Originally Posted by
fly14
Merle, cliffnotes on why you prefer AFRC over the ANG for a curious mind?
On a semi-related note, for anyone currently in a Guard or Reserve unit, could you detail your experience with the SCROLL process? Who you initiated the process with and timeline?
Frosty good luck! It sounds like you're definitely a worthy candidate to be hired.
Hello,
You have in bass ackwards, ANG is much better than AFRC.
The new Reserve SUPT application process is a bit convoluted. In the past a Reserve unit would hire X college grad to send to SUPT and help X along the way. The new centralized Reserve SUPT selection/hiring process somewhat removes the local unit from vetting/hiring X. The guard still hires and vetts internally.
Also, the Guard does a much better job promoting people. If Guard unit X has 5 open O-5 slots, 5 people get promoted (and promoted earlier than their Reserve peers). The Reserve has the centralized promotion system. Pilot Y may or may not make O-5 due to this centralized system - even if pilot Y is in a unit with several open O-5 billets.
I know several pilots that left active duty and pinned on O-5, in the Guard, at least 2 years before their Reserve peers. I also know tons of Reservist pilots that either did not make O-5 or pinned on after their 2nd or 3rd board. The Guard simply does it better.
The SCROLL, Ha! Another horribly archaic assinine Reserve burden.