Originally Posted by
NCR757dxr
That is my point though; my ROTC chances have come and gone for me unless I'm allowed to still do it after college?
Based on what I was told, second hand mind you, is that if I ONLY want to fly KC's and had no desire for the "toys," finding a spot without ROTC wouldn't be that hard. I guess I just want that sort of verified, especially since I wasn't talking to the man directly.
Maybe my B-I-L didn't get the story completely correct.
I've actually looked at those on and off since I decided against ROTC initially. The stories/impressions I got though was there wasn't that much flying to be had anymore. Incorrect?
"Toys"? What!?
The only way you can get any notion of being slightly guaranteed an airframe is to go apply for a Guard/Reserve hiring board. I say
slightly, because until you're actually siting in the aircraft, nothing is "guaranteed" and many things can happen in between (i.e. Brac, you, etc). Like UPTme said... you either want to serve or you don't.
ROTC - they have a Master's program at (some) schools... depending on your age, etc.
All of the post ROTC paths (OTS/Guard/Reserve) get
extremely competitive as time goes on. It gets so competitive that if a recruiter is trying to talk you into be a
pilot... for some reason he/she likes you and wants to help you.