Originally Posted by JabroniJohn

Massachusetts.

Thanks for the suggestion with the ANG. I am actually familiar with that as I applied for UPT for years and years. I wasn't able to get selected and once I hit 30 years old I moved on.

The Army guard offers all sorts of opportunities. I am excited about the various schools and training you can attend and also find it appealing to have diversified experiences in things outside of just aviation. Of course, if a UPT slot presented itself today I would go but after some thought I am pretty excited about the infantry route as well. Just the way I am I guess.

The bolded part is somewhat concerning. If I understand you correctly, it seems like it is mitigated by sticking around until consolidation? I wasn't even aware of the consolidation milestone, so I will certainly aim to stick around at least until then.