Originally Posted by
SaltyDog
In reality, you only truly volunteer once. When you join.
After that? All needs of Uncle Sam... its nice to have the appearance to have choices.
This plus a lot. Don’t take a military pilot billet: active, reserve, or guard if you can’t handle the worst case taskers that could come your way. It’s a lot of fun and definitely great flying, but even in the Guard you can’t say “no” if they really want you.