I return to this video every now and again and is a treasure to me. I’m a prior service Marine who has been a working professional in IT/Computer Science across federal agencies ever since - and have been trying to finish my degree before that 33 age mark. The things you’ve said in the video have given me so much hope that they might consider my application in the future. This video and information is priceless. My only fear is how they look at out of state applicants. I’m literally willing to fly and commute for a few hours to the unit if need be. We’ll see.
What a great way to get to fly fighters. I didn’t know about the option and now I’m heavily considering this instead of joining the Air Force. Thank you for this video.
Didn’t listen to the video, but you have to crawl over 3 things to get into a Guard or Reserve unit. Nowadays 1) Quotas 2) prior enlisted in the unit. 3) Daddy’s who schemed their sons and daughters into the unit.
The Air National Guard units are really tough to get into. I was on an airline lay-over in Fresno. They flew F-16’s there at that time, but they had one twin-engine Merlin turboprop they used to fly the general’s golf clubs over to Pebble Beach and their fighter pilots down to March AFB in Riverside where they sat the Alert force. I walked from the airport hotel to the unit office outside the security fences. Told the NCO behind the counter my background and if they needs any pilots for their turboprop. The NCO walked me over to the squadron, mumbled something to some LtCol in a flight suit, introduced us and then told me the guy I needed to talk to wasn’t in at the moment. Directed the NCO to ask me to wait in a room down the hall. I sat there for a few then some pilot my age, in flight suit and wearing his g-suit walked in, sat down threw both legs up on the table between us and said: “ So tell me why you want to fly an F-16 ?” Never heard back from the unit pilot who flew their twin turboprop. These three General officers may not want to lose our experience but it hasn’t filtered down to the units.
Barely audible. Years ago I was told if I wanted to get into the local ANG unit on Long Island, I would have to enlist, get a ground job within the unit and that once I had had "proved your worth" if a pilot slot came up I could compete for it. I didn't go down that path, did AFROTC with a 4-year scholarship and a pilot slot. I had 3200 jet hours in B-52G's and T-38A Instructor Pilot time while on active duty. I lived on Long Island in NY after leaving active duty, only a 40 minute drive from the ANG base(Westhampton Beach) which was now an Aerospace Rescue Wing with C-130's and Blackhawk helicopters. I wanted a C-130 slot but volunteered to train as a helicopter pilot. Even though I was a "local boy" and willing to do full-time or part-time ANG duty...it went nowhere. The joke when I was a T-38 Instructor Pilot and people wanted to get an ANG slot somewhere and one asked how do I get a job there ? Answer: "Fly with the ANG Wing Commander's son/daughter !" It might be easier to go Air Force Reserves. Reserves are a lot less tight-assed than ANG units. A lot of it is just timing.
100%. Went down to the recruiting office and they told me to enlist as aircrew on an “if” I get the chance for a pilot slot. After all I’ve done in the Infantry/FAST as a Marine, didn’t mean anything. Still give me the runaround.
@@TrumperStomper-v3w I visited the AFRES C-5 Unit at Westover two or three times as they had hired a fellow T-38A Instructor from my squadron at Laughlin as a full-timer there. Had been off active duty only 4 years by this time and flying with the airlines. They had hired three fellow T-38A IP’s from Laughlin there without any heavy-time and they could vouch for me. But it went nowhere, and was never told why. Guess it was a question of that will-of-the-wisp …“timing”.
Another tale of trying for a part-time or full-time at an AFRES C-141B Associate airlift squadron at Charleston AFB, SC. I had someone in the squadron who was highly regarded within the unit. She was one of their female SSgt loadmasters for a few years by then, Katey P. She got me a one-on-one meeting with her Squadron commander on a drill weekend. I gave him copies of my checkride, OER’s, letters of recommendations, etc. But as we talked I got the impression that the LtCol was only patronizing me. He was going through this charade as a favor to Katey. Guess that was “timing”. Never given any reason(s), a real head-scratcher. It’s all timing and who you know.
Just a very minor suggestion: Add a tiny bit more "highs" in your mic, if possible. Also, a tad bit more volume. John's audio is clear as a bell. NOT a complaint. No big deal re either one. Most important, your content is very WONDERFUL!! THANKS!!
I’m working on a program through my college which will get all my ratings up to CFI. Really trying to progress to fighter jets and the guard after college…
@@jaheemfingal7475wished there were more people like you. Not many people are running out and wanting to fly heavy’s. I hope you made/make it.🙌🏼👌🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼👍🏼
Currently in the TXANG and I have an interview coming up in a month for UPT slot; C130Js. If I get selected then how much time should I expect to wait to go to OTS and begin training ? Since Im already in the unit as an enlisted member I would think that it shouldn't be too long especially compared to someone outside the guard but you never know. Any weigh-ins here appreciated.
