Classes in Vance start every three weeks. It will take you six months on the dot to finish.
So yeah, very good chance you will butt up against the FY.
And ahh.. the jet question.
Getting jets out of Vance is no different then getting jets anywhere else. A certain number of people, based on a curve, are going to have an NSS high enough to sellect jets.
However, going to Vance, you will run into two problems.
1. The AirForce grading system, Is /NOT/ based on a curve. A drop is given to each class, and students are ranked amongst their class only.
What does this mean for you? It means, their are very few instructors that know or care what an NSS is, or how an NSS works.
Also, their is no need for a squadron wide grading standard , as long as grading amongst a class (or even just a flight) are standardised, the grades will work out for the class.
This means their could be a class that works down from a 5, while another works up from a 4. Not a problem for an AF kid, but a problem for a navy guy that is compared the people that graduated ahead of him.
2. If you are in the 8th, your CO is Air Force, and the whole squadron in general is kinda detached from the Navy. You arent going to have a skipper that goes to bat for you (like ive heard is done at places like Corpus?).
All of this being said. In my class both marines got Jets cause they were both Rock Stars. None of the Navy got jets (one could have, but didnt want them).
Conclusion, regardless of any problems with grading, etc., if you arent in the grey area, you will get jets. If you are in the grey area, it could go either way.
Do your best, work hard, and see where the chips fall. Good luck.