Army Warrant Officer (I started applying for it in my past life) does have several advantages, especially when you take the career picture into perspective. Your job consits of flying, flying and then more flying. I find it hard to imagine them having zero collateral duties but that's what the WO's I've met have always said, the officers do the admin work in the SQDN and the WO's just fly. You can get into AWOC school w/o a 4 year degree. They prefer you to have at least an Associates but if your app looks good they'll even overlook that, especially these days with recruiting down across the board. Occasionally, but not often, guys can go into the program with only high school, I've met a few, although I think you still have to be at least 19. At the other end you don't have to worry about being kicked out if you've been passed over for promotion or of competing for the small # of Senior Officer jobs, you just keep on flying. There's a Prof at my college who was an Army WO for almost 30 years, he helped start the 160'th SOAR, helped write the book on modern specop's aviation support, and yes, he's landed on pitching fantails in the dead of night. I can get you his e-mail address if you'd like.
Edited by - Dave Shutter on 04/30/2002 10:18:06
