Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
The “easiest” way to transition from the heavy track to fighters is to fly the U2 or B2. They both have the 38 as a companion trainer. Get checked out as a 38 IP and then start applying to guard fighter units. You will still have to go through IFF and a qualification course, which will hurt your competitiveness. If the airlines continue to hire at a record pace, some guard fighter units will struggle with manning due to the higher time commitment required to stay current in a fighter.
This^^^ Since the T-1 came on in the early 90’s, this has been really the only time that I have seen someone go that direction on AD. Guard/AFRES… who knows. Find the right unit and they might let you do anything, but you’d probably need some kind of hook to make that happen.