Air Force Pilot jobs posted on usajobs.opm.gov

[thebluto]

There are about three pages worth of vacancies on the usajobs website. What are those all about?

 

[hindsight2020]

They're not real openings. Most are vacancies used to build up a sense of what kind of personnel is out there looking for these jobs. Prime example is vacancy annoucement ya-2181. The vacancy itself discloses it is merely a register and not reflective of actual positions. The real vacancies are ART/AGRs and are unit-specific, all USAjobs does is offer up that information to units. Most units take care of such vacancies internally so there's not much point in applying if you're in a different airframe and not in the particular unit. It's just legal CYA postings..IMO.

 

[stlpilot]

They're not real openings. Most are vacancies used to build up a sense of what kind of personnel is out there looking for these jobs. Prime example is vacancy annoucement ya-2181. The vacancy itself discloses it is merely a register and not reflective of actual positions. The real vacancies are ART/AGRs and are unit-specific, all USAjobs does is offer up that information to units. Most units take care of such vacancies internally so there's not much point in applying if you're in a different airframe and not in the particular unit. It's just legal CYA postings..IMO.

Prime example,

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=66045452&AVSDM=12/20/2007+8:03:18+PM

Just read the "major duties", sounds like you could be flying (or need to be qualified) for darn near anything and everything in the inventory.

 

[KigAir]

Prime example,

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=66045452&AVSDM=12/20/2007+8:03:18+PM

Just read the "major duties", sounds like you could be flying (or need to be qualified) for darn near anything and everything in the inventory.

What does it take to get hired on at the upper end of that salary range?

 

[Huggyu2]

What does it take to get hired on at the upper end of that salary range?

Make it a career, and get promoted to Lt Col while making flight pay.
The first ~10 years will be a bit weak on pay.

 

[hindsight2020]

Make it a career, and get promoted to Lt Col while making flight pay.
The first ~10 years will be a bit weak on pay.

Not from where I sit. An ART job looks mighty tasty compared to any kind of tenure at a regional on the three pilars of happiness (pay, stability, QOL), and better than a major airline job on the latter two, depending on the unit. To each their own of course. Merry Xmas by the way!!

 

[Huggyu2]

Not from where I sit. An ART job looks mighty tasty compared to any kind of tenure at a regional on the three pilars of happiness (pay, stability, QOL), and better than a major airline job on the latter two, depending on the unit. To each their own of course. Merry Xmas by the way!!

You are correct. Point taken.
Merry Christmas to you,... and to all!