The 5th Flying Training Squadron "Spitten Kittens" is an AETC Associate IP unit, integrating with the 71st Flying Training Wing to support the UPT mission at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. 5th FTS pilots are qualified to fly T-1, T-6A, or T-38C aircraft. Minimum squadron participation is 72 days a year, with opportunities to work full-time, both as a Traditional Reservist or an AGR. Scheduling is flexible, with only 2 mandatory Unit Training Assemblies per year (April & September), with all other Unit Training Assembly periods scheduled around the member's availability. Reserve sign up bonuses are available for Palace Front transitions from the Active Duty, and yearly Aviation Bonuses for AGR positions.

T-1 Instructor Pilot

-- No longer hiring T-1 Instructors.

T-6 Instructor Pilot

-- Previous Aircraft Commander status in any military aircraft.
-- Applicants must have MWS or previous AETC experience as a T-6 IP.

T-38C Instructor Pilot

-- Aircraft Commander status from all other aircraft.
-- 350 hours and mission qualified status in fighter aircraft.
-- At least 80 percent of Air Force Reserve Command IPs supporting any one host wing will have been mission-qualified fighter pilots. Other IPs (20 percent maximum) must have either bomber aircraft commander experience, aircraft commander MWS and 500 hours AETC T/AT-38 IP experience, or 1000 hours AETC T/AT-38 IP experience