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I've been considering joining the Army Reserves or National Guard in hopes of going into WOFT. Here is a bit of my background:
600 TT
COM-ASMEL
CFI-IA
Junior in a major univeristy aviation program
I was formerly enrolled in AFROTC with scholarship and all, but a single entry of asthma in my med records at age 14 got me removed before Field Training. The local Army Reserves recruiter seemed to think that wouldn't be an issue as long as I could prove I currently didn't have the asthma (already taken a methacoline challenge and passed) and was in top-notch physical shape. Also said with my aviation qualifications, I shouldn't have much of a problem getting accepted as long as the medical wasn't a show-stopper.
I believe if I actually did this, I would do it after I graduate in May 2005 so not to interrupt my education. My intention would be to finish training as quickly as possible (Warrant plus RW school is 18-24 months?) so I could get back to civvy flying and hopefully get on with a company like Airnet or a regional carrier. I don't object to being deployed, but I wouldn't want to go active right away if I could help it. I'm thinking KY/IN/OH area for NG or Reserves.
I was wondering what you guys thought about doing something like this, if the benefits and hardships of Warrant and RW training would be worth it (like that's not a loaded question). Might I be better served going to OTS and going RW school from there?
Sorry if I seemed to ramble - but this would be a HUGE decision for me to make in the next 12 or less months. Thanks for everybody's help!
600 TT
COM-ASMEL
CFI-IA
Junior in a major univeristy aviation program
I was formerly enrolled in AFROTC with scholarship and all, but a single entry of asthma in my med records at age 14 got me removed before Field Training. The local Army Reserves recruiter seemed to think that wouldn't be an issue as long as I could prove I currently didn't have the asthma (already taken a methacoline challenge and passed) and was in top-notch physical shape. Also said with my aviation qualifications, I shouldn't have much of a problem getting accepted as long as the medical wasn't a show-stopper.
I believe if I actually did this, I would do it after I graduate in May 2005 so not to interrupt my education. My intention would be to finish training as quickly as possible (Warrant plus RW school is 18-24 months?) so I could get back to civvy flying and hopefully get on with a company like Airnet or a regional carrier. I don't object to being deployed, but I wouldn't want to go active right away if I could help it. I'm thinking KY/IN/OH area for NG or Reserves.
I was wondering what you guys thought about doing something like this, if the benefits and hardships of Warrant and RW training would be worth it (like that's not a loaded question). Might I be better served going to OTS and going RW school from there?
Sorry if I seemed to ramble - but this would be a HUGE decision for me to make in the next 12 or less months. Thanks for everybody's help!