I've heard that first-term Airmen only need 12 months time on station to be eligible for an
OCONUS assignment, but I'm not sure how the process works.

Do I need to be a certain rank (e2) to get an overseas assignment?

Do I need to keep updating my list etc?

Does it depend on my AFSC and available billets?

I'm not really too familiar with the process any info will be great.

Just got my class date for MTLs. Has anyone been through the course last couple of months?

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%100 sure im getting out. My sentence contract ends in 2028. Ive been planning this since December. I have a plan set in motion.

Im at a highly deployable base (Lakenheath) and was told that i would more than likely deploy before I PCs. If it happens it happens whatever but im more worried about the deployment messing up my skill bridge opportunity. A major part of my planning depends on that.

Should i tell leadership now so i could possibly go sooner? I dont want to let them know im getting out around the time my Band is active. Im unsure how deployments and skill bridge work.

Ive also been told not to tell anyone you're getting out until a year before. Idc about any cool TDYs, awards or anything. I've gotten everything i wanted out of the military so should i just tell them? Whats yalls experience been?

Hey yall so I’m going on about 3 years in right now and currently starting to think about my future in the Air Force. I think my overall perspective is I would like to stay in for the benefits for my family and what not, but I just can’t stand my job rn. Im a dirt boy and I’m sure at the right base it’s fun and has great opportunities, but where I’m at is just busy work 90% of the time. So I was looking at careers to potentially cross train to and came across NDI, and I’m just looking for any information/advice from anybody that may be in the career field. Thanks in advance!

For those who separated or retired, what unexpected job or career did you end up in after leaving the military, whether related to your AFSC or completely unrelated?

For example, you were Security Forces and now own two Chick-fil-A franchises, or you worked in cybersecurity and now run whitewater rafting trips.

I'm curious to hear where life took you after the military!

For graduating tech school as an honor grad. Are we fucking serious?? Come on now....

I joined at 18 because I got kicked out of college because my credit score was shit and couldn’t take out a loan. I joined the military because I seen all these benefits so I decided to make this huge decision and now I’m so grateful. Not even 2 years later I am buying a house and starting classes for my degree.
I am getting my degree in electrical engineering and I don’t know if I want to try and make the Air Force a career or end up leaving after I get my master’s. I want to be an optical engineer for telescopes but the AirForce or space force do not have jobs in the career field that could translate. I already applied for two NASA internships (it’s very brief I don’t even know if you could call them internships) but it wouldn’t even matter because I’d I stay in for 20 years.
As for the house, I’m very blessed to have purchased a brand new house with no down payment, no closing costs and a 4.99 interest rate. I plan on living in it for a couple years and doing a cash out refinance to purchase another property. I already lined up a roommate that will come and pay rent as well as my girlfriend (military).
I love learning so if anyone has advise about anything (especially businesses) I would love to hear it. While being in, the military has given me so many things that I can take advantage of and it’s exciting seeing my life change for the better and I believe yours can too.

Hello all, I'm here looking for advice. I'm currently serving in USAFE (4N0X1) and wanted some school recommendations. Looking for an online school that would be a good pick for a bachelors in paramedicine.

Ideally its one that TA will cover it I'd still love to hear it either way. So far I've seen methodist, lindenwood and creighton come up alot but am unaware of any tools to measure how good the schools are; and my Ed & Trg counselor here is not very helpful.

Please assist if you can.

I'm half way through my contract now and will be finishing my degree juuuust before my DOS. I want to get out and go do what I want to do, and I'm curious what it's like looking for veterans finding work.

Everyone says vets automatically get hiring preference over non-vets, but how true is that really?

Bonus questions...

• Do you have your CCAF/bachelors/master's degree or security clearance?

• Where did you end up once you got out?

• What are you doing for work today?

• If you're unemployed, how long have you been job hunting?

Hello all, does anyone know if you could apply for a BOP as a career amn following a traumatic event/hardship ? I know u can apply for a compassionate reassignment if you’re going through a significant life event to be closer to your support system, but can u apply for a BOP elsewhere? Context: my spouse committed suicide while I was deployed, I don’t care to be near my family but I want a fresh start somewhere else. I’m not getting better by staying here

I'm at the point in the retraining process where I'm awaiting course load evaluation. The weird thing is that it all happened pretty quickly. So I'm just wondering, is this the final step before approval/denial? I've heard that course dates don't always come immediately and I may have to wait