Originally Posted by
arbalist1
Hey, all. I've got a little less than twelve months of active duty before my obligation is up and I would love to utilize the RTP. I'm trying to get a feel for how competitive it is to get an RTP slot. I'm an Army UH-60 guy, and being commissioned, have only about 260 military hours. But I do have about 250 of civilian time (much of it from a flight university). I'm hoping not to raise flags because I haven't been able to get much flying done in the Army (there's just waaay too many commissioned UH-60 guys and not enough flight hours).
I made sure to leave all my sim time (even my part 141) out of my totals. Different people have different views on what our sim time can count toward of the 750 hours, but I'd err on the side of caution.
As long as you need 250 hours or less to meet the R-ATP minimums you should be fine, assuming the program is still available, which it most likely will be. If you are on the high side of that you may end up coming out of pocket or needing to hedge your bonus to pay anything in excess of the going allowed amount (currently up to $23,000).