Hey guys,
I have skimmed this forum a few times over the last 10+ years, but this is my first post. Thanks in advance for the expertise and advice here.
I am an active duty NSW officer (28y/o, O3, 6 years in service, 3 deployments). I am outside of the aviation lat transfer YG window published in AUG21. I have excellent FITREPs (top 10%) and no issue passing a flight physical.
I have a strong desire to pursue flight (ideally jets, or helos) as a pilot. I have a deep family history with naval aviation; grew up with it being a big part of my life. I wanted to be a SEAL, obviously, but I wish I could have somehow been both... I have also considered the Air Force in the event I can't get naval aviation to work out. This is not the first time I have considered this, but due to our training pipeline/deployments/orders I've never been able to truly consider a career switch.
My questions are as follows:
I appreciate any and all guidance and/or answers to the above questions.
I have skimmed this forum a few times over the last 10+ years, but this is my first post. Thanks in advance for the expertise and advice here.
I am an active duty NSW officer (28y/o, O3, 6 years in service, 3 deployments). I am outside of the aviation lat transfer YG window published in AUG21. I have excellent FITREPs (top 10%) and no issue passing a flight physical.
I have a strong desire to pursue flight (ideally jets, or helos) as a pilot. I have a deep family history with naval aviation; grew up with it being a big part of my life. I wanted to be a SEAL, obviously, but I wish I could have somehow been both... I have also considered the Air Force in the event I can't get naval aviation to work out. This is not the first time I have considered this, but due to our training pipeline/deployments/orders I've never been able to truly consider a career switch.
My questions are as follows:
- Will the Navy accept waivers or a "case by case" policy for applicants for lat transfer outside of the target YGs?
- If "no" to the above, is it possible to resign at the end of my commitment, and recommission in a different Navy warfare community? There is surprisingly little information on this. I can't find any memos on it.
- Is there a mechanism for lat transfers to get put into a more junior YG so they can hit their respective career milestones?
I appreciate any and all guidance and/or answers to the above questions.