I second the Congrats - FLY6584

Think hard about skipping the 38. As a former 38 IP I have to say the 38 is still my favorite jet (even after flying F-16's and B-1's). And don't discount the whole FAIP idea. Many old FAIP friends of mine (now in all manner of jets from fighter to heavies) say their FAIP tour was their favorite assignment (They just didn't reliaze it at the time). That being said flying a fighter is something I think you have to do if you have the chance. I gave up that chance once and fought ten years to get a second chance and I was extremely lucky I did - most don't.

Back to the original topic this thread was started on. I apologize now if I'm rehashing others info - was too lazy to read all the pages.

The guard is definetly where you want to end up- we get mondays off (in exchange for one sat/sun - do you need any others reasons beside that)

I went the AD route, now in the Gard (Go Gard!). I tend to side with the folks who recommend the guard. Going the AD route is just as risky these days with the UAV's/ALO/Staff tours, and all the bad deals the AD gets. Just do your research about the units you are interested in. I wouldn't let the BRAC thing scare you too much, sure it might happen but then you can usually just get picked up by another unit. We currently are like five part-timers short and looking at many guys whose units are on the choppin block.