Originally Posted by
ZackN
Yeah that's what I'm afraid of. Do you know anything about the ANG? I know most units hire within, so I take it that I would have to enlist and hold some random job until I could get a UPT slot? Also, does anyone happen to know what the contract time is for AF Reserve or ANG pilots?
Don't know about the ANG...not sure if they even have their own doctors? I would suspect that you might be able to join the ANG in a non-medical capacity. It might also vary by state, since the guard is a state institution (with strong federal ties).
Originally Posted by
ZackN
CGFlyer, I was under the impression that you couldn't fly for the CG Reserve? Thought you had to be AD for 11 years?
100% correct. Unless something changed recently, you have to be a winged military aviator to fly for the USCGR and that would generally require about ten years of AD. You could get hired as a USAFR or ANG pilot, fulfill your obligation to that organization as a part-time pilot, and then transfer to USCGR.
It is also possible that if the ANG/USAFR winds up overstaffed that they would let you transfer to another service early. Even if they are not overstaffed they might let you do it, couldn't hurt to ask.
Be aware that the USCGR will bump you down one rank, so if you were an ANG major would be start as a USCGR lieutenant.