[ASA Vet]

MI Ping

Special Attention Old Sarge and bilboB.

[tlj18]

Very interesting! There is a fair chance I may be receiving AIT at Ft. Huachuca a year from now.

BTW, is Huachuca pronounced "Hooah - chook - a" ?

[Centurion2000]

Although the Warrior’s airframe is similar to one the Air Force uses, the pilots on the ground will not be rated warrant or commissioned officers, Sinclair said.

VERY smart move. Officers should be commanders.

The Air Force uses rated commissioned pilots in their unmanned aerial system programs.

That's because they will need a pipeline to keep all the officer's when planes start going unmanned.

I wonder how the GAO will react when they see enlisted Army salary numbers versus AirForce Officer salaries for people doing the exact same job?

[Snickersnee]

I had a teacher in HS who was drafted in 1952 and put in an "Aviation Engineer" battalion forming at Huachuca before going to Korea. At the orientation, they told the guys: don't bother going AWOL from here 'cause we can see you for three days after you leave.

Seriously, tho, the unique geographic circumstances of the place make it ideal for flying real-world snoop-n-poop missions right out of your AIT classroom -- looking for "undocumented immigrants" at nighttime. And there are plenty to see....