How to be a Reservist

Welcome to the 312th, here's some info to get you squared away. If you want to add/correct something. reach out to Cale Simmons

1st Day Stuff

• Squadron Location - https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Fgbg4R4KjnAmqVWA

• When you show up, get an inprocessing checklist and start to inprocess

• Biggest thing to worry about is the monthly newcomers brief you can't do reserve stuff until you complete it.

• Check our website for guides on how to do stuff or links to use. 312as.com some stuff that might be helpful to you would be these guides...

  • 312th Printer Setup / Network Drives

  • Travis AFB Bldgs Map

  • Set up Mattermost / Puckboard 

Reserve Pay 

Starting with the most important topic: Types of way to pay yourself and coding for FAs/781s!

– 3 PRIMARY WAYS

NOTE: Never start any appointment with “I’m a reservist…” nothing good will come from it. Sshhh. Back to pay..

1 – AT/RPA/MPA – One day period

• Considered “Active duty”; cannot use UTAs or TPs in conjunction

• If you have a David Grant appointment being on a 1 can be helpful

• 15 days of AT per year/USE PLEASE/giving back not ideal

• MPA is AMC allocated funding for missions

• 3 MPA vacancies for an augmented crew per mission

• RPA is an extra status if you use all AT and forecast to use all IDT status’

2 – UTA (Unit Training Assembly) – 4 hr period

• Inactive duty aka IDT

• May perform 2 per day

• 48 per year / max 16 per quarter

• 40A (UTA Reschedule form) submission required for pay

3 – GTPs/FTPs (TEEPs) – 4 hr period

• Bonus statuses we get for being aircrew

• Inactive duty aka IDT

• Flying TPs: max 2 per day

  • 24 FTPs per year / max 16 per quarter

  • Sim flying requirements to log: 1 hr/single, 3 hrs total/double FTPs

  • Airplane flying requirements to log: .1 hr each FTP; .2 hrs total/ double FTPs

• GTP: max 1 per day

  • 24 GTPs per year / max 16 per quarter

  • Must have at least half of TPS be FTPS

  • Can have 100% be FTPS

  • TP Binder entry required for pay

• Extraneous – RMPS (RUMPS)

  • Usually reserved for CCs/DOs

A GOOD YEAR

You have to make 50 points to have a “good year.” If you don’t have a good year you won’t be able to count a year of your time with us towards your retirement and you don’t want to find that out when you go to retire.

POINT SCORE

• 15 points for breathing (congratulations!)

• 1 point per one AT/RPA/MPA day

• 1 point per UTA period

• 1 point per TP period

Busy Year – No sweat

• To get that good year

  • Use all UTAs (48 + 15 for breathing = good year)

  • Not required to use a single TP\

Gaming your statuses (Pro-tips and technique only)

Late night sims – I would use 1/AT

• 4th period sim from 1800-0200 (touches the next day)  You get 3 days of AT vs 2 days

• IF your life has led you to neglect TPS, go for TPS.

Locals and any flying events – We would recommend FTPs (flying TPS/33s)

• This will give you the flexibility to log more GTPS later

• Can use all 48 TPs as FTPs but only half as GTPs

• If you have an extra duty in the squad GTPs are gold

Participation Expectations

• We don’t expect you for drill weekends as long as you are current.

• If you are notified that you are overdue anything, its not an automatic attend the next drill weekend. Clarify the communication with your flight CC. Schedulers will send you bits of info all the time. The priorities of the 349 th will change from month to month. Don’t burn out, just ask more questions.

• I charge you with flying/attempting to fly 2 missions/OSTs a year. It’s the only way to keep the whole unit current. Always open to feedback. If locals are the contribution your life can provide, that’s ok. Stay off the 90-day no-fly list.

Scheduling

We’re here to help you and we know that being a reservist is confusing. Please send all inquiries to 312.as.pilots@us.af.mil. 707-424-5354. We try our best to respond to all emails in a timely fashion and send a reply once your inquiry is completed. One scheduler may be communicating with you on a given day, but on a mission or leave the next. If not time sensitive, the org box is the best point of contact.

Tracking Pay Status 

Tons of different ones out there, just make sure it matches what scheduling has. Check both every so often to ensure you are getting paid what you worked.

I use this one that is essentially identical to scheduling but digital. Link

I heard people like this one. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mildrills/id1159981295

Commuting Pro Tips

United

• https://wifi.united.com/TMobile/v2   if you have Tmobile, use your number or start to guess ones close to it when you run out. 

• Get this credit card and apply for the SCRA benefit to waive the fees - United Club Card

American

• American Airlines AAdvantage Card  apply for the SCRA benefit to waive the fees

Travel from SMF-Travis (on base)  +1 (916) 910-3443‬

Study Gouge (Pilot)

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/b5k73ta3papku9682jve5/ANuYn5sFlX-NBHHEaKMuizU?rlkey=pxzg8et4auktgdl2lb99efrnt&st=5q9j8gdd&dl=0

Apps to Install

C-5 Duty Day Calculator

ER Calculator

Mattermost

Signal -- (ask scheduling to be added to Pilot Group)

Groupme