Originally Posted by
roadwarrior
All inter-service rivalry aside......yes, as a Navy guy, I agree with the frontal lobotomy comment, which is less painful than the sex change required to be in the Chairforce.
Also have to agree with the question: WHY? I know it is way cooler to say you're a Navy pilot, but.......
In the Air Guard, you can pretty much stay in your unit until you have your 20 without the pressure to screen for command. In the Navy Reserve, once you pin on 0-5, you gotta be the head banana, or selected as such, or you're out of the unit........you might want to re-think your reasoning for switching.
As a Navy guy, I'd go to the Air Guard.
Assuming one was an O-4 or O-3 transitioning to the Navy(SELRES) I doubt very much(especially in the current climate) they'd even be competitive for O-5, that said if they did screen for O-5 chances are because of their unique situation they'd get an overgrade waiver(they are still granted on a case by case basis). I say that because by definition they wouldn't be competitive for a Command Screen Board. It's not always the case to be sent packing once you pin on O-5 and you're not the CO/OIC in your unit especially in some of the VFC/VR squadrons. It's certainly more common to be sent packing now given the Navy SELRES O-5 end strength as well as the current O-5 screen rate(last year 1st look 33%, 2nd look 7%), but not impossible to keep flying.