For aviators transitioning to SELRES, is there a full-time “getting up to speed” period or is it directly to part-time status? I’m thinking specifically about those coming out of the fleet heading to advisory squadrons like VFC-13, VFC-12, VFC-111. Are their opportunities for SELRES to fulfill positions like Department Head or Squadron Command or are those all covered by full time personnel? Thank you.
Typically a hardware unit will have TAR department heads. There will be SELRES DHs, as well, but often it's mostly on paper. Sometimes there may be a gap on the TAR side, so a SELRES can come on orders and be the primary DH. Command is usually alternated between a TAR and SELRES (or active component if the squadron is manned that way), but usually every other CO will be a SELRES.
When first showing up to a hardware unit, the amount of "full time" a SELRES can get will depend on their currency as well as available funding. If the aviator isn't current, they'll go back through the RAG on Schools funding which will be active duty time. This funding doesn't come out of the squadron's budget. If they are current, then how much time beyond drills and AT will be depend on available funding, although there
should be enough additional drills to get your 100 hours.
All that said, funding is very lean on the CNAFR side currently, so there's a lot of variability on what might available right now.
