CG Duty station information

[onthebeach]

An important factor...

CG Air Stations tend to be in high cost of living areas. Therefore the cost of housing is a major factor that you should be considering if you have a family and your wife doesn't have a lucrative job.

Personally I always tried to go for the sticks & stay away from San Fran, et.al. Another alternative is to go someplace with base housing, such as my all time favorite, and the best AirSta in the Guard, which is Kodiak...but I gather this isn't one of the options the detailer's given you (it's nothing personal, they just don't usually send first-tour DCAs up there, but you might broach the subject to the detailer...you being ex-Navy cuts more ice with them than DCAs from other services).

Now that I've brought this up, the guys with more current information than I have can address it.

You guys with the current info, let's hear the latest concerning housing assistance, CG leased housing, etc.

 

[onthebeach]

Oh, and one more thing....

Herks rule.

 

[sardaddy]

"you being ex-Navy cuts more ice with them than DCAs from other services."

No it doesn't. A DCA is a DCA.

Kodiak, is offered to new DCA's if available, for H-60s but not H-65s. H-65 pilots in Kodiak must be aicraft commanders before PCSing there. Not required for H-60s.

The only thing that whines more than an H-65 rotor system is a CG C130 pilot.

 

[psysicx]

Do HH-60's deploy?

 

[sardaddy]

They don't deploy on ships if that is what you mean. They do however, "deploy" to different locations like the bahamas and some locations in Alaska for a couple of weeks at a time.


I thought when I read your post earlier that you had asked if it was hard to pick your aircraft since there were so many H-65s relatively speaking. It was a good question.

The answer is that it is really easy to get the aircraft you want. If you want H-65s. But just numbers wise, it is more difficult to get what you want if you want another airframe. DCAs don't get much choice, H-65s or H-60s with the majority being asked to fly H-65s.

Those going through flight school get a bit more of an opportunity to ask for falcons and C-130s as well but even then the pickin's are slim.

They don't call the H-65 the workhorse of the fleet for nothing.

 

[Falconjet]

Good luck daddy, you are about to get sucked into the question vortex that is psysicx.

I know I shouldn't watch but its like a train wreck, I just can't take my eyes away!

FJ

 

[psysicx]

Haha. You don't have to answer. And I deleted my post about the 65. Wasn't sure if it was a good question. Thanks.

 

[CGHercster]

Keep your eyes on the goal

It doesn't matter what helo you start with, just as long as once you're in the CG you get your fixed wing transition and fly hercs like everyone really wants to... Including you Sardiddy.

 

[Falconjet]

Fights on.

I can't believe you helo bubbas are just gonna sit back and take that from some bleed air blimp pilots!

FJ

 

[mudkow60]

Duty and QOL of life-wise, how do people like life at L.A. (the California LA, not the state)? I am thinking of adding them to my Christmas-list.

Thanks.

And to add fuel to the fire-

Once on a night search in P-cola, I had a Falcon jet crew help vector my aircraft around with their night vision devices. They were really great folks... very friendly and professional. Problem was, they directed me to a large, standing bird, and we cound never find the supposed missing redneck.