"The guard and reserve hire college grads off the street and send them through training all of the time. There is no better way to become a military pilot.

The Navy and Marine Corps may have a similar program, I don't know. Any input Navy and Marine bros?"

Since it is the way that I went - I don't have anything against the Active Duty route. And as far as I know the Navy and Marines don't have any similar training tracks. If you want to land on aircraft carriers or be one of 'The Few and The Proud' (and land on aircraft carriers) - you're going to have to sign on the dotted line at some point, be a military officer on active duty for some amount of time, take all the goods and bads that come with that committment to serve your country, and experience some of the most incredible flying you could imagine - no matter what your community!

USMCFLYR