Blue1316

So the Navy service Transfer isn't gonna work out because of career timeline conflicts and not being able to get promoted after a certain point. Has anyone heard anything else about the service Transfer process being streamlined for the Air Force? Every time I have called they just said that they want people with military flying exeperience. I don't know if that's still true

What was your experience working with HRC to convince them to let you go guard?were they understanding or did it take months of convincing and fighting to let you go?

Yeah, there was a board for automatic selection a few days ago and I couldn't do it because there was a hard 60 day deadline that I would have to report to OCS and start over in the Navy. So I have to wait till the board in may to get a pilot slot, but with my scores and prior military experience, my recruiter told me I should have no problem getting a slot. Once I get that I think it will make it easier to convince HRC to allow the transfer. Right now I just have a lot of promise and paperwork done, just need to get the letter of selection. Not knowing if they will even allow it though is what's nerve racking. I have an opportunity that very few people can get, and to have them tell me no and crush it is a fear that I have in the back of my head. I just don't know how I could convince them otherwise if they don't budge.

I have to apply for active duty to either service because I still have three years left on my army active duty contract. I couldn't transfer to the reserves until that contract is up. I would like to stay active duty regardless, but if I can't get a service Transfer before the end of my active contract, then I would definately try the reserves or guard to get a pilot slot. Xcraftllc, you did a service Transfer from active to guard correct? Or did you go from active to active?

I have three years left, but I am an infantry officer and we are overstrength right now. The hardest part was just the time. Took about a month but that's pretty short from what I understand. Now it's just on me to get HRC on board with the whole thing which will probably get easier once I get the letter of selection from the Navy if I am accepted in about a month.

Hey, been a while since I got on this post. I haven't heard about the Air Force streamlining the service Transfer process, but I am in the process of doing a service Transfer to the Navy because the Air Force is currently only taking service transfers who are currently military pilots. Getting everything done for the gaining service is easy, the hardest thing so far has been HRC. I already have a signed DD368 from my commanding general, just need to have the Army bless off on it once I get a pilot slot from the next aviation board. It will be harder to switch considering you are a pilot though and the Army is hurting for pilots from what I understand.

thank you for the post. I looked into those directives. I went to a service academy so I don't think they will release me mid commitment. The only thing I feel like I would have going for me is the fact that the AF needs pilots, and the Army is not hurting for infantrymen from what I saw most recently. I haven't taken the AFOQT or the TBAS yet. I am gonna study for that and schedule an exam. That way I can see if I would even qualify. however, since it doesn't seem likely that I would be able to switch mid contract, I don't know if I would be able to get a pilot slot because of my age when I get out.

I am so glad I found this thread. I am currently serving as an Infantry officer at Ft. Riley. I have always been interested in flying so I decided to get my private pilots license and completed my training last summer. During my flight training, I realized how much I love flying and decided that I want to have a career flying planes whether that is in the military or civilian sector. However, I want to serve a career in the military so I have been looking into switching to the Air Force, or the AF reserves, to try and get a pilots slot. However, it's not possible to do a service Transfer mid contract (that I know of), so I plan on finishing my contract to the Army and then try and switch once I get out. The problem is I will be 29 and 5 months at the earliest I could get out which would put me at a critical age or disqualify me completely if there is no possibility of getting an age waiver. I want to know if what I want to do is possible? If it is, what could I be doing now to strengthen my chances of accomplishing this. I can't get out till May of 2021, so I have time to get an instrument rating or a masters. Is what I want to do only possible through the reserves? I would be happy doing anything as long as I have the chance to fly. I know some people want to fly fighters and that's it, but I would love the opportunity to fly bombers, cargo, or fuelers. Anything that would let me fly a plane. Let me know what y'all think.