Originally Posted by
FLYMIA
Thanks for all the input. I'm still trying to get as much info as I can. I have met with an Army Guard recruiter who has put others through OCS. Some Red Flags out the gate were that I would have to enlist prior to OCS. I know other branches don't do this. From what I have been putting together is that Army/GUARD/RES does do this and it is in your contract that you will discharge if not completing OCS. Are there any Guard or Reserve Army Officer's here that can confirm?
An army recruiter who tells you that you have to be enlisted before becoming an officer/warrant officer/pilot is a liar and you should call him that to his face. That is how a lot of my soldiers ended up enlisted, because they got lied to and enlisted to be crew chiefs thinking it was the best path to become a pilot. We tried to get them to warrant officer and flight school, but it's not that easy. The caveat to that is that if you are sent to OCS/WOCS in any service, you have to enlist prior to commissioning kind of as a placeholder rank while "in" but not yet having earned a commission/officer rank.
As far as your options if not completing OCS/WOCS/flight school, I don't know how those contracts are written. I do know people who washed out of pilot training when I was there on the active duty side just got a new nonflying job and stayed in until their USMA/ROTC commitment was up (or stayed in).
U.S. Army Recruiting Command's Warrant Officer Recruiting Information Site This is the best route to fly in the army IMO.