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Old 29th August 2010 | 02:17
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GNHarwell
 
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Huey SAR

As a Huey guy in a Cobra squadron you're already screwed. All depends on timing. Sometimes it's a choice between flying a lot at SAR and getting some additional fixed wing time and "taking one for the team" with VMU or IA billet and hoping to get a "good deal" on the backside. The "good deal" rarely happens and once you're gone the squadron doesn't care anymore. Not a judgment, just the way things are. At least at SAR you stay current when the follow-on billets come around.

The most recent campaign plan says 3rd Qtr 2015 for UH-1Y in Yuma and Cherry Point. Wait a few months and it will probably be more like 4th Qtr 2020. Definitely a better deal that having UH-60s 20 years ago when we had the chance...
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