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Unfortunately, Space-a to or from the Philippines is not authorized, but certainly could be in the future. For most folks, that leg of the journey is a commercial flight. Best of luck to you and thanks for checking in!

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Yes, in fact, you can bring anyone you want to most military resort facilities and in most cases, sponsor one or more rooms as needed. Always best to contact the facility, just to confirm their policy, but I have sponsored rooms for non-military friends at Hale Koa Resort.

@@CliffWagner Thanks a lot! You just made my day Sir.

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Little Rock will only feature Space-a flights on their 72 hour report. Unfortunately, they do not serve as a hub for Patriot Express, so they will not have a 30 day report...

@@CliffWagnerThank you Sir! I’ll look at Altus or Kansas then. I’m in OKC

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Yes, you can change destination choice based upon available flights.

Start by watching the Space-A Boot Camp series of videos (4). ua-cam.com/video/spPZ_GaInXA/v-deo.html Much of your potential for a good Space-A experience rests on where you start and where you want to go. For example, many parts of the country are Space-A deserts with little or no Space-A options, so depending on your destination, you will need to get to passenger terminal that has a frequency of flights to your destination. If you were seeking to take the family to Hawaii, I would recommend that you fly commercially to Travis AFB, CA and catch one of their flights that frequently fly to HI. Alternatively, if you wanted to go to Japan, I would recommend that you fly to Seattle and catch the PA from SETAC that fly's with frequency to Japan and Osan. Alternatively, if you wanted to get to Germany, several options exist on the east coast, but you would probably need to fly commercially on the first leg of that flight.

@@CliffWagner for our journey, specifically, how would you recommend we go? I’ve watched all the videos but still confused on what to do.

@@josenrissa828 Where exactly are you hoping to travel to?

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It is a pretty cool little device.

That is another indicator of the level of competition as it "should" reflect the date and time of the sign up of the lowest category of space a passenger selected. So if you are seeing a CAT VI passenger who signed up the day prior or day of travel, you can tell competition for seats was not very high. If everyone who showed up got a seat, then this information is less useful. I say that it "should" reflect (above) because some passenger terminals input data more accurately than do others. Hope that helps!

@@CliffWagner So do the dates of leave on the sign up form matter if you are retired?

@@jimgemelas4147 Nope.

@@CliffWagner ok. just the date and time of sign up. thanks! nice channel!

@@CliffWagner What does the “L” stand for in the time listings? I should know this….

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You can bring friends if they are qualifying veterans under DoDI 4515.13 or or lawful dependents of yours and enrolled in DEERS.

@@CliffWagner damn so basically no then lol. Sounds like it would be hard

Thank you for your comment and you are spot on correct. There are some routes to destinations where, even during PCS season, there is little or no competition. So those destinations become readily accessible to folks like yourself who are willing to go there. I myself am planning a short trip up to Anchorage as well in the next few weeks. I have never been. Thank you again!

I don’t have a go to app for that, I have use Booking.com and I have used Google flights in the past. Thank you for your comment and good luck on your space a adventures!

Time to make a plan and catch a flight!

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Very cool, Guam is on my list too!

Naval Air Station North Island has occasional flights to Hawaii, depending on your eligibility, Hawaii is a great jump off point with lots of flights to the Pacific Rim as well as many flights to the East Coast. If necessary, you can jump a cheap Southwest Airlines flight to Travis AFB and decide where you want to go from there.

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Small Space-A terminals do get what I call "Unicorn Flights" that is to say, once in a blue moon, a great outbound flight pops up to a great location. The best advise I have heard is take the first think smoking going in your general direction. As a California resident, if I am in Hawaii returning to CA and if I am on a strict schedule, I will either take commercial or any Space-A flight going to the west coast. Could end up in Washington State or SoCal, then I would be prepared to fly, bus or train to get home.

@@CliffWagner cool sounds good-thanks!

Medically retired veterans enjoy the exact same Space-A privileges as as any other military retiree. They may fly ANYWHERE Space-A is allowed and be accompanied by their lawful dependents.

@@CliffWagner well I guess I have to take the wife on the Europe tour now lol

@@williambetz8540 Absolutely, hope you have a blast!

