You are doing the lord’s work with these videos. Thanks so much.

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@yootoob2

Жыл бұрын

😂 Seriously! Because SpaceA is confusing.

Cliff, thanks for putting this together. Very informative and humorous. You got the knife hand down.

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the like & comment!

New sub. Thanks for the help bro!!!

@CliffWagner

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Thanks soo much my brother!

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful - good luck on your adventures!

Thanks for this well done series!

@CliffWagner

11 ай бұрын

Enjoy your travels brother!

Gracias! Well done.

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Hey thank you - glad you liked it!

Great content. I enjoy your style and format 👍

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Awesomeness!

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - glad you liked it!

Highly informative and clear.

@CliffWagner

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!

@CliffWagner

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thnk you so much for this. all my questions in on spot - AF Retiree

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Al, thank you for your comment, I am glad you found the video series useful. Best of luck to you in your space a adventures!

I’m 100% service connected vet Group 6. In read the instructions I’m unclear on if my wife can accompany me when flying to Asia or Europe or even CONUS. I’m living in Florida so that put two terminals within 3 hrs of me. Lastly when using hops to foreign destinations do you need to get visas prior to departure. Usually these are stamped at ports of entry but military bases at least when I was In did have this. Thanks and enjoyed your videos!

@CliffWagner

9 ай бұрын

Unless you are also retired, you would be in eligible for foreign travel. Veterans who are 100% and permanent, and totally disabled are eligible to fly space a accompanied by their lawful dependents. However, they are limited to the continental United States, as well as Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories only. Again, unless you are retired, foreign travel is off the table.

Could you please tell me how they verify the status address of a person with one hundred percent service connected disability? Is this done with the id card? I learned a A great deal through your video series. I really appreciate it. Semper Fi... phil

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Hey Phil, thanks for checking in. A veteran who is 100% P&T rated can get a U.S. USID card (military ID card) at any Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System site. RAPIDS offices are located on military bases, at National Guard armories and at reserve training locations. You will need to go onto your profile at va.gov and print your Benefit Summary and Service Verification Letter. The folks at the RAPIDS office will use that to verify your elligibility for your ID card. They will produce a card U.S. USID sponsor identification and privilege card for disabled American veterans with “100% DAV” in the affiliation block. You can reference the authority for this benefit at DoD Instruction 4515.13 Page 36 Section 4, Paragraph q. Here is the link: www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/451513p.pdf

@mr.m.o.g.o.m.

Жыл бұрын

Cliff, Thanks. How can I determine which instillations that as a 100% service connected veteran, and my wife can fly out of. For instance, I registered at North Island naval air station San Diego. I received a response, but it was very ambiguous. I can’t get a hold of anybody at that installation to verify. I am allowed to fly out of it anyway when I get this thing handled and we plan on going to worry and use a lot of your info to make the trip, if you’re ever in San Diego, let me know, lunch is on me.

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.m.o.g.o.m. - Thank you for the invitation, lunch is a favorite of mine... As you know, Navy passenger terminals, unlike AMC, are still using Facebook to list their flight information and supporting information. I took a look at Naval Air Station North Island - Air Terminal's Facebook page at: facebook.com/NASNorthIsland.AirTerminal - they had posted some specific guidance on eligible passengers there and the link to that document is: facebook.com/photo/?fbid=495806785985413&set=a.216865127212915 - I would bring your attention to paragraph 5, which specifically discusses eligibility for 100% P&T disabled veteran passengers and their eligible dependents. As you are aware DoDI 4515.13 (the regulation) establishes your eligibility, so pretty much every Air Force and Navy passenger terminal is required to allow eligible passengers from all space-a categories to compete for available seats once all space required passengers have been accommodated. However, the extent of a veterans disability as it concerns mobility could become a factor in some aircraft configurations. Also, the aircraft crew has ultimate say as to whether space-a passengers are going to be allowed on an aircraft. My sense of things is that it is a rare event that space-a passengers would be disallowed, but anything can happen. I hope this information is useful to you and thank you again for the invitation - I just might hit you up someday.

I CAN WALK, AND ABLE TO MOVE AROUND.

@CliffWagner

4 ай бұрын

Larry, whether you are retired military or 100% disabled, you and your eligible dependence would fall into category 6.

