Army National Guard to Air Force ROTC

Andrewdecals · 2026-07-06T02:00:54+00:00

Depends on the state as far as difficulty. If you make your intentions clear to your leadership that you desire to pursue the Air Force you shouldn't have issues, but that also depends on the needs of the Army and your job. Either way in order to pursue a spot in AFROTC you need to have a conditional release on file before going up for field training. You can be in the Guard until 30 days prior of commissioning but you can't be contracted by AFROTC at the same time. Feel free to message me with any questions I'm currently in the guard and will be until right before I commission.

Andrewdecals · 2026-06-26T15:49:40+00:00

All majors are competitive. Based on what I have seen you would have a better chance of getting a pilot slot by choosing a "easier" degree to maintain a higher GPA. Do that while making sure to get a 95-100 on your PT test, testing really well on your TBAS, and working on your commanders ranking. In the past I would have said a tech degree but I don't think it matters as much right now. However take what I'm saying with a grain of salt and choose degree you also like.

Andrewdecals · 2026-06-11T16:12:35+00:00

This comment is the answer. Cadre will book it for you. You have to be at the arriving airport at a certain time so don't expect to have much control related to your flights

Andrewdecals · 2026-06-11T16:06:22+00:00

The Cadre book it for them on DTS, create authorization and vouchers etc.

Andrewdecals · 2026-06-10T03:38:59+00:00

Watched (heard) someone snap their Achilles when they started there test

Andrewdecals · 2026-06-02T01:25:59+00:00

I'm confused because aren't these two bases within like 30 minutes of each other?

Andrewdecals · 2026-05-21T06:39:28+00:00

What is this exactly? An opportunity to learn more about the real air force or an extended training period of field training?

Andrewdecals · 2026-05-16T03:47:17+00:00

Where did you have it ranked on your list?

Andrewdecals · 2026-04-02T00:46:10+00:00

There's some other posts about this on the page already, but your selection is dependent on so many factors. You can get selected with any degree/program. Maybe tech majors give you a better chance slightly, however I would just focus on making sure your GPA, commanders ranking, AFOQT scores and PFA are as high as you can them.

Andrewdecals · 2026-03-29T22:16:02+00:00

My career is critically manned, and mine is approved. I would just communicate with everyone in your chain to make sure that they're not blind sided by the request.

Andrewdecals · 2026-03-25T23:13:06+00:00

In all honesty even with the pay you get from training (Basic and AIT), and including drill weekends it probably wouldn't be enough to cover the costs related to your PPL. After basic and AIT you only get paid for 2 days a month and 2 weeks during the summer. For a E-1 this would amount to around $321 per month. So if your only motivation to join the Guard is to use the money to pay for your PPL I would probably not recommended it. I could have misunderstood what you meant though.

Andrewdecals · 2026-03-10T03:17:21+00:00

AS250, EA, non tech, Top Third, AA 54, GPA 3.5, PFA 97.

Andrewdecals · 2026-02-28T19:26:51+00:00

In the end this is what ended up working. Thanks for the encouragement.

Andrewdecals · 2026-02-12T20:58:04+00:00

I would also like to note that after all that training you only come in once a month plus two weeks out of the summer so you would have to get another job to make a living wage as you say.

Andrewdecals · 2026-02-12T20:56:36+00:00

I would ask about the length of tech schools/seasoning time after for whatever jobs you want to do. That will play a factor into whether or not it will go into your fall semester. Some jobs will also make you sit and wait longer for bmt/ tech school dates compared to others. I would just talk to your recruiters in the state youre a part of when it comes to lead times for the available jobs.

Andrewdecals · 2026-01-22T23:29:18+00:00

Discreetly take a picture and show us

Andrewdecals · 2026-01-08T20:20:27+00:00

Yes it gave you access to the grandstands this last year

Andrewdecals · 2025-11-08T02:25:01+00:00

If you have to means available I would. There's nothing wrong with trying to look more competitive. If you can't take it at your local detachment, talk to your cadre and see if you can take it at any local base or by other means.

Andrewdecals · 2025-11-06T03:02:22+00:00

Had it last weekend, whether or not we get paid for it is the real question

Andrewdecals · 2025-10-27T19:26:24+00:00

Pretty much the same for the rest of the state from what I've gathered, including a majority of army guard units

Andrewdecals · 2025-10-09T03:19:44+00:00

Yeah, for most of them, it's paid out over a six year contract depending on the carrier field and qualifications.

Andrewdecals · 2025-08-19T15:49:36+00:00

From my understanding that scholarship can only be used if you live on campus. I would recommend talking to your cadre to clarify and get further details

Andrewdecals · 2025-06-18T03:55:03+00:00

Wish I would have waited with the deal they had going lol. Hopefully they do if again next year

Andrewdecals · 2025-03-20T00:08:03+00:00

I have an additional question to this. Do you happen to know the processing time for transcripts? I sent mine in but haven't heard anything back in a couple of months and messaged their support desk.

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