Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I'm not sure what the differences is in the USAF either. I can say that during my time in the USMC, a Reserve commission officer had to appear in front of a Augmentation Board and be selected for a Regular commission (effectively hired into the Regular service), otherwise you were finished after the initial commitment.
I understand that the boards are no longer used or have at least come and gone over the years.
Do you know if the USAF ever had similar boards required for USAF officers with reserve commissions?
USMCFLYR
I got my commission through ROTC in 1987. About the time I was selected for O-3, I was "tendered" a regular commission. I never appeared before a board in person. They may have looked at my records, etc. and approved my regular commission, but I never had to do anything.
From what I understood at the time, if you were a pilot, getting a regular commission was basically a done deal for most. In a nutshell, the fact that I had a reserve commisson for my first 4 years of AD was transparent to me.
Can't say what happens now.
Service academy experience is great from what I hear. I still would go ROTC looking back, FWIW:
Great college experience (beer, chicks, sports, an engineering degree), an ROTC commission received while not trying to make 2Lt below the zone
, a pilot slot, an F-15 out of UPT and a 22+ year career serving our great country.