[Army Guard to Air Guard]

Hello everyone

Couldn't find an answer to this exact question so I’ll throw it out there. 

Is it possible for a pilot who is a commissioned officer in the army guard to apply for an air guard UPT slot and get selected before the service commitment is over (less than 5 years commissioned service to enter UPT). 

Thanks in advance!

[How early is too early?]

1 hour ago, Cameltactics said:

Never to early to get the information you need to go forward. I'd start with answering the question "Which community do I want". So yes, go visit some fighter and heavy units, check out the aircraft, talk to the pilots. Alot of units will have open houses, or maybe an airshow hosted at their home field that they'll participate in, so go get smart on what you truly want, then you'll have a focused strategy going forward. 

As for contacting them, go through the recruiting office, let them know you are looking for visits and pilots to talk with. They may push the option of enlisting as well, that's completely up to you to entertain, but stay focused on what you want as the end goal and insist on visits to pursue the pilot option.

I'm pretty sure I want to persue fighter squadrons. If I call up the recruiting office and get in touch with a pilot are there any good questions/things to say? I want to get my name out there, but I don't want the conversation to end with "we are holding boards in X month" when I can't apply yet. 

[How early is too early?]

2 hours ago, JustHangingOut said:

I am not the best person to answer your question but let me ask this.  Have you started any civilian flight training yet?

Yes, I have my PPL with about 65 hours. 

[How early is too early?]

I am currently a sophomore in college, and will have 60 credits completed in May. I want to be an ANG pilot. Is it too early to start talking to units? If not, how do I go about contacting them?