Looks like the thread has been stickied but I figured I would post just to update anyone who cares about my progress to becoming a pilot.
Well I took a gamble and decided to stick out my ROTC commitment and received my bars this past May. Unfortunately, there was only 1 commissioned officer pilot slot in my state for the year and my friend received it (not bitter about it. He actually had already been comissioned last year and waiting for ONE WHOLE YEAR, he deserved it!) so I re-branched into armor.
Would it be possible later down the road to try flying (army, even navy or marines?) after my service obligation (I'll be 29 by then)? From what I've read, interservice transfers are damn near impossible if you're trying to LEAVE the army...it seems to be a lot easier to move TO the army.
I was doing some more research online and began wondering...would it be possible to rescind my commission and become a warrant officer and try for flight school that way? I know of a pilot who did just that but I have since lost contact with him. I would appreciate if anybody has an info on this and would either post it or PM it to me.
Thanks to everyone again, this site has been a great resource!