Excellent info, thanks for sharing. Question, when traveling are we authorized to park our pov's at the terminals while traveling? Thank you

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Mark, most terminals have short term (30 day) parking availability. Usually the way it works is you would park immediately out front of a terminal, mark yourself present and once selected for a flight at roll call, you would be given a parking placard to place in the window of your car, reposition your car to the short term parking lot, (usually within walking distance) then you get your boarding passes and process through security. I know that was a long answer to a short question, but that is how it usually goes down. If you have any questions, always feel free to call terminal staff - they are very helpful.

@31spring

Жыл бұрын

@@CliffWagner excellent, thank you sir

This video is 10 months old and at the time of its posting there is an *IMPORTANT* message. “Due to System Email Issues…”. That message is still on their site today. What is the problem? If it isn’t, and doesn’t work, then either fix it or take it down. Let’s get real and tell it like it is. Oh wait, it also says the AMC Does NOT perform the Actual Space-A Sign-up Process. Maybe my representative or senator can answer this.

@CliffWagner

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

Not in Military, but heading out next month, what if I am stationed in Japan, and want my mom to use Space A to come visit me in Japan? Travis Air Force Base is relativwly close to her location.

@CliffWagner

3 ай бұрын

She would need to be active duty military, or retired military to be eligible to use military space a.

Take A Hop app is not available for my phone because it was made for an earlier version.

@CliffWagner

7 ай бұрын

Phone technology seems to be outpacing the software app.

Are there any flights out of SoCal? It seems like Travis is the nearest base to LA which I hope is not true.

@CliffWagner

3 ай бұрын

March Air Reserve Base in Riverside and Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego feature some flight activity.

@17jimidee1

3 ай бұрын

@@CliffWagnerThank you!

Are these round trip , or do we have to schedule a return as well.

@CliffWagner

3 ай бұрын

You have to sign up for your flights in each direction.

Hey Cliff thank you for setting this up, I'm 100 P&T, do you think I should I submit my DoD ID number when filing out the form? Would it help them process the form better?

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

The AMC Automated Sign Up Form has a space for it, but it says that it is (Optional) - I have always put mine in, but that is necessitated by my own sense of OCD. That said, I think it is safe to do so and I am assuming it helps... But it IS optional... As long as you have a hard copy of your sign up registration with the email date and to/from - you are golden.

@johnkeo358

Жыл бұрын

@Cliff Wagner thanks for the quick response Cliff, I'll have to dig up my DoD ID number then, I'm a bit OCD as well, lol. When I was in, we didn't really use them that often, the admin guys usually did. Hopefully I'll see you on one of the flights one of these day! Beer is on me

So my question is do I need to sign up to know when there will be a flight going to a certain place?

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Check out this video to know where to research flights and availability:kzread.info/dash/bejne/paSEvMGAkazUiKQ.html

If I wanted to take my Mother with me on a trip somewhere is she considered an eligible dependent?

@CliffWagner

10 ай бұрын

Have you gone trough the process of having you Mother adjudicated to be an enrolled dependent in DEERS?

I’m enjoying your series. I’m newly retired and looking to travel with my wife. What months are the most successful for retired CAT VI passengers to travel CONUS and OCONUS? Second, living in Iowa, are their OCONUS flights available at any nearby terminals? Thanks.

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

Ronald, sorry for the delay in my response - work and projects crept up on me this week. I am glad you enjoyed the videos - I hope they were useful. In answer to your questions, October through April are generally better months for CAT 6 Space-A travel. It is a good idea to avoid major holidays. The PCS season is generally considered late May through early September and this is a season to avoid, particularly OCONUS. Most of the OCONUS opportunities originate from west or east coast AMC terminals. However, there are rare occasions when and OCONUS options pops up. Rare, but it happens. Living in Iowa, and with the felxibility of a newly retired couple, I would recommend that you decide (generally) where you want to go, for example, Northern Europe. Pack your things, make ready and watch your Non-AMC regional ARNG and Reserve air bases in case something pops up. A more predictable alternative might be to jump on a low cost commercial carrier to get to BWI on the east coast or Travis AFB on the West coast to catch a more predicable ride on a Patriot Express going to Asia or Europe. If you get anywhere in Europe you can get a cheap flight on Ryan Air commercially and get anywhere you want to go for cheap. If you are not acquainted with the folks at poppinsmoke.com I would like to recommend their quickstart guide to Military Space-A Flights. They have great advice. Here is the link: www.poppinsmoke.com/space-a-flights/

@SDsailor7

Жыл бұрын

​@@CliffWagnerhow do you make a hard copy from the phone? Is that even possible?🤔

@SDsailor7

Жыл бұрын

​@@CliffWagneryou are lucky that you live close to Travis and have many choices for travel.

