klhoard
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I know one guy from my old active duty unit who decided to "disagree" with his interviewer over whether his busted T-37 ride in UPT was a "real" checkride.
The interviewer said Yes, he insisted No (during the interview).
Guess what color airplane he's been flying for the last three years.
Please stop telling guys to worry about busted UPT rides and cover them up. It will only make you nervous during the interview (assuming you have a conscious about such things) worrying whether they know or not.
However, to answer your question - it depends on how motivated they are. I asked this question at the end of UPT and was told that your UPT training folder is sent to the government "Archives in St. Louis, Missouri" when you finish UPT. How long it is kept there, I do not know. I am pretty sure that the only way that it would get dug out is if you perpetrated some heinous crime or massive aerial disaster requiring an examination of your entire flying career. The only "checkride" that is in your public official military record, however, is your last checkride written on a "Form 8" that starts your adult USAF flying career.
Aviation is a very small world, and you never know if one of your old "buds" from UPT or an old instructor remembers you name when your package is going thru the airline's decision board, or even worse, sits down across the table from you.
The interviewer said Yes, he insisted No (during the interview).
Guess what color airplane he's been flying for the last three years.
Please stop telling guys to worry about busted UPT rides and cover them up. It will only make you nervous during the interview (assuming you have a conscious about such things) worrying whether they know or not.
However, to answer your question - it depends on how motivated they are. I asked this question at the end of UPT and was told that your UPT training folder is sent to the government "Archives in St. Louis, Missouri" when you finish UPT. How long it is kept there, I do not know. I am pretty sure that the only way that it would get dug out is if you perpetrated some heinous crime or massive aerial disaster requiring an examination of your entire flying career. The only "checkride" that is in your public official military record, however, is your last checkride written on a "Form 8" that starts your adult USAF flying career.
Aviation is a very small world, and you never know if one of your old "buds" from UPT or an old instructor remembers you name when your package is going thru the airline's decision board, or even worse, sits down across the table from you.
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