Anonymous User wrote:I've been picked up for OYCP and was hoping I'd be able to get stationed somewhere in Europe after graduation.
There are folks that have been serving for
years that are hoping to get stationed somewhere in USAFE. There are more bases, and more positions, CONUS - it is as simple as that. And then factor in that more people are going to request assignments to geographically desirable locations - you can't escape the math.
Anonymous User wrote:Even assuming my dream sheet consisted of all oversea bases?
I'm sure the assignments officer at JAX might get a good chuckle at your attempt to hack the Kobayashi Maru for your first duty station, and then consider if you would be a good fit for Altus. Seriously - if folks could end up somewhere nice simply by only listing nice places on their dream sheet, you would have the entire JAG corps fighting for office space at Aviano and Hickam, while the Wing Commanders at Cannon and Minot were wondering why not one was picking up the phone at Legal.
Backload wrote:
Eventually some first assignment Captain gets stationed at Ramstein. I wouldn’t bank on it as most put it on their dream sheet, but it’s a slight possibility.
At the end of the day, this is the answer. Feel free to ask but keep your expectations in check. Good friends from my JASOC class ended up in USAFE/PACAF for their first assignments - most of us, however, didn't. And I can tell you for sure that my second assignment was no where at all on my dream sheet. That's just how it works. JAX giveth and JAX taketh away. The needs of the Air Force always come first and you will be an extremely fungible new JAG.
Backload wrote:
First assignment you will be in Maxwell for just over two months, and you will be figuring out your new job. It definitely depends on the base, but I don’t think certain overseas bases are that great for first assignment Captains. You want to be able to enjoy the overseas and not stuck learning the job.
Also a very valid consideration.