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Old 04-20-2015, 05:07 AM
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Both the guard and reserve will hire you off the street. Not sure how the fighter units work, but expect it to be VERY difficult to get a slot from a fighter unit as an off-the-street hire.

And, in case enough people haven't said it already, don't go Active Duty. It's not what you think it is. You will regret it. It's not about flying planes. If you want to fly planes, keep your job and join the guard/reserves.


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Old 04-20-2015, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MongoEP3 View Post
"Do the Navy Reserves work in a similar way to ANG/AFRC as in I keep my seniority and also get to land on the "boat?" Because if so then that might be my main focus."

Short answer - No. Navy Reserves only take winged aviators. I could be wrong, but I believe ANG is the only military entity that takes reservists off the street for flight training.

Correct, you have to go full-time active duty for all of the sea services. But like I said, you could do that and still have your regional job at the end of the ten-year commitment.
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Old 04-20-2015, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Scraggly Heron View Post
If possible, see if you can get a back-seat ride in an F-15 or F-16. I had a lot of fun teaching in the T-6 and pulling 3-4 Gs; when I got a ride in an F-15, I got to pull a little over 8 Gs. It's a different (unpleasant) experience.
mmmmmmm... high Gs are the best. Obviously not everyone finds them "unpleasant".

Seriously, though - getting a backseat ride in a fighter if someone had never pulled serious Gs is probably not the best way to decide if that's your thing. Working through T-6 and T-38 training will acclimate a newbie and the experience will be much easier to deal with after getting some "G exposure".
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Old 04-20-2015, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by GucciBoy View Post
Both the guard and reserve will hire you off the street. Not sure how the fighter units work, but expect it to be VERY difficult to get a slot from a fighter unit as an off-the-street hire.
Fighter units do hire off the street on a fairly regular basis. I don't know how their UPT slots compare to other unit types, but in my experience, fighter units do want to hire new Lts.

Success in getting hired usually comes down to timing, networking and whether the unit pilots want you in the squadron. Success in UPT and beyond is the real variable. My squadron found it very, very difficult to find hiring criteria that gave an even marginally accurate hack on whether a candidate would be successful in UPT/FTU.
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Old 04-20-2015, 06:55 AM
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I've been at the regionals for just about 5 years, additionally been a guard guy for about 7 years working in the maintenance group on F15s.

Next year our unit is holding a board, was going to apply for this one in April but am going to wait until next year.

Guard has been the best thing to happen to me, counting down the days until I get to interview at my unit.

Great group of guys. I will say that it seems to be incredibly difficult even getting looked at for fighters without any internal recommendations or being an active duty fighter guy transitioning to the guard.
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Old 04-20-2015, 08:45 AM
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Also another consideration is as a regional pilot your airline may allow you to jumpseat. If this is the case why limit yourself to Fresno Guard, you can rush fighter units nationwide, and commute to your guard duty. BTW C-17's are just like fighters, we have sticks, HUD's and fly by wire!!)
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Originally Posted by Vito View Post
you can rush fighter units nationwide, and commute to your guard duty.
Yikes. I'm not sure I've ever heard someone seriously offer this as something to do on purpose.

Maybe the situation is different in a C-17 unit. Commuting to a fighter ANG unit is not usually an optimum plan. It certainly can be done, but it definitely makes life more difficult and diminishes some of the positives that can be available when juggling an airline and ANG schedule (especially as a new hire airline guy).
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Old 04-20-2015, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Vito View Post
Also another consideration is as a regional pilot your airline may allow you to jumpseat. If this is the case why limit yourself to Fresno Guard, you can rush fighter units nationwide, and commute to your guard duty. BTW C-17's are just like fighters, we have sticks, HUD's and fly by wire!!)

AND you guys do REAL shortfield landings--carrier style! --almost.
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AND you guys do REAL shortfield landings--carrier style! --almost.
Now let's not get CRAZY!
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Old 04-20-2015, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by bedrock View Post
AND you guys do REAL shortfield landings--carrier style! --almost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuqsd_tRHw
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