Hey Gaijin, didn't know you guys were talking about me. Okay I'll update ya.
Myself and numerous others went to VR squadrons after winging. We had a choice between the standard P-3 pipeline (which I'm happy to have avoided) or giving VR a shot. We were NOT, contrary to popular opinion, about to be kicked out of the Navy. We volunteered to go VR.
As for VP reserves, I've noticed a big influx into my division of former VP-94 guys. They're looking for new jobs, and VR is going to absorb quite a few as we actually have a mission to do and a decent amount of funding. The VR job is simple: we perform logistics missions that directly support Fleet and SPECWAR operations. I can't speak for other squadrons, but our C-130 squadron is always busy. No plane that is in an UP status ever sits on the ramp - it's either flying or having maintenance performed.
I don't know what the other new VR flyers have planned, but if they want to stay Navy I think they'll be alright. The VR job is only going to grow in the future, especially for C-130s as we'll probably be taking on a tanking mission as well.
As Gaijin knows I'm not trying to stay in the Navy. I'd like to fly Hercs for a few years and then transfer to the Army so I can see some combat, which is what I wanted to do in the first place. Suffice it to say VR is a very safe job and it isn't exactly satisfying my desire to shoot bad people. But this is better for me than a Fleet billet, as I doubt I could get out of my flying commitment to go Army from a RegNav squadron.
Of course, the downside is that no one has any idea what's going to happen with regards to my orders. What happens next? I'm going to be as proactive as possible, but I don't know if I'll get to choose my own path from here. It's a gamble.