FactoryPilot08

Just wondering how much time is built during the year long training for ANG or AFR guys and how much flying you could possibly do once you get to your base? I'm heading down this coming up Monday to talk to AFR recruiter and am pretty excited about the possibilities this could open for me. I'm hoping to get in and get on with a "Heavy" base. I'm currently 26, have a bachelors in aviation, and have my commercial/multi. Any info to help with the whole process of getting in would be appreciated.

Spaceman Spliff

UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training) for ANG/AFR pilots is conducted with Active Duty pilots. I.e., you would be in a class with mostly AD folks. There is no ANG/AFR only pilot training program until after pilot training.

If the question is how much time off you get...not much. They give you about a week at Christmas, the usual long Thanksgiving weekend, maybe a few days between tracks, plus most of the federal holiday weekends. It's a very structured, very inflexible program. But the training cannot be beat.

The amount of flying in your unit will vary with airframe type, so it might be difficult to estimate. Heavy guys of all stripes are flying their butts off. If you volunteer to deploy, especially with an AD unit, you will get a LOT of time. Good luck!