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h2engineer

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  1. I'm not sure who you spoke with, but I could ask around. I'm glad to hear that once the AFRC/SG actually got the paperwork they did what they do best: evaluate the individual and get it right. I'm sure you'll have no problems given the amount of work you've put into it already. I hope to see you around the squadron:) Any questions you might have about what we do don't hesitate to ask. Kevin
  2. Alexander, first your posts indicate that your desire to join the AF is greater than the AF appreciates. Commitment is everything in the flying world. Loadmaster is a good job. I'm a flight engineer at Youngstown and I can honestly say your post put my career in perspective. I started my flying career in 93 and never had any problems medically. When I tried to go back in after a two year break, I had to get a waiver for my med condition. What I ended up doing was contacting the AFRC surgeon general. I don't have the number, but you should be able to find it. I would speak to them about this issue because they are the final authority. The folks I have talked to down in Georgia were very helpful. They may not really have gotten your doc's letter. You might fax it to them and reference the med regs. If I understand it right someone gave you a waiver? Anyhow you could talk with them. The wing commander would not be helpful most likely, but your congressman would be very helpful. The Honorable John A. Boccieri is actually a rep for Akron Canton, but he is a pilot at Youngstown and a US congressman. It wouldn't hurt to plead your case with him. A loadmaster position is a good way to start your career and then you could work toward other crew positions such as engineer, nav or pilot. If you went in to maintenance then if you crosstrained you'd be at the mercy of Wright Pat's active duty clinic as ours does not do initial class III's. Wright Pat cost me an earlier school date because they played Johnny Numbskull with my paperwork and treated me like a noob!. So I would take the advice of others on this forum and politely, forcefully contact everyone you can. Build a resume of all your accomplishments, attach the pertinent paragraphs of the reg that says your condition is no big deal. I just looked at the medical waiver guide (I can send you a copy) and can't find anything about your condition. Attach whatever you can find and write a nice letter to the congressman in your district (Tim Ryan if your a YO) and also Boccieri. The more paperwork you attach that indicates it's no big deal the better. Lastly don't give up. I've seen many people fight for a couple of years before they've gotten in. In the meantime you can go to school and do well. That will build your credibility with the people you deal with. And I echo the statement to stay out of trouble of any kind. That will permanently end any chance, even if it's a minor infraction. Sorry it's long winded. I just wanted to throw out all possible thoughts because i've been in a similar situation. Good Luck.
  3. Not an indication of a malf? Even if it's the float swx that's a malf and you don't know it is just the swx. In this case the cases described in this thread are actual leaks that means they definitely had a malf. What if that crew had taken off and the leak decided to become massive before they got to "altitude" and that prop wouldn't feather? Nothing like a little drag from an unfeathered prop. As an operator, if you took off with it, you are suffering from an ID 10T error. Yes, if someone was shooting at you and the choice was flying with an unfeatherable prop or being dismantled on the ground by a missle or mortar, well that one's self explanatory. From the start of this thread it seems to me that the second crew who flew it home had even a hiccup they'd have been taken out.
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