So I’m going up for my warrant package. During the flight physical I assume there’s a color blind test. I am color blind but not too bad. I passed the alternative test my first time thru meps in 2019 and I’ve passed flight physicals for my FAA commercial pilots license. What’s the process look with the army? Is there an alternative test? Or is this automatically disqualifying?
So I’m going up for my warrant package. During the flight physical I assume there’s a color blind test. I am color blind but not too bad. I passed the alternative test my first time thru meps in 2019 and I’ve passed flight physicals for my FAA commercial pilots license. What’s the process look with the army? Is there an alternative test? Or is this automatically disqualifying?
Im trying to put in a warrant package to fly in the army. I initially went and talked to the active duty recruiter but found out that commitment was going to essentially be 12-13 years. I’m 26, did 6 in the marines as artillery and have my commercial pilots license. I’d like to get to an airline before I’m basically 40 so that time commitment kinda scared me off that route. I was told the NG doesn’t care wether your commitment is full time or part time so I wanted to do like 6 active 4 regular guard. Is this possible? What are the odds I can just join as AGR? Another reason this is my goal is I want to move states. So I’m trying to join a different states national guard and doesn’t make sense for me to join a unit 1500 miles away and not get housing for my wife and I. I’m thinking specifically TX or AL but I’m currently in NJ.
Edit: The AGR thing is just so I can get my military salary, benefits, and housing back. Not for hours
Looking to get some more information on the process. I did 6 years in the marine corps reserves as Fire Direction Control in the artillery community. and during that time got my civilian aviation certs up to commercial pilots license. Due to that MOS I also hold a secret clearance.
I talked to a recruiter today about potentially doing the army warrant program for aviation (due to the pilot industry being kinda crazy rn and low hour jobs pretty hard to come by). They told me the warrant package is a long process and could take a year before I’m even in the army. They also told me warrant school is six months which I thought was 5-8 weeks or something.
At that point it’d be a year, then 6 months warrant, then probably 18 months flight school, THEN a 10 year flight contract.
They also told all tried to convince me that the best(fastest) way to do it would be to enlist, and then submit my warrant package. They did admit that with my current credentials I should be fine going in front of all the boards and would likely get the spot but it just takes way longer. Due to my marine service if I enlist with the same MOS I wouldn’t need boot camp or AIT, I could get reporting orders by the end of the week.
Now they did admit that they’ve never done a flight package and only one of them has ever done a warrant officer package ONCE. They admitted to not really knowing all that much.
So at this point my question is, does it really take 3 years to be flying in the army? Is enlisting and just submitting the package really faster and easier? Is there a chance I definitely get stuck in artillery again and never fly? Would the reserves be any better just to get that R-ATP? Wanted to fact check the recruiters cause we all know recruiters
Thanks for anything in advance
For context it is 830 in the morning, public land. Heard a few gobblers far in the distance early when I came in. Nothing really been replying to my calls. Then this happens. I’m sitting in the blind. A turkey comes walking thru the field. I’m kinda callin it in. It winds up kinda behind me in the woods. And for like 20 min I’m waiting to see where it’s gunna reappear. Then I see movement like 10 feet in front of my blind. I’m like oh shit here comes my turkey. Then I realize it’s a German shepherd. I’m thinking “wtf. Where did this dog come from”. Then THREE MORE German shepherds run over to it. Now there are FOUR German shepherds. And they see my blind. So they’re running all around it, being cautious, sniffing, one even jumped up in it once it realized I was inside. Then this old fuck walks by, sees the blind, and goes “oh is there someone inside” I pop out and go yeah how ya doin sir. He’s like “oh I’m sorry I’m sorry. I’ll get out of your way”. Gets his dog to stop messing with my hide and then walks away. But STILL WALKS AROUND MY FIELD THAT IM HUNTING. The guy was kinda nice about it. Just not oblivious and then even more oblivious when he kept walking around my field for another 10 min. Public land can’t blame him but. Now I’m sitting here thinking this is fuckin blown. My turkey definitely spooked. He gone. The dogs probably spooked the whole areas and made the place smell. Idk if I keep sitting here till noon or just call it.