Non scholarship has no military requirement. Guessing since she will have completed the Navy commissioning program Navy OCS would not be an option by the Navy. If the FY pilot slot is available, she should be able to get it without switching commissioning programs. Same FY slots. Good leaders could probably move a slot from OCS as priority for assignments generally is Academy, ROTC, then OCS in that order. (Unless all filled already).

As already stated by many in above posts, ANG or USAFR may be best option depending on priorities.

If I was in her shoes and had it to do all over again, I'd find an ANG unit that flies tankers (assuming the ultimate goal is major airline pilot).

That way she KNOWS for a fact which airplane she'll be assigned to when she starts flight school. Navy platform assignment is and always has been a crap shoot. Why? It depends on your grades and the "needs of the Navy" the week you actually come up for assignment.

That "needs of the Navy" theory follows you all the way through your career, often eliminating you from the kind or location of orders you most desire. How do I know? Happened to me ALMOST EVERY time I came up for assignment.

Initial: Wanted P-3s or EC-130s. Got Helos.

Shore Tour: Wanted Training Command. Got PMTC NATOPs.

TAR: Wanted C-9s Memphis. Got C-9s Norfolk.

The worst part of the whole deal was the C-9 debacle. Guy in my squadron wanted Norfolk. He got orders less than a month prior to me. Guess where? Memphis. We both called the detailer and tried to swap orders. No way.

"Needs of the Navy."

Go Guard. She won't regret it.

Coast Guard OCS would be a worse option since before going to/and graduating from the program, you won’t even know if you have an aviation slot.

If she is a junior or senior, she will owe some time. She can do a cross commission, so rush the af guard and reserve units hard. Has she looked at the Marine option? I think their PLT program will guarentee a pilot slot. Another option would be to try defer commissioning to get a masters and try again next year. Anyway, good luck!

Non scholarship = no obligation IIRC.

According to the NROTC website scholarship students must serve 4 years active duty while non-scholarship students must serve 3 years active duty.

I'll have to ask my Coastie on-wings, but I believe if you want aviation at OCS and have the ASTB score, it's easily available. Not a guarantee, but darn close.

Break Break

To the OP, looking more, she will likely owe time from NROTC. Being a non-scholarship may offer cross-commissioning option to something like this:

https://www.gocoastguard.com/active-...l-dcss-program

Again, I love the Navy, but I'd be lying if I said it hasn't screwed me over a time or two. I tell anyone interested in military aviation to look that towards USCG. Never met an unhappy Coastie.

Odd, three years make no sense. I guess you could barely qualify as a SWO and do a DIVO tour.

I guess you'd get the GI Bill, that would help pay for flight training.

Got a close family member in the USCG... definitely no guarantees for aviation.

Things certainly may have changed through the years, but sort of like Marine TBS (for Ground Officers), back when I looked and during my time you competed for an aviation slot while in OCS.

I agree with the happy USCG!
Looked at transferring myself.
I have the utmost respect for USCG aviators!