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Absolutely not true, I live with a guy who is is working the RCCA process very hard and the big dogs in DC and Pax river are happy with what is coming out of his team

I have a thread or 2 on the same topic here but let me share what i know so far. If you get a scholarship with ROTC, you are contracted therefore you have to get out of the guard. (My situation) You can end up commissioning into a guard or reserve unit from ROTC only if you get 'hired' by a unit and get sponsored to go through UPT. You have some time to figure things out. ROTC might not have a 2 year program for you, it's usually a full 3 or 4 but you can contact them at your local college to find out. They should give you plenty of information

Does the 2 piece flight suit look the same or have the same features as the regular OCP's?

I agree. Makes me cringe seeing all the stuff and advertisements at sporting events

Just took 20 seconds and looked up your post history, and determined that was a lie. You even changed your name

So...you're saying they're hiring

Thanks all, i am aware of USERRA but like guys said some jobs just don't have the slack in them for you to be gone in random spurts (nondeployment) especially if you're a team lead or something of that nature. I worked at Boeing while i was enlisted in ANG and they were cool with my AT's but flying is another beast. I guess it depends on how much flying per month is required? Also, how much advance do guard/reserve flyers get for the days they will be flying in the month to stay current?

If you weren't AGR or technician, and had some type of job you worked either part time or "full" time, what did you do? Any non-flying jobs? Just trying to get an idea of what some guys did that was forgiving for their mil obligation in case i don't end up on some sort of full time status. Thanks!

Thanks, Im a prior E guy with 99 pilot and 93 pcsm so i just need to get my face out there asap!

Looking for opinions here: What is the earliest someone in ROTC looking to commission into guard/reserves should board or visit a unit if they graduate in 2020? Do you think its too soon for a unit to hire someone for that timeline? I'm interested in visiting as soon as possible

If you have Prime, "fighter pilot" by Robin Olds is free on audiobook collections under channels for prime. His memoirs and progression throughout his career through many airframes and how he dealt with certain types of "leadership" and other hardships in life

I went through basic with one of the guys...one of the most bad ass, humble dudes i've ever met

Terrific, thanks for the input. I'd really like to get in with a unit sooner than later so i can visit during drill weekends as often as i can.

As someone without a pilot slot yet, what should all of this mean to me? I am already trying to g/r rather than AD. I know it seems no time is better than now and as someone with enlisted experience i'm not sure what to make of all of this for someone in this position. It almost looks like a pilot is guaranteed at this point with good scores and commander ranking

Bolded: Isn't this what i will get that allows me to go to field training? I might be misremembering. I'm going this summer and i am on scholarship so i don't think i will have issues getting a slot I dont plan on going back to my old unit, Knob Knoster MO is not exactly my ideal living location. Are these all rated? Or is it non-specific Hopefully i could somehow utilize the Colonel contact I have. We spoke on the phone and he sounds like a great guy and i think i asked him if I could call him up in the future if i had any issues like this and couldn't convince them it was a real thing (somehow) I knocked my TBAS out this week (way early) so i could start talking to units as soon as possible with all my scores and building a relationship as well as figuring this whole thing out. I wonder if i will still have to board against others even though i am doing it the non-conventional way. Also i wonder if units can even hire this far out, I graduate in 2020, and I wonder if i have to be hired before i get picked up(if i do) for a AD UPT slot. Appreciate the response!

Looking for anyone who may have first hand experience on this track, or are on the receiving end of this that can give me any information/recommendations whatsoever on the process. I'm looking to commission into a guard unit straight from ROTC. I am a 7 year ANG vet and I'm now on scholarship with ROTC at a part 141 flight school. I can provide more information if necessary. This process is quite new and i have spoken with the Col. who is the man in charge of the program. He said i would be the first one to go through this program and he would like to use me as a success story so i'm really trying to make this happen. Anything helps!

I prefer warmer climates, so as long as it isn't too far up north i wouldn't mind. I'd like to go for F-?? before anything else. Thinking of contacting the 419th at Hill as my first choice, because well, who doesn't want to fly the latest and greatest(subjective i know)

I received this email several months back at my .mil address. Thought i'd share with the folks here since you all are so honest and have been there and done that, therefore I think this is the best place for me to get input. I'm going into my sophomore year so the timing is perfect. I was already considering dropping ROTC and just finding a unit and going the OTS route but this sounds like much too sweet of a deal to pass up. The reserves also have a program like this and both of them are in their infancy so i'm not too sure a ton of commanders are aware of this yet. All the guys I've talked to (including current UPT) tell me how awesome guard flying is and i'm aware of the RegAF issues as much as someone who isn't actually in the middle of it can be. Anyone have advice for me as for how to pursue finding a flying unit and contacting them with this information? I feel like an e-mail is a better form of communication with all the info here, especially if they aren't aware of the program but i don't just have a list at my disposal. Maybe i should call around as much as i can until i get a decent lead to continue on from there with e-mail communication My background: 25 in a few days, 7 years in the reserves/guard so far. Aeronautics major with my PPL, working on commercial and instrument. Multi-engine and potentially CFI afterwards. Here's the e-mail, i put it in an image because it's so long. Thanks!

Perfect! I'm a traditional guardsman at the moment. Ill make sure all that paperwork is filled out and in hand for when i get the physical down the road. Thanks a ton

I am in nearly this exact position..except i have 6 years enlisted in the guard turning 24 in in less then a month starting a 4 year aeronautics program with ROTC. I've tried asking a few people including my future rotc commander but none can provide me with the answer. I can't figure out what point i take the flight physical (so i can line up the date to get my surgery a year before it) and if there is some sort of approved eye doctor's list to get the surgery done. I'm -5.5 in the right and -6.5 and my eye doctor has already told me i'm am a good candidate for lasik but i want to make sure i do it all correctly. I took a look at that pdf linked a few posts up, is that what i bring to the optometrist for them to fill out? Where do i turn that in to obtain the waiver? Is it done in advance of the flight physical? Thanks all..i was skimming through here but some of the posts are just so old i didn't know what to trust beyond a certain point