ANG vs Navy Route - Advice
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ANG vs Navy Route - Advice
Some background, currently a senior in college graduating in about a month, 22, PPL, GPA in the low 3's, no known health issues with the goal of becoming a pilot in the military and eventually the airlines as a possibility.
I currently have a UPT offer from a heavy unit contingent upon completion of my degree and squadron funding (which I am very thankful to have so early in the game) and am still pursuing other units for interview possibilities.
I also have an application for Navy OCS in the works and plan on applying for the board that meets in August of this year.
I understand that both of these prospective lifestyles are vastly different over the ~10 year service commitment and the possibility of getting to a major airline several years earlier with the ANG route and the projected wave of hiring over that time cannot be ignored.
However I also understand that this benefit is only so certain and can be taken away in an instant (9/11 & age 65) thus I am having a hard time weighing the ANG route so heavily for that benefit vs the active duty Navy route.
Been weighing the pro/cons about both routes and done plenty of research and talked with several family friends who took both routes and ended up at airlines, just thought I'd open up the floor to anyone who would like to share their experience and offer some insight.
I currently have a UPT offer from a heavy unit contingent upon completion of my degree and squadron funding (which I am very thankful to have so early in the game) and am still pursuing other units for interview possibilities.
I also have an application for Navy OCS in the works and plan on applying for the board that meets in August of this year.
I understand that both of these prospective lifestyles are vastly different over the ~10 year service commitment and the possibility of getting to a major airline several years earlier with the ANG route and the projected wave of hiring over that time cannot be ignored.
However I also understand that this benefit is only so certain and can be taken away in an instant (9/11 & age 65) thus I am having a hard time weighing the ANG route so heavily for that benefit vs the active duty Navy route.
Been weighing the pro/cons about both routes and done plenty of research and talked with several family friends who took both routes and ended up at airlines, just thought I'd open up the floor to anyone who would like to share their experience and offer some insight.
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Take the Navy offer and you hop in the barrel and take your chances on what and where the needs of the USN are four weeks before you put on your wings. If you really desire a Navy career, that is not a bad thing. If you are looking for an airline career, it's a little less good.
What do you really want?
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If he went Navy, isn't is possible to wind up flying Rotary Wing?
The Guard sounds like a better option. At least you'll know you're getting good quality time for the airlines. You may do a lot of TDY, but no worries about dragging a family all over the world every few years.
The Guard sounds like a better option. At least you'll know you're getting good quality time for the airlines. You may do a lot of TDY, but no worries about dragging a family all over the world every few years.
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If he went Navy, isn't is possible to wind up flying Rotary Wing?
The Guard sounds like a better option. At least you'll know you're getting good quality time for the airlines. You may do a lot of TDY, but no worries about dragging a family all over the world every few years.
The Guard sounds like a better option. At least you'll know you're getting good quality time for the airlines. You may do a lot of TDY, but no worries about dragging a family all over the world every few years.
So you have to decide what you want to do, at least ANG is a known quantity. Navy could go any of several ways.
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Some background, currently a senior in college graduating in about a month, 22, PPL, GPA in the low 3's, no known health issues with the goal of becoming a pilot in the military and eventually the airlines as a possibility.
I currently have a UPT offer from a heavy unit contingent upon completion of my degree and squadron funding (which I am very thankful to have so early in the game) and am still pursuing other units for interview possibilities.
I also have an application for Navy OCS in the works and plan on applying for the board that meets in August of this year.
I understand that both of these prospective lifestyles are vastly different over the ~10 year service commitment and the possibility of getting to a major airline several years earlier with the ANG route and the projected wave of hiring over that time cannot be ignored.
However I also understand that this benefit is only so certain and can be taken away in an instant (9/11 & age 65) thus I am having a hard time weighing the ANG route so heavily for that benefit vs the active duty Navy route.
Been weighing the pro/cons about both routes and done plenty of research and talked with several family friends who took both routes and ended up at airlines, just thought I'd open up the floor to anyone who would like to share their experience and offer some insight.
I currently have a UPT offer from a heavy unit contingent upon completion of my degree and squadron funding (which I am very thankful to have so early in the game) and am still pursuing other units for interview possibilities.
I also have an application for Navy OCS in the works and plan on applying for the board that meets in August of this year.
I understand that both of these prospective lifestyles are vastly different over the ~10 year service commitment and the possibility of getting to a major airline several years earlier with the ANG route and the projected wave of hiring over that time cannot be ignored.
However I also understand that this benefit is only so certain and can be taken away in an instant (9/11 & age 65) thus I am having a hard time weighing the ANG route so heavily for that benefit vs the active duty Navy route.
Been weighing the pro/cons about both routes and done plenty of research and talked with several family friends who took both routes and ended up at airlines, just thought I'd open up the floor to anyone who would like to share their experience and offer some insight.
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