Except most of those platforms were given plenty of alternate and emerging career paths. Whether an individual wants to take said path is another story.
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Marine aviation options/chances
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Except most of those platforms were given plenty of alternate and emerging career paths. Whether an individual wants to take said path is another story.
The end of the D’s is a little different too. I believe prowler ECMO’s were given some opportunities to switch to be WSO’s. When there are no more NFO billets, it’s a little different.
I'm sure we both know a bunch of good dudes that got railroaded... some of whom have been vocal on this site about it. To be fair, the Navy did the same thing with the A-6 sundown. We designed the Growler transition with a lot of those lessons in mind.
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From what I understand....If you want to be apart of what's happening "on the ground" you will be much happier as a transport helo pilot. Unless I am misunderstanding.
A few were sent back through flight school as a pilot retread, and a bunch went to the VMU community.
If you have a pilot air contract then you have a pilot air contract. Assuming you make it through OCS, and graduate college, and commission, and make it through TBS, and pass all of the flight physical requirements, and don't get NPQ'd with a NAMI Whammy, you will have earned the opportunity to show up to day 1 of flight school.
I was about to say VMU but I’m a bit removed now and wasn’t sure how things have changed now that it’s more of a real MOS. And I don’t mean that in a derogatory way.
I left in October (I'm an ANG guy now too), but there was some intent from the Occ Field Sponser and Manpower folks to cease transitions into the community. But with the amount of VMU guys going to the AF, ANG or the civilian contract companies there will be a continued need for a while yet to come.