Thank you so much for this. I have recently become obsessed with military aviation and I think about being in the cockpit of a jet every day. I know it’ll be a difficult path. I’m 28 but I feel like it’s a calling and have been doing so much research and even talked to an Air Force recruiter. He said it’s not impossible but it will be difficult, but that’s okay, and I’m up for the challenge
Thank you for posting this! I’ve been very interested in flying in the Air National Guard and this is very informative. Question: A Reserve recruiter told me I need 70 flying hours and my PPL to be considered competitive for the Reserves/Air Guard - is this accurate?
Depends on the unit, but as a general rule (not hard and fast) it's beneficial to have your PPL complete. Shows that you're committed to the career, can handle flying an aircraft solo, and understand the work it takes to be successful. To put it into perspective, of my two buddies that got picked up by my home fighter unit (that I'm now applying to), one had several hundred hours, and the other had over 1700 hours with his ATP rating. It's incredibly competitive, so get your flight hours done!
@@theadeebster Yeah. I'm going to be finishing my Multi in August at Hillsboro in Oregon and I was wondering whether it'd be a good plan to get a pre-ATP commercial job, get the hours, get a bachelor's (I just graduated with an associates 90 credit hour, so I could add onto that over the next couple years while working), and maybe get my ATP before applying. This would also allow me to pay off a lot of my flight school debts before signing any binding contracts with the ANG. Does that sound like a reasonable plan or are there issues with my thought process?
Thanks so much for the information. I'm a college freshman looking to join AFROTC and commission into a guard/reserve unit do you have any information regarding this path? Is OTS a better idea?
Sadly I can't properly hear the sound the volume is too low and sound quality is poor so I'd suggest some postprocessing work...close caption is autogenerated and not so efficient as hearing the sound especially if we're doing something else like browsing or sitting in line in a noisy store... I have no problem with any other videos nor with my headset or earbuds...so this video here needs postprocessing work...
I return to this video every now and again and is a treasure to me. I’m a prior service Marine who has been a working professional in IT/Computer Science across federal agencies ever since - and have been trying to finish my degree before that 33 age mark. The things you’ve said in the video have given me so much hope that they might consider my application in the future. This video and information is priceless.
My only fear is how they look at out of state applicants. I’m literally willing to fly and commute for a few hours to the unit if need be. We’ll see.
What a great way to get to fly fighters. I didn’t know about the option and now I’m heavily considering this instead of joining the Air Force. Thank you for this video.
The air gaurd is still technically air force
Toi that vo dung khong biet nghe tieng anh toi chang hieu cai quai gi
which did you go with?
Didn’t listen to the video, but you have to crawl over 3 things to get into a Guard or Reserve unit. Nowadays 1) Quotas 2) prior enlisted in the unit. 3) Daddy’s who schemed their sons and daughters into the unit.
Nepotism is very real
The Air National Guard units are really tough to get into. I was on an airline lay-over in Fresno. They flew F-16’s there at that time, but they had one twin-engine Merlin turboprop they used to fly the general’s golf clubs over to Pebble Beach and their fighter pilots down to March AFB in Riverside where they sat the Alert force. I walked from the airport hotel to the unit office outside the security fences. Told the NCO behind the counter my background and if they needs any pilots for their turboprop. The NCO walked me over to the squadron, mumbled something to some LtCol in a flight suit, introduced us and then told me the guy I needed to talk to wasn’t in at the moment. Directed the NCO to ask me to wait in a room down the hall. I sat there for a few then some pilot my age, in flight suit and wearing his g-suit walked in, sat down threw both legs up on the table between us and said: “ So tell me why you want to fly an F-16 ?” Never heard back from the unit pilot who flew their twin turboprop. These three General officers may not want to lose our experience but it hasn’t filtered down to the units.
I’m from North Dakota! Finding this video was perfect. I’m literally trying to go through the exact same process this gentlemen is.
Awesome information! Thank you for hosting the Podcast and thanks Slap for your efforts in making a clearer path.
That guy on the right is the real Maverick.
Barely audible.
Years ago I was told if I wanted to get into the local ANG unit on Long Island, I would have to enlist, get a ground job within the unit and that once I had had "proved your worth" if a pilot slot came up I could compete for it. I didn't go down that path, did AFROTC with a 4-year scholarship and a pilot slot. I had 3200 jet hours in B-52G's and T-38A Instructor Pilot time while on active duty. I lived on Long Island in NY after leaving active duty, only a 40 minute drive from the ANG base(Westhampton Beach) which was now an Aerospace Rescue Wing with C-130's and Blackhawk helicopters. I wanted a C-130 slot but volunteered to train as a helicopter pilot. Even though I was a "local boy" and willing to do full-time or part-time ANG duty...it went nowhere. The joke when I was a T-38 Instructor Pilot and people wanted to get an ANG slot somewhere and one asked how do I get a job there ? Answer: "Fly with the ANG Wing Commander's son/daughter !" It might be easier to go Air Force Reserves. Reserves are a lot less tight-assed than ANG units. A lot of it is just timing.
