Originally Posted by
shane123
Hi all,
I have recently been offered a pilot spot with a Reserve unit and I am hoping that I can be off to OTS in the October to January timeframe; from what I have been told.
With that being said....
My question is, as a part time pilot in a Reserve unit, would it be feasible to plan on going to grad school? I am looking at a medical graduate level school that requires full time study for 27 months year round, and requires an agreement from students that students "should not" work more than 12 hours a week due to school committments. I would want to be fair to the unit and my studies, but obviously the unit would come first.
I know things differ from unit to unit and that I will just have to wait and see when the time comes, but I was hoping to get some opinions about whether or not this would be something remotely possible, or if I should just step away from the crack pipe.
Also, does anybody know if the Reserve has any sort of tuition assistance for officers?
Thanks
Your plan sounds solid, assuming you never sleep
First of all, expect 2 years for UPT/MWS school, then the unit will usually put you on long term orders for a year or 2 to get you up to speed, then there is the deployment requirement depending on what kind of plane you'll fly. I would say it might be possible but at least 3-4 years down the line, at which point your brain will be full of pilot crap and not medical crap, good luck with the Med School entrance test with MWS info in your head.
