Vance UPT 18-06 Assignment Night

[@modular182]

I absolutely loved it when that female Lt. got the F-16. That's the reaction of someone who's worked very hard for a dream and achieved it.

[@africanlipplateandbonenose3223]

"worked very hard"

[@keymind117]

@@africanlipplateandbonenose3223 What about that statement stands out to you?

[@robburgundy9539]

@@keymind117 Dont mind that person. Honestly though, I could only imagine how hard it is to achieve that

[@keymind117]

@@robburgundy9539 It's way more achievable than most people realize, but it still takes hard work and some character development.

[@robburgundy9539]

@@keymind117 You just don’t want to agree, don’t you. If it was easily achievable, everyone would do it. The air force gives out very few fighter airframe slots. That is considering that most people in that room are more than qualified to be fighter pilots. But because of extreme competition and sheer luck, she made it. Bless her, and you should too.

[@Simon_D01]

Man this is so motivating, seeing all the guys’ hard work pay off and them being proud and happy with their assignments! School boy mode is on baby!

[@gavinlippa2979]

Wish I could say the same. Very motivating indeed however my motto “fuck school” tends not to pay off in life

[@gcm747]

This gives me such a wonderful feeling watching those aviators who’ve worked so hard for so long finally achieve their dream assignments.

[@markg7963]

I’d take that A10 in a heartbeat!

[@Zuksq]

When that guy got the a10 I felt him my heart just got so happy because one day I will be flying that thing 😊

[@Dermeister009]

all I could think of when I saw the last guy with all the dating apps getting the viper is " He aint gunna be single for long now that he can say he fly's the viper" Awesome jet.

[@spwb2k]

this is outstanding in every way. My Dad was a C-121 navigator.

[@KBR21115]

I had and still have such a big smile on my face thanks to this great video

[@trim406]

43:40 She hated her life when the T-6 showed up XD

[@danielwang5460]

but she ended up with the f-16, so it ended up good

[@carlosfernandez6766]

​@@danielwang5460 How do you know?

[@Crowbarenjoyernerd]

@@carlosfernandez6766watch five seconds later

[@thehelldoicallthis9241]

Even I just watching this got all pumped up when that guy got the A 10

[@samstanfield2634]

Seriously not a single FAIP?! That's a lucky group

[@jcheck6]

Gen Welch was a '37 FAIP and look where he ended up.

[@markg7963]

I was a FAIP. Easily the best thing that ever happened to my career you never know how things will turn out. Realized years later I was blessed to not fly a fighter, would have been an awful life. (Clearly a cool job, but awful pilot life).

[@markg7963]

@Big wave Dave Referring to deployments and family life as a result.

[@carlosfernandez6766]

​@@markg7963 You said it bro!

[@vyacheslavgusarov5777]

Красавчики!

[@burhannaveed1911]

42:13 iM SO SORRY BUT THAT FACE ON THE BOARD 😭😭😭😭 🤣

[@d3adstarr]

Hopefully someday!!

[@spearmaj4035]

WoW, he got the flag! 36:50 impressive.

[@shred907]

I don’t know anything about this but what’s the flag? Why was it a big deal to get what he did?

[@spearmaj4035]

@@shred907 not a big deal :) No offensive I just got impressive about his action in the middle of chaotic situation. As a military senior officer, he kept the flag from falling down on the ground, as a foreign military officer I just watched that moment pretty impressive.

[@FlyingGentile]

Woo a rare cv-22 drop

[@Torsk1007]

This seems fun

[@IllllIIIIllIlllIIl]

If I was a pilot my #1 pick would be the warthog

[@thebuzzard577]

I am Major John Northrup class 45 if any of the Air Force Base 1949 thank you that's class 45 if Enid Air Force Base world war two was just over we flew North American B 25's

[@joshuadelacerda7380]

Only 3 people got fighters!( f-16s) It is competitive to get fighters because it only makes up 15-20% of Air Force Aircraft.