@SDsailor7

Жыл бұрын

​@@CliffWagnercan you sign up using both the amc and take a hop pages? Or do you have to choose one? Thank you

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

@@SDsailor7 I use the Take-a-Hop app, which sends the sign up form to whatever terminals I select. The app sends them through my native email in my iPhone so they are available in my email sent files folder. I just go in on my computer and print out the hard copy. Simple as that.

do you still recommend the app today?

@CliffWagner

Ай бұрын

I am currently using the AMC sign-up form from the AMC travel page, there have been some bugs and irregularities reported by some travelers using the app, so until those are flushed out I’m sticking to the official form.

Can Veterans (who are not retired) used this service?

@CliffWagner

8 күн бұрын

Must be retired or 100% permanent and totally disabled IAW VA rating.

How do you sign up 60 days out when they only publish 30 day and 72 hour schedules?

@CliffWagner

20 күн бұрын

I’ll give you an example, I know that Travis Air Force Base has regular, recurring flights to Hawaii every week. So if I am aware that I’m going to make the attempt to travel to Hawaii at some point about 40 to 50 days out, I will sign up. Then I will begin making my preparations and plans and as I get closer to the timeframe that I actually want to fly, I begin watching the 72 hour schedule. Or alternatively, the30-Day schedule if my goal is to catch a patriot express flight. Bottom line, when you’re signing up, you are signing up to catch a flight from one or more specific passenger terminals within that timeframe. Not for a specific flight.

@tedbates1316

19 күн бұрын

@@CliffWagner thank you. Makes perfect sense!

Take a hop app will not allow me to download to my android. Have you heard of this issue?

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

I have only used it on an iOS, but according to the Take a Hopp webpage, it should also work on android. Might want to remove it from your device and reload it again. Good luck!

@CliffWagner

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmike1976 Until you get another phone or they update the app to be compatible, I would recommend that you just use the Automated Sign Up Form on the Air Mobility Command Space A Travel webpage. Here is the link: www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/AMC-Space-Available-Travel-Page/Space-Available-Email-Sign-up-Form/

WHAT CATEGORY DOES A VA DISABILITY 100% APPLY UNDER, I HAVE A TOTAL COMBINED YEAR OF SERVICE OF 21 YEARS.

@CliffWagner

4 ай бұрын

Are you retired military drawing retired pay separate from your VA disability compensation?

@larryhoutsr8526

3 ай бұрын

NO, I DIDNT RETIRE FROM THE ARMY BUT I HAD 21 YEARS TOTAL SERVICE AND I HAD TO TAKE DISCHARGE FROM TEXAS NATIONAL GUARDS DUE TO CANCER FROM AGENT ORANGE TO UNDERGO A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT. I RECEIVED A 100% DISABILITY FROM THE VA TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY. FROM THE 71 YEARS I HAD 16 1/2 ACTIVE DUTY AND THE REST GUARDS.@@CliffWagner

@larryhoutsr8526

3 ай бұрын

21 YEARS

@CliffWagner

3 ай бұрын

Cool, well, if you are retired drawing retired pay, you are eligible to fly space a. Flying under your retired status is better than flying under 100% DAV status, because you are not limited geographically.@@larryhoutsr8526

@larryhoutsr8526

3 ай бұрын

WHAT IS THE BEST PLACE LOCATION TO APPLY FOR SPACE IN CLASS VI.I LIVE IN EL PASO TEXAS @ FORT BLISS BIGGS ARMY AIRFIELD, HOWEVER THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT DOING SPACE ANY LONGER. SO WHERE WOULD BE MY BESTPLACE TO APPLY. I AM TRYING TO GET TO ITALY AT NAS SIGONELLA, ITALY HOW THEY TOLD ME THE BEST PLACE TO APPLY WOULD BE SAN ANTONIO RANDOLPH AIR BASE, HOWEVER THEY ARE 650 MILES FROM ELPASO SO IS THERE A CLOSER PLACE TO EL PASO TO APPLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME SIR. SSG HOUT LARRY K.@@CliffWagner