What about Helo's?....

If you wanna fly Army then i suggest going Warrant...

If you have prior enlistment that is great...Prior NCO's make a hell of a good Warrant, and the Army does give favor...

If not, apply with a mininum of an associates degree, if not a BA/BS...Keep up your grades in college...Strive for the highest GPA possible...If that means sacrificing the bars on Thursday night, then so be it, because the reward is worth it...
Stay in shape...You want to submit your packet with a max PT score...
Start studying for the AFAST...With enough study, you should have no problem scoring high on the test...Remember, its a go no go test, so once you hit the mininum score, that is your indefinate grade. Make that a higher # than a lower....
Work on your LOR's...If you dont personally know an Army Aviatior, contact your local guard or reserve units with AVN, explain your situation, and if you play your cards right, you will get a chief, or RLO writting why you would be a good candidate...

Finally I guess you could take a look at the class1A flight physical...If there is anything in that physical that you question, have it checked out...Especially your eyes...If there is anything that will disqualify you the fastest, it will be medical...Its best to make sure your medically qualified before starting the whole process just to find out your not eligible...

goodluck
 
the warrant officer is definitely the way to go. my father reverted to CW2 after having 30 years of commissioned service and he highly endorsed the warrant officer program.

unless you were coming of 30 years of pissing all the warrant officers as a commissioned officer.
 
I have a question. I am in the Air Force. I am interested in the WO Aviation program, I was wondering what the Army PT standards are for a 23 year old and what scores should I shoot for in my PT test. Thanks for the help.
 
You should shoot to max your pft for the highest you possibly can.

I was talking to a major the other day at my school's ROTC detachment. He said if you join Army ROTC and have a pulse, you'll get a pilot slot. He then proceeded to talk about dumb apes, sloped foreheads, and other horrible things about