Originally Posted by
T45Heinous
Not true. I personally know several flight school straight to VR, pilots. At least 2 years ago they were doing this...not sure if it was a short time or "stop gap" measure, but they were LTjgs. Crazy.
That was in response to having too many pilots in the maritime training pipeline when the fleet requirements decreased. Instead of flooding the fleet with JOs, they sent the excess to VR. The first time was in 2005. Sweet deal for some...
Keep in mind they weren't SELRES, they initially had a shortened active duty commitment and then they could try to screen for FTS or SELRES. Most had no problem screening as "junior most qualified" was easy for them.