Originally Posted by
Slaveaway
How difficult is it to go from airlines to joining a guard unit? Are the slots pretty competitive?
Very possible, I've taught lots of airline pilots at UPT over the years. Most have been regional pilots, but lately there have been a few Major pilots go through. How old are you?
The hiring for off the street guys is completely different than AD guys switching over. There are threads on here covering it, but I recommend the baseops.net forum as a good starting point.
If you're thinking about it at all, I say do it. I've flown a lot of guys at the airline that wanted to fly military but didn't for a variety of reasons (and wish they had).