Herc, I'm an army FW driver with 26 months left on my commitment. I fully intend to apply on the DEC 09 DCA Board. I've heard fantastic things about the CG but am always interested to hear more. As an branch officer and not a warrant officer my flying continues to slow down more and more and I am less and less interested in being a staff officer. I understand that in all military services staff work can not be avoided but in the Army I can not freeze my career at a point where I am happy. Were I to stay in for my 20 I would be forced up and out of the positions that I find most appealing.

Were there a typical CG career progression for someone desiring to stay in for 8-12 years, what would it be? What opportunities are there for becoming an IP and progressing through the standardization ranks. At what point would you expect most aviators to get pulled from the flight line in favor of a desk, and are those moves to staff temporary for professional development or permanent as normal career progression.

Thanks for any information you can provide. I am also interested in any information on missions. Currently I'm interested in the 130 and think that the Alaska flying or the iceberg patrols out of EC would be exciting.