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3 years + PIT · TDY or PCS orders

First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP)

Selected at drop night to stay and instruct: PIT at Randolph on TDY, then three years back at a UPT base on PCS orders.

How lodging works on this pipeline

FAIPs live two lodging problems in a row — a per diem TDY at Randolph, then a BAH-funded PCS at Columbus, Laughlin, Vance, or Sheppard. The trick is not signing a lease at the UPT base until PIT dates are firm, and using the PIT per diem to arrive with cash.

Bases

Where FAIP happens

JBSA-Randolph

San Antonio, Texas

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Columbus AFB

Columbus, Mississippi

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Laughlin AFB

Del Rio, Texas

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Vance AFB

Enid, Oklahoma

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Sheppard AFB

Wichita Falls, Texas

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Field notes

Read before you go

Questions

FAIP FAQ

Should a FAIP buy a house?
A three-year assignment is where a VA loan often beats renting, especially at Columbus, Laughlin and Vance where BAH covers a house. Run the affordability and VA loan calculators before talking to a lender.

Mission-ready lodging

Headed to FAIP?

Tell us the base and class dates — we'll hold a room while orders finalize.

Request your stay (515) 556-8376