Howdy folks, I'm an enlisted dude in the ANG, still a couple years away from finishing my degree in underwater basket weaving (I can still be a hard science major if it matters to the board that much). I'm a private pilot with just shy of 200 hours and have access to a lot more additional flight time in a Cessna 152 barring maintenance issues and other time commitments. Point being, I love flying, and have the tools to get to a professional civilian piloting career. But that's all fine and dandy, I really want to be a pilot in the military as well. I am totally fine with not having a professional civilian flying job if I end up AGR. Joining the military for a career in the airlines was never my intention, if anything it was the opposite. I struggled with justwanttobeafighterora10pilotitis for a long time. I thought heavies would be like burning holes in the sky with a Cessna. Challenging and fulfilling, but a little lower on the fun meter at the same time. I have a blast any time I fly gliders or taildraggers though. Second point being, I'm not a doucherocket Top Gun wannabe, I appreciate flying any interesting stuff, and have broadened my horizons. OK thanks for sticking with me to this point. I've "heard" from secondhand sources that a few people have jumped from heavies to fighters within my unit. Is this plausible or even possible? At what point(s) would be this possible? UPT, or back at the unit? Is it possible for a heavies bound Guard guy to go to ENJJPT? I say this not because I think I'll hate heavies, I just want the option of transitioning to fighters. Also, if I get to the point where my Guard enlistment runs out and haven't been hired as a pilot, how much would I be losing by trying to switch to the USMC reserves as a grunt and then trying to apply to the flying boards in the Guard from there? Will I be considered a total traitor/dumb jarhead? I say this because, honestly, my job isn't giving me very much satisfaction. I knew it wouldn't going in and planned on switching to either another job in the Guard (a prospect I'm not as excited about) or another branch entirely. I know I might come off as an indecisive son of a bitch who wants everything. That's only half true. Thanks for your time EDIT: Forgot to say, I did search these forums for an answer on the heavy to fighter thing, but only found a really old thread.