Army Guard - Fixed Wing?

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05-19-2008, 05:58 PM

mcartier713

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Army Guard - Fixed Wing?

Anyone know the Army Guard Wings/Bases that fly fixed wing aircraft?

also... what do you guys think about fixed wing pilots (me), wanting to stay fixed wing in the civilian world for a career, going into the army guard flying helo, bad mix? or good idea?

05-20-2008, 12:51 PM

Clue32

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USAR (C-12 and UC-35)
2-228 AVN: Ft Rucker, AL; Dobbins ARB, GA; Ft. Bragg, NC; NAS Willow Grove, PA; Johnstown PA; and Ft Knox, KY
6-52 AVN: Ft. Knox, KY; Ft. Hood, TX; Ft. McCoy, WI; Los Alamitos, CA.

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Almost all states will have a C-12 for state missions.
C-12 Regional Flight Centers: Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Hood, TX; Fort Lewis, WA; Hawaii; Alaska; and Puerto Rico
C-23's: Ft Richardson, AK: 1-207 AVN; Gulfport, MS: 1-185 AVN; Kingston, RI: F-192 AVN; Salem, OR: A-249 AVN; Marietta, GA: H-171 AVN; Clarksberg, WV: FWTS
C-26: Scattered about in various locations in the US

05-20-2008, 05:55 PM

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Almost all states will have a C-12 for state missions.

C-23's: Ft Richardson, AK: 1-207 AVN; Gulfport, MS: 1-185 AVN; Kingston, RI: F-192 AVN; Salem, OR: A-249 AVN; Marietta, GA: H-171 AVN; Clarksberg, WV: FWTS

I believe each state has a C-12 or a C-26. And, a total of 17 States have a C-23 detachment...five company's split between 4 states except Alaska which has a full company.

05-20-2008, 06:30 PM

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How hard is a C-12 to get into?... for the guard?

05-23-2008, 03:10 AM

Clue32

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How hard is a C-12 to get into?... for the guard?

This is purely from discussions with guys in the guard, but you will likely have to do your time flying rotary wing for the state first before you could get into a C-12. It would probably be easier to go to a C-23 unit and talk to them about being recruited.

As for the reserves, there are multiple jobs in central and southwest asia that if you volunteer for up front will increase your chances of being selected off the street.

I'll redirect you to APTAP where there is a wealth of Army Fixed Wing info and contacts in the actual units. Unfortunatly there aren't a lot of APTAPers that are also APCers.

05-23-2008, 10:06 AM

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Army Aviation Web Site

http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/WOcivilian.html

This is still the best place to get info about joining the Army to fly. It will give you all the requirments up front, that way you can know before you start asking the units about being recruited.