Can you go from the Green to Gold Active Duty Option program to Warrant Officer Flight Training school?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 23:13:05 -0400

I have a passing SIFT score (48) and have another year until I would commission.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Apr 17 at 2020 11:28 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 23:28:12 -0400

No, not without resigning your commission to accept a warrant appoint that may not be forthcoming.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2020 11:29 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 23:29:13 -0400

No, you are contractually obligated to commission and would have to recieve a commission as a 15A and then renounce youre commission time become a flight warrant.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2020 11:30 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 23:30:08 -0400

Those are 2 completely different unrelated programs. So, no, you can't just switch from one to the other. You can apply for the pilot training program but if you've already been picked up for Green to Gold that will likely take precidence.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Apr 18 at 2020 3:35 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 15:35:51 -0400

Stick with the route to commissioning. If you want to fly, try for assignment to Army Aviation after commissioning. I've heard this is difficult, but put in the effort to try for the assignment to flight school. In the long run, life as an officer provides more pay and better opportunities to lead than that of an Aviation Warrant. Unfortunately, it does not allow you to always fly as much as you might want. As an alternative, look into inter-Service commissioning into the Air Force or Navy to attend their pilot training program. I'm not sure how firmly the Army has you locked in when you're in G-to-G.

Response by SFC Jeremy Boyd made Apr 18 at 2020 9:10 PM

SFC Jeremy Boyd — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 21:10:43 -0400

Out of curiosity, what made you pursue AD G2G as opposed to WOFT? Going the WOFT route seems like it would have gotten you to your goal of flying more quickly and without the uncertainty of knowing whether or not you would receive Aviation as your branch.