Montey

I was in your shoes once. I went right into the reserves after highschool, 21 now, 3 years in the service and a deployment later, I am at 50% post 9/11 that is paying for school. I do the one uta weekend a month during school, and I fly my ass off during the summer and winter as a Flying Crew Chief. On the Kc-10s at least, there's plenty of advice to gain from the aircrew. I plan on cross training into a boom-operator position, get my foot in the door, get more school paid for and hopefully get picked up as a pilot. Regardless, you have the right mentality, and you have plenty of time. The crews will tell you school is important, and as everyone said, stay away from AD. ROTC does not guarantee you a slot upon finishing school either. IMHO, you gain alot more experience and respect rising through the ranks. If I could do it over again, I would have became a boom or loadmaster to begin with.