bronxbomber252

Another thing to consider, Navy/USMC has a higher percentage of fighter aircraft compared to non-fighter types, so if you are looking for fighters, your odds are a little better with the navy. The Air Force has more variety though, Bombers, recce, transport, CSAR, Spec Ops etc... I'm about 3/4 through USAF CSO school.

For clarification, if the Guard unit is the Peoria unit, then I have someone from there in my class and they have Slicks so just 6 monthis at Little Rock... but if you happen to be in an actual HC-130 unit, then the time at Kirtland would be in addition... (source a few HC-130 guys who are now instructors... it is my 1st choice airframe)

If you are going into HC-130's then there is an additional 4 months (not positive on duration) at kirtland AFB.

Another thing to consider is what life is like in the given community (deployments, crew dynamic, how much flying time etc...) I know there are airframes I was interested in that I lost interest in after finding out what it is really like to fly on them, what the culture is like etc... and there are airframes that I could have cared less about but upon learning more about how life is like on them I became interested. As for the letters, I like how my flight is doing it, we each have to turn in a memo saying what our first choice is (whatever that may be) and why we want it/why we would be good on it. There really hasn't been any pressure to go to any specific airframe (Flt/CC is a JStars guy and the CV is a F-15E WSO)