sodajones
Combat Engineer
I posted this on coastguardocs.com but I haven't received any relevant answers.
Background: prior service USMC, I'll be 26 when I finish my degree and begin applying for OCS.
My goal is to be a naval aviator in the USCG. I am aware that many if not most officers have 1 tour elsewhere before being picked up for flight school.
I have been researching 1st tours and what interests me is becoming a dive officer or something within DOG or what was DOG.
My understanding is that I have until 30 (or is it 31?) to get myself started at flight school. Obviously, I will be 26-28 years old when I finish OCS which means not too much time to fool around before I need to get that flight slot so I intend to apply as soon and as often for flight school as I can.
With that out of the way here's the questions
How hard is it to get released from your unit on your first tour to go to flight school? If I were to go to dive school and be a dive officer would that make it harder for me to get released to go to flight school? I know the USCG is going to want a profitable return on its investment so would it be better for me to choose a 1st tour that isn't going to cost the USCG much in the way of investment so that they would be more willing to release me to flight school? Is my concept of how it works completely off and once you get selected by a flight board you're automatically released from your current command to attend flight school?
Just trying to get a feel for how this rodeo works and it didn't seem to be specifically addressed in the threads I've read. I understand needs of service and that my class standing effects my bid to go to flight school straight out of OCS. The context of my questions are based on if I don't get selected for flight school straight out of OCS....
Thanks, gentlemen.
Background: prior service USMC, I'll be 26 when I finish my degree and begin applying for OCS.
My goal is to be a naval aviator in the USCG. I am aware that many if not most officers have 1 tour elsewhere before being picked up for flight school.
I have been researching 1st tours and what interests me is becoming a dive officer or something within DOG or what was DOG.
My understanding is that I have until 30 (or is it 31?) to get myself started at flight school. Obviously, I will be 26-28 years old when I finish OCS which means not too much time to fool around before I need to get that flight slot so I intend to apply as soon and as often for flight school as I can.
With that out of the way here's the questions
How hard is it to get released from your unit on your first tour to go to flight school? If I were to go to dive school and be a dive officer would that make it harder for me to get released to go to flight school? I know the USCG is going to want a profitable return on its investment so would it be better for me to choose a 1st tour that isn't going to cost the USCG much in the way of investment so that they would be more willing to release me to flight school? Is my concept of how it works completely off and once you get selected by a flight board you're automatically released from your current command to attend flight school?
Just trying to get a feel for how this rodeo works and it didn't seem to be specifically addressed in the threads I've read. I understand needs of service and that my class standing effects my bid to go to flight school straight out of OCS. The context of my questions are based on if I don't get selected for flight school straight out of OCS....
Thanks, gentlemen.