If anyone has a few minutes I was hoping that they could give me some answers to a few questions I have about the ANG:
1. How competitive is it really? Does the type of aircraft make a difference, for example, are F-16s harder to get then KC-135s? What factors into getting an interview, and then being successful at the interview? What's important, grades, activities, test scores, who you know?
2. How is it decided what aircraft units fly? If your unit is flying transports can it be converted to fighters in the future? Could the unit be disbanded if the state no longer wants to support it? Can you switch to another unit sometime in the future? If you serve 20 years do you get retirement?
3. I understand that after UPT you have to fly full time for awhile before you can be part time, how long does that take? Once you start flying part-time how often you fly? Do you have enough time outside the ANG for another job? Will you lose your second job if the unit deploys?
4. I understand from the time from when you start applying to when you go to UPT can be up to three years. Is this typical? If you have a job when you leave for UPT is your employer required to give it back to you when you get back from training?
I know, it's a lot of questions, but I'm really interested in the ANG, but I don't know that much about it yet.
Thanks in advance.
1. How competitive is it really? Does the type of aircraft make a difference, for example, are F-16s harder to get then KC-135s? What factors into getting an interview, and then being successful at the interview? What's important, grades, activities, test scores, who you know?
2. How is it decided what aircraft units fly? If your unit is flying transports can it be converted to fighters in the future? Could the unit be disbanded if the state no longer wants to support it? Can you switch to another unit sometime in the future? If you serve 20 years do you get retirement?
3. I understand that after UPT you have to fly full time for awhile before you can be part time, how long does that take? Once you start flying part-time how often you fly? Do you have enough time outside the ANG for another job? Will you lose your second job if the unit deploys?
4. I understand from the time from when you start applying to when you go to UPT can be up to three years. Is this typical? If you have a job when you leave for UPT is your employer required to give it back to you when you get back from training?
I know, it's a lot of questions, but I'm really interested in the ANG, but I don't know that much about it yet.
Thanks in advance.