100%. Went down to the recruiting office and they told me to enlist as aircrew on an “if” I get the chance for a pilot slot. After all I’ve done in the Infantry/FAST as a Marine, didn’t mean anything. Still give me the runaround.
@@TrumperStomper-v3w I visited the AFRES C-5 Unit at Westover two or three times as they had hired a fellow T-38A Instructor from my squadron at Laughlin as a full-timer there. Had been off active duty only 4 years by this time and flying with the airlines. They had hired three fellow T-38A IP’s from Laughlin there without any heavy-time and they could vouch for me. But it went nowhere, and was never told why. Guess it was a question of that will-of-the-wisp …“timing”.
Another tale of trying for a part-time or full-time at an AFRES C-141B Associate airlift squadron at Charleston AFB, SC. I had someone in the squadron who was highly regarded within the unit. She was one of their female SSgt loadmasters for a few years by then, Katey P. She got me a one-on-one meeting with her Squadron commander on a drill weekend. I gave him copies of my checkride, OER’s, letters of recommendations, etc. But as we talked I got the impression that the LtCol was only patronizing me. He was going through this charade as a favor to Katey. Guess that was “timing”. Never given any reason(s), a real head-scratcher. It’s all timing and who you know.
Any advice for someone trying to fly who scores below waivable on the color vision test?
Just a very minor suggestion: Add a tiny bit more "highs" in your mic, if possible. Also, a tad bit more volume. John's audio is clear as a bell. NOT a complaint. No big deal re either one. Most important, your content is very WONDERFUL!! THANKS!!
I’m working on a program through my college which will get all my ratings up to CFI. Really trying to progress to fighter jets and the guard after college…
Me too currently, not nearly into fighters more so into tankers though.
If you don’t mind, where are you getting your degree and ratings ?
@@jaheemfingal7475wished there were more people like you. Not many people are running out and wanting to fly heavy’s. I hope you
made/make it.🙌🏼👌🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼👍🏼
Hi
Is it necessary/required to have a private pilot license to get into the guard or reserve as a fighter pilot?
Thank you!
Nope, it would help, but they teach you how to fly
Very informative. I greatly appreciate the video.
Will you ever make a video about your podcast studio, im interested in what you are using.
Some posters of planes, chair, mic, cam..... And one more thing MERICA!!!!!
Check the description if you're still wondering
Currently in the TXANG and I have an interview coming up in a month for UPT slot; C130Js. If I get selected then how much time should I expect to wait to go to OTS and begin training ?
Since Im already in the unit as an enlisted member I would think that it shouldn't be too long especially compared to someone outside the guard but you never know. Any weigh-ins here appreciated.
Best of luck to you.
I like this guy thanks for the help broseph
Thank you so much for this. I have recently become obsessed with military aviation and I think about being in the cockpit of a jet every day. I know it’ll be a difficult path. I’m 28 but I feel like it’s a calling and have been doing so much research and even talked to an Air Force recruiter. He said it’s not impossible but it will be difficult, but that’s okay, and I’m up for the challenge
Thank you for posting this! I’ve been very interested in flying in the Air National Guard and this is very informative.
Question: A Reserve recruiter told me I need 70 flying hours and my PPL to be considered competitive for the Reserves/Air Guard - is this accurate?
Oregon air national guard mentioned having at least 100 hrs
I’m wondering the same thing
Depends on the unit, but as a general rule (not hard and fast) it's beneficial to have your PPL complete. Shows that you're committed to the career, can handle flying an aircraft solo, and understand the work it takes to be successful.
To put it into perspective, of my two buddies that got picked up by my home fighter unit (that I'm now applying to), one had several hundred hours, and the other had over 1700 hours with his ATP rating. It's incredibly competitive, so get your flight hours done!
@@Dave-bf2lc same shit lol
@@theadeebster Yeah. I'm going to be finishing my Multi in August at Hillsboro in Oregon and I was wondering whether it'd be a good plan to get a pre-ATP commercial job, get the hours, get a bachelor's (I just graduated with an associates 90 credit hour, so I could add onto that over the next couple years while working), and maybe get my ATP before applying. This would also allow me to pay off a lot of my flight school debts before signing any binding contracts with the ANG.
Does that sound like a reasonable plan or are there issues with my thought process?
Thanks so much for the information. I'm a college freshman looking to join AFROTC and commission into a guard/reserve unit do you have any information regarding this path? Is OTS a better idea?
With ots you know for sure if you get into the pilot program before you join
Thank you so much!
Sadly I can't properly hear the sound the volume is too low and sound quality is poor so I'd suggest some postprocessing work...close caption is autogenerated and not so efficient as hearing the sound especially if we're doing something else like browsing or sitting in line in a noisy store...
I have no problem with any other videos nor with my headset or earbuds...so this video here needs postprocessing work...
I can hear it just fine
I think your deaf
187th!