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I am not sure what you are asking. If you enlist, it does enhance your chances but I don't think I am convinced in the reserves at least that that is the say all in getting hired. However, in the guard, I think it is a different story. Anyways, the benefit of going reserve/guard over ROTC is that you give yourself the option to enter AD if you don't get hired by a reserve/guard unit whereas in ROTC you are locked in for at least 4 years with maybe a opportunity to cross train over. Again just my $0.02.

Fair enough. All ways have certain risk of not being picked up.

I rushed both of the units at March. At both boards, it was all non-priors. In fact, of the 5 interviews I was invited to, there was only one prior from the squadron competing. However, if you want to go Guard, enlisting prior seems to get your foot in the door. (Guard seems to hire from within more so than the reserves) The good thing about graduating and then rushing units is that if it doesn't work out, you can go AD through OTS which is easier to get then the Guard/Reserves. There is also always the Navy and Marines if you are just looking to be a military pilot.

If you have good grades and a private pilot license, I would rush reserve and guard units vs ROTC and not enlist as a boom/load. While prior enlistment will give you an opportunity to be hired easier at UPT boards for that particular squadron, it might not be worth the time unless you need money for school. ROTC will be a dice roll and you might not end up doing what you want to do. I went through the same debate in college and choose to forgo ROTC and enlisting. I interviewed at a reserve unit after graduating and got hired. Just my $0.02.