Posted on Jul 2, 2014
Reserve Ordnance Officer/Civilian Pilot transfer to Aviation
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During my BOLC phase I caught the aviation bug. Since then I've gotten a civilian rotorcraft pilot license and am working slowly on a commercial license. I plan on staying in the Reserves and taking up helicopters as a civilian career. I've talked with 2 pilots in RC Aviation as well and they were a wealth of knowledge. Unfortunately they can't help much with the practical side of accomplishing what I want to do.
Does anyone have experience with RC officers transfer to AV? I've spoken to a recruiter about it but he has been little/no help. I know generally what needs to be done but I also know I need a recruiter to schedule things like my flight physical and SIFT, those are the main things holding me back.
Does anyone have experience with RC officers transfer to AV? I've spoken to a recruiter about it but he has been little/no help. I know generally what needs to be done but I also know I need a recruiter to schedule things like my flight physical and SIFT, those are the main things holding me back.
Warrant Officers
Reserves
Aviation
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Have you looked into switching over to Warrant Officer? I'm not sure how it works on the RC side, but I know a number of AD officers that became Warrant Officers so they could fly because they were not able to do a branch transfer as an regular commissioned officer.
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1LT (Join to see) I can't help with a branch transfer question, but your aid station should be able to give you the list of medical tests that are required for a flight physical that you will need. I would complete those and then schedule an appointment with a local flight surgeon to review the documents. A local MEDEVAC unit would be a great place to find someone with AERO access (to input the data). It is a bit of a tedious process, but where there is a will there is a way. PM if you run into snags.
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