I apologize in advance for the length of this first post, bear with me, I wanted to revive this thread and help to consolidate some of the ideas to clear things up a bit.
Let me start by listing a few "knowns" for the sake of expediency. If anyone has any information either confirming or denying any of this, please post it here with a brief explanation of your source of information or a reference (link, regulation, policy letter, etc.) as to avoid spreading rumors as many of the previous threads have:
-The Air Force Fixed Wing Qualification Course has been cnx due to budget cuts
-Unless you have an age waiver, you must be in UPT by the age of 30
-If you are a Warrant Officer, you must attend OTS
-Army SERE C certificates are valid in the Air Force
-You must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree
-You can transfer your rotary qualifications and bypass UPT if you plan on flying helicopters in the Air Force
-The Air Force does not recognize Army Fixed Wing Qualification
-Even though you're already a rated aviator, it usually takes 6-9 months for a packet to be processed before one can expect to be able to attend any training. It also involves being re-processed at MEPS
Now let me go over some information that I have heard, and would like to have confirmed and expanded on. I'm sure everyone would appreciate links and references to these as well, since the details about these topics are elusive:
-Through the use of a DD Form 368, a service member in the Army can be released from their obligation early in order to transfer to another branch: https://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/120505p.pdf
-The National Guard can grant UPT age waivers up to the age of 33 if certain conditions are met
I think everyone can agree that success stories are always welcome so please post them here. I've met 2 people already who have made this leap, and have gotten as much info from them as I could. I have heard of many others. If hope that at the very least, this first post has helped to save a lot of time for some of those who have just begun to look into the subject.
I suppose it would also be helpful to provide a little info on myself:
I'm currently a CW2 AH-64D Pilot in the Army. I turn 30 in February of 2016, and my current service obligation ends in July of 2017 (hence the extensive amount of research I've had to do on the subject). I will be finished with my degree and AFOQT by the end of this year.