[@essentiallysuck9682]

AviationDisneyUSAF TV Well and also they track selected so a lot of people probably chose T-1.

[@mericanpatriot8169]

Most of them guys picked heavy track. If you select fighter track you’re more than likely to end up in a F16.

[@f-15estrikeeagle35]

Wait from what I'm seeing this looks like a T-1 track but why in the world did F-16s appear?

[@ripgfa]

@@f-15estrikeeagle35 look at the planes in the slides above their picture. Shows their training aircraft

[@andrewmunson1613]

@@mericanpatriot8169 weirdly though there was one T-38 guy who wound up with an MC-130J and another who got U-28. Wonder what happened there.

[@jimmybob2453]

RIP to the Osprey Pilot

[@MrN1c3N00b]

Did he pass?

[@iancioch4994]

I think if you choose to be trained in the T-38 you get a fighter/ bomber or FAIP if you do bad. if your on a T-38 and do well you have a really high chance of getting a fighter. people not on the t38 will get transport or tankers. surprised i never see a awacs or electronic warfare .

[@tommcintosh9245]

What’s the song @ 1640

[@TiGroKe]

36:20 That does it for me !

[@hv1615]

I was in class 74-02, Vance AFB. Missed Enid

[@andrewmunson1613]

Is Enid a cool town? I'm a recent pilot select and I'm constantly thinking about what which school I'd prefer

[@hv1615]

@@andrewmunson1613 50 years I haven't be back there. I don't know what's changing!!!

[@aeiou3826]

Oh so this is basically some sort of selection where the one who stands on stage gets to know which aircraft they get to fly? Sorry I don't know how that system works lol

[@jcheck6]

Let me get this straight. Is this the setting where the students hear their follow on assignments for the first time? And why were those students cheering when they received a 135 or 130 assignment? Back in the day we were rank order and called into a room and picked our assignments, ie #1 went in first followed by #2 & etc.

[@jcheck6]

@@CplHenderson Dan, I can't believe these students were any different than I as a student years ago. I received a fighter out UPT but that did not hurt me in getting hired by two major airlines.

[@jcheck6]

@@CplHenderson If students do not like G's nor contact what are they doing in UPT in the first place? Cripes, they sound like my first WSO who would whine if I pulled over 4 G's in the break. jcheck6

[@jcheck6]

@Alex Hall Sounds like you would be even happier as a Buff driver.

[@81GTV6]

Not enough Gs in the world could make up for unsustainable deployment tempo, poor quality of life, and garbage bases of ACC. I'll gladly cheer for my 135 in Florida/England/PNW. All the "back in my day"-ers seem to have all left, must have not really been that good, ehh?

[@julianmaissel3660]

The students who were assigned heavies already knew they were getting heavies right? Cause they already track selected and were training in T-1s, correct?

[@letsridehard]

Must suck to get a plane you don’t like after so many years of hard work and dreaming

[@jordanleng204]

6:39 Hasard Lee?

[@slaptastic6416]

yes

[@Vasef79]

Anyone know the song at 21:25 (Lets go)...

[@jasonness7453]

Tears don't fall by bullet for my valentine

[@wyattl.4023]

The guy who got faked out by the KC-135 and got the Osprey has me crying 😂

[@the-Eragon]

U-28? 🥲

[@secondhandwildflowers2315]

Spec ops/humanitarian assistance plane

[@MrToyFrog]

I thought they were trying to phaseout the A-10?

[@rollo2508]

ToyFrog The last I read about it, they’re undeniably hanging on to it since no other plane has given comparable results nor make any appeal to the psychological warfare the a-10 brings

[@johnwilliamson2507]

The hierarchy have been trying to do that since about 1990- or at least pretending to so they can put other stuff in the budget request, knowing that the Army will make sure that Congress will keep funding it.

[@mafiosomemer3730]

One day, they'll get swept-wings

[@damearstill6184]

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