so let me get this straight: you get an RPA drop in ROTC and you wanted pilot, so you ask if you should go join the guard or reserve as a CSO?
That is sorotive what I am asking. Basically I still want to become an Air Force pilot in the future. I competed for Pilot slot but instead got picked up for RPA in ROTC. Apparently there are people who got picked up for RPA out of ROTC who wanted pilot and then searched out a guard unit prior to their commissioning and got hired on as a pilot which broke their ROTC active duty commitment. I would be interested in this route, as I would rather fly than be an RPA. Let's say for example that I am not able to get hired on as a pilot in a guard unit but do have the option of getting picked up as a CSO. Since I would still like to be a pilot in the future, would being a CSO make me have a better chance at becoming an air force pilot vs. being an RPA?
I am mostly interested in what is going to give me the best shot at becoming a pilot