[Tracker95]

Sweet thanks. Congratulations. What platform? I’ve heard jets is longer than big wing?

E6B Mercury, yes strike is longer

 

[Prin]

For the strike side of things I started OCS in May of 2021 and just getting started in Advanced.

 

[wonderb0iwl]

For the strike side of things I started OCS in May of 2021 and just getting started in Advanced.

Was there a lot of waiting around

 

[Prin]

Was there a lot of waiting around

2 months on OHARP and 5 prior to starting NIFE the rest was just short stuff here and there

 

[BravoBeach]

Update: Commissioned Navy May 2021 Reported to Pensacola as a SNA in July 2021. Finished NIFE in November 2021. Assigned to Milton for Primary: July 2022 - October 2022. Started Primary at Milton November 2022. Solo T6 April 2023.

Update: Primary completer at Milton - July 2023. Time in Primary - 1 year, no medical setbacks or any other issues.

 

[Mouselovr]

Update: Primary completer - July 2023. Time in Primary - 1 year, no medical setbacks or any other issues.

Milton? In corpus our Charlie is supposedly finishing in a little over 6 months and avenger a little after that

 

[BravoBeach]

Milton? In corpus our Charlie is supposedly finishing in a little over 6 months and avenger a little after that

Whiting NAS.

 

[villo0692]

Whiting NAS.

A year including wait times to class up? Cuz I started primary in VT2 this week and as much as I like it, I REALLY don’t want it to take a full year

 

[Skywalker]

A year including wait times to class up? Cuz I started primary in VT2 this week and as much as I like it, I REALLY don’t want it to take a full year

Individual mileage always varies man. You’ll finish when you finish. The T-6 is a stupid fun airplane to fly, soak up every minute of it.

 

[Swanee]

I REALLY don’t want it to take a full year

Yes, you really do. Enjoy your time in flight school. Don't be in a hurry to finish. Everyone with wings in their profile would absolutely love to trade places with you.

 

[nittany03]

A year including wait times to class up? Cuz I started primary in VT2 this week and as much as I like it, I REALLY don’t want it to take a full year

The fleet and its crushing workload isn't going anywhere. There are few better deals on the planet, military or civilian, than being an SNA/SNFO. Milk it for all it's worth, because you ain't getting it back later.

 

[flight_hero]

IFT-R is for pilots only. There are NFOs on Navy helicopters. If you are talking about NFO-to-Pilot selectees (as in winged NFO retreading), then you go VFR direct to SNA Primary vice taking a second trip to NASC.

I apologized if it has already been mentioned before but, is IFT-R a part of NIFE or is it a totally different program?

 

[jointhelocalizer]

I apologized if it has already been mentioned before but, is IFT-R a part of NIFE or is it a totally different program?

IFT-R is supposed to a be rotary-wing specific version of Primary. Its only relation to NIFE is the advertised priority placement in NIFE if you get selected to the program.