Lt Col Todd Ernst

Lt Col Todd Ernst

Dates of Service: Jun 1989 - Jan 2016
RETIRED
90% Complete
0 Endorsements
21 Contacts
Influence Score: 2,458
17,148 out of 862,791 Veterans
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Promotions

  • 2d Lt Jun 93
  • 1st Lt Jun 95
  • Capt Jun 97
  • Maj Sep 03
  • Lt Col Sep 10
Commissioning Source:  USAFA, Jun 1993

Recent Activity  -

Bio 

I'm currently the Founder & CEO of PCSgrades, an online community for our fellow service members, veterans, & spouses to help each other solve our biggest must-solve relocation/PCS problems through reviews from the people we trust the most...each other. I have a background in military family advocacy, including fighting for Congressional Law changes to survivor benefits for the Guard/Reserve.

Military Experiences

May 2007 - Jan 2016
T-38 Instructor Pilot
T-38 IP & FCF IP. Teaching pilots to become instructors in the T-38C for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT)...instructing the instructors.
Nov 2012 - Dec 2014
12 FTW
Wing Director of Innovation
As a full-time reservist, I worked directly for the active duty 12 FTW commander as his director of innovation. Basically I indulged my creativity focused on areas for improvement across the spectrum. One project regarding the logging of flying hours was selected by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force as one of the top 5 out of 11,000 submissions in the Air Force's Airman Powered by Innovation Program. Another, which uses Wiki style features to facilitate flying instruction techniques is featured by the Secretary of the Air Force in the Air Force 101 Brief.
Jun 2004 - May 2007
99 RS
U-2 Pilot & T-38 Pilot
U-2 Pilot and T-38 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot. Chief of Squadron Training. OIF, OEF, & ROK.
Mar 2001 - Jun 2004
560 FTS
T-38 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot
T-38 IP/EP, FCF IP

Deployments

(9 months)
Mar 2009 - May 2009
Qatar
Qatar
U-2 CAOC LNO - Directed execution of U-2 missions in OIF & OEF.
Jul 2006 - Sep 2006
United Arab Emirates
U-2 High Altitude ISR missions in support of OEF and OIF
Oct 2005 - Dec 2005
United Arab Emirates
U-2 High Altitude ISR missions in support of OEF and OIF

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools

Jul 1997

USAF Aircrew Life Support Officer

Security Clearance
None / Expired

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1989 - 1993

United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)

Bachelor's Degree, B.S. in Political Science

Personal Information

Interests
military family advocacysmall business start-ups
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