helicoptergirl said:Thanks for all of the info.. So what happens to somebody who doesn't make it? Will I still be stuck to my 6 year contract? I am a surgical tech right now, and I finished college and have been doing that for a few years. Do you think I'd probably get stuck doing that for the Army? Also, what's the deal nowadays with women in combat?
macattack said:Well contract wise, it's 6 years for the pilots...I think it's 4 years now for other officers (someone confirm that one)?
ChunksJR said:There's my hero at HSC-26 that never got his degree and is a DH. They are leftovers from the AOCS (I think that's it...) program...my VT on-wing was one too...Don't know the details of the program, but know that there was the opportunity...
helicoptergirl said:Well I talked to an Army recruiter yesterday. I went there the other day and nobody was there, so I called today and left a message and shortly afterward he called me back. He told me it was hard to come in "off of the street" and be a WO, and that most of the time they have somebody be a air mechanic or air traffic control person for a year before they apply for WO. I asked him if there was any way I could go ahead and try out for it and he said I could, without even signing a contract! So I'm supposed to go see him some time after the first of the year and schedule and appointment. Does anybody have any idea what I need to do to prepare myself? I don't know if I'll have a second chance at this so I need to know if there's anything I can study.
Why does he hate the Army?jg5343 said:My brother loves flying the a/c but HATES the Army. He did nothing but bitch about it for 2 days straight.
phrogpilot73 said:Just thought that I'd add there is still a program in place for people who don't have a bachelor's... It's called the Meritorious Comissioning Program (at least it's in the USMC). You have to be enlisted, $hit hot, and have your associates. Then you're a normal, ordinary comissioned officer. Until after your first float, then you had to college to finish your last two years, with the USMC picking up the tab and giving you a salary to boot! My buddy just graduated, and he's checking back into the fleet next month...
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