Originally Posted by
Bassetjet
Thanks everyone for the quick replies. I'm going to still try to get into a guard base but if no one calls I'll still be in the process of getting everything ready for the Marines. Marines seems like the best option(besides guard) since they guarantee the pilot contract and Navy/Air Force do not (right?). Also, fighters are a high percentage of their total aircraft count so a majority of their pilot slots would be fighters (I think I heard it's around 30%)
Not counting Reserve or Training Squadrons the Marines have 13 Fighter Squadrons and 5 Attack Squadrons for a total of 18 jet squadrons. On the non-jet side, again not counting Reserve or Training Squadrons. the Marines have 8 CH-53 squadrons, 17 Osprey squadrons, 7 Huey/Cobra squadrons, and 3 KC-130 squadrons. That is 35 non-jet squadrons each needing 2 pilots per aircraft