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I'm going to assume that you are referring to my reference to Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) - you are correct, these agreements don't address disabled veterans and it is EXACTLY because they are silent on the status of disabled veterans that they can not extend eligibility to the disabled veteran community in those foreign countries. As far as disabled veterans being in the lowest Space-A category, that has always been the case since 2019. They are in the same category (CAT 6) as reservists, gray area reservists, retirees active and reserve, widows and pretty much everybody not active duty.

@@CliffWagner Understood

Never speak of Warrant Officers - only harm can come to those who do...

Sounds like a well thought out E-4/O-4 joint plan of operations. Makes sense all around.

Thank you for your comment, sounds like you were there at the beginning.

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Right answer...

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Space-A out of Langley is unlikely or so rare as to be a "unicorn event". I would recommend that you turn your sights on NS Norfolk or NAS Oceana, who may occasional flights to NAS North Island, San Diego.

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You monitor both the 30 Day and 72 Hour Flight Schedules. The Patriot Express Flights are listed on the 30 Day Flight Schedule and then pop onto the 72 Hour Flight Schedule, so if you are flying on a date that coincides with a PE flight you will know.

@CliffWagner thank you sir

Dang it… I meant to say title 10 is SecDef, not SecState, which would be title 22.

Thank you for your input.

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Yes, after a bit of research on SOFA, you are absolutely right. I thought a port-of-entry issue may be the reason they don't allow 100% P&T access to Space-A abroad (no customs agent to stamp your passport on base). However, how does this explain why Retiree's have access to Space-A abroad for leisure but P&T don'y have this same access to Space-A abroad for leisure? Both categories, as civilians have a DOD ID's. Retiree's don't get a SOFA card, or stamp, correct?? If not, what is the issue that is distinct to not allowing P&T veteran's flying to foreign countries? I want to better understand the situation so I can more effectively communicate with my Representative.

Umm ok.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

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Yes, after a bit of research on SOFA, you are absolutely right. I thought a port-of-entry issue may be the reason they don't allow 100% P&T access to Space-A abroad (no customs agent to stamp your passport on base). However, how does this explain why Retiree's have access to Space-A abroad for leisure but P&T don'y have this same access to Space-A abroad for leisure? Both categories, as civilians have a DOD ID's. Retiree's don't get a SOFA card, or stamp, correct?? If not, what is the issue that is distinct to not allowing P&T veteran's flying to foreign countries? I want to better understand the situation so I can more effectively communicate with my Representative.

@@shellynichols593 I'm not sure if retirees can fly space A to foreign bases unless they only plan on visiting relatives assigned to that base without leaving the base. How could they leave that base to travel inside the foreign country without processing through that country's immigration? If they were picked up for a traffic violation with no record of lawful entry they could be charged with espionage. I'm just letting my imagination run wild here because I really don't know. I left the service in 1970 so I'm sure all the rules have been changed many times since then. I only served one enlistment but have been rated at 100% T&P since 2012. Yes, service connected disabilities do get worse over time. I've never considered space A as an option even for domestic travel because at my age getting bumped from a military flight and sitting in a ready room for a week waiting for an available flight just won't work. I've flown space A while on active duty and sitting in a cargo net in the back of a C-130 for 12 hours is not a good way to save money unless you're a broke 20 year old with no other options. Back in those days all you had to do was show them a military ID and ask if they had space for you on that flight. In Vietnam you didn't even have to show an ID if you were in uniform I was stuck at an Army base in Phu Bai and went to the flight line and asked if anything was going to Marble Mountain in Da Nang and the guy behind the desk pointed at a group of UH-1 helicopters and said yeah, those guys are. I ran over and shouted at the door gunner "Da Nang?" and he waved at me to come on and jump in. It was only a 10 minute flight and a lot safer than trying to thumb a ride in truck over the mountain.

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That depends chiefly on the Corporal. Most folks end up a Corporal because they are hard charging and motivated, generally on track for promotion to E-5. The defining charachteristic of those in the E-4 Mafia is that they care more about shamming than promoting.

I spent all my time in the water at La Lancha Beach which is away from the populated areas. I did not spend any time in the water at the beach at Sayulita, but there were tons of folks there who did.

Did you serve as a Marine DI or Army Drill Sergeant? I spent several years as an Army Drill Sergeant, so I think I am well enough acquainted with the boot camp/basic training process to render comparisons and observations.

So say we all...

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Yep, moving on is hard...

Could have been...

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