Getting Out and Tours of Duty

[hoover]

If you are an active duty pilot who has finished your commitment, can you leave the service any time you want? If not, when? What if you are deployed in a conflict situation? Also, what exactly is a tour of duty, and how long is it?

 

[pilotyip]

Don't know about 2006 procedures. But in the past you gave notice you wanted to separate from active duty upon completion of your obligated service. This included not only your original obligation, but also additional obligations if you elected special training. I.e. Helo driver gets to go to a fixed wing transition that pilot would owe the service more time. Or you accept orders to a new duty station you would owe the service more time. Then after the service received your notice they would have up to 12 months to release you from active duty. They could also elect not to release you due to a stop loss. Most service members know when their release date is and plan their release in advance of that date.

 

[HkDnAv8r]

I am in this very situation. Simply put, a pilot will owe X number of years depending on service, and platform. For example, a Navy TacAir guy will owe 8 years after his winging. My personal experience, I took 3 years for flight school, and my obligation will be up in one year, for a total of almost 11 years in the Navy. You are required to submit your intention to resign from 12 to 9 months prior to your seperation date.
We refer to a "Tour of Duty" as Cruise. They are hopefully 6 months long, but have grown since the GWOT. Many buds did a ten monther, I did a 6 and an 8. Cruise is not that bad, especially when you factor in the bowling alley and the pool on the 0-1 level

 

[guppygoshawk]

I am in this very situation. Simply put, a pilot will owe X number of years depending on service, and platform. For example, a Navy TacAir guy will owe 8 years after his winging. My personal experience, I took 3 years for flight school, and my obligation will be up in one year, for a total of almost 11 years in the Navy. You are required to submit your intention to resign from 12 to 9 months prior to your seperation date.
We refer to a "Tour of Duty" as Cruise. They are hopefully 6 months long, but have grown since the GWOT. Many buds did a ten monther, I did a 6 and an 8. Cruise is not that bad, especially when you factor in the bowling alley and the pool on the 0-1 level

Saw you list of A/C, any chance you're an Adversary guy?

 

[HkDnAv8r]

Saw you list of A/C, any chance you're an Adversary guy?

Affirm, stationed in Fallon, NV. Currently flying a desk on IA at an undisclosed location in the Mid East.