Originally Posted by
Sirecks
Once they hire you, you are locked into that squadron and plane. You go through all the training with a guaranteed plane, squadron, and base. No matter how you do, that won't change. There's no competing with the rest of the class for a spot, or anything like that.
The basic points are true... but just to humbly quantify and clarify this statement... things can and do change in the Guard (some come home from the B-course without a home). "Guaranteed" means different things to different people. Performance matters... a lot... It just matters in different areas and with different airframes and stages of training. The Guard is a huge political machine that can work to your advantage or detriment.