beis77

Is it a bad idea? As others have said, it depends on what you want to do long term. To be clear though, flying helos for any service isn’t going to help you if your aspire to be an airline pilot. If anything, it will simply hold you back, as it will take you longer to earn the fixed wing TT and PIC that the majors are looking for. Plus, if you go Army, you’ll be contending with longer deployments (12 months a pop). If you’re looking at military flying in general, then I strongly recommend air national guard, Air Force Reserve or Navy reserve, as the fixed wing time you’ll earn is more compatible with what the majors are looking for. Fly fixed wing, the experience will help your App and you won’t be deployed as long (unless you fly fixed wing in the Army). A typical Air Force deployment for a flier is ~4 months (can be split in half down to two) vice 12 month deployments in the Army. Your first deployment will be exciting, but they get old quick...

Are there any Guard or Reserve units near where you live that fly something you’d like to fly? You’ll want to live near your unit.

rickair7777

You cannot join the Navy or USMC reserve to fly unless you're already a winged military pilot.