Brief thread revival. I would be interested to hear anyone's opinion on joining an AOC Guard/Reserve unit after punching off of active duty as a pilot. In my case my civilian job probably won't allow me to fly in the Guard/Reserve because of the number of days required away in addition to the 'standard' 1 weekend per month and 2 weeks per year. I have accepted this decided that looking for non-flying gigs is best for me, but I want to stay connected to military aviation. I’ve been looking at the AOC as a way to stay involved in aviation and do something interesting while finishing the last 9 years towards retirement. Is this a sound judgment, or is joining an AOC unit going to require a time commitment beyond the traditional 1 weekend month/2 weeks per year? I understand that a 90-180 TDY a few times to the Sandbox will be in order as an AOC bubba, but aside from these do AOC units typically require you to dedicate additional days each month while at home to support operations? And, overall, are the ops while working in an AOC rewarding or is it just painful staff nonsense? (Yes, I watched the AOC YouTube videos on this thread) Thanks in advance for opinions/inputs.