Originally Posted by
Slice
Well, I was AD enlisted(different service, long time ago), but I understand what you're saying. In fact, under the current budget and ops tempo I'm against hiring guys off the street for UPT. The new guys coming back (and I fell under this category too) are not nearly as experienced as their AD counterpart. The resources are just not there. The best thing to do would be to send dudes off to training and then have them do a 2-4 year tour AD then come back. At least for fighter types, I know it would be beneficial. This is even before getting into the challenges of being a traditional ANG pilot.
I don't know how a Guard LT can be any less experienced as their Active duty counterparts (at least on the heavy side), in most cases, they're more experienced in terms of time before UPT, when a zoomie only has 40 hours. I know that I've flown more hours since UPT than my active duty buddies. Again, it may be totally different for Fast Movers.