Thank you for your response, it was very helpful. Only if the Navy trained reserve pilots... that would solve all my problems! The National Guard or AF reserves is something I definitely will have to consider. Personally, that route probably is the best way to go for me. The only downside is I don’t get the Navy “culture” and won’t continue the family trend. I don’t feel any external family pressure to go Navy, just my own desires to keep it going. In the end, I have to make the decision that’s best for me. I have a few years to figure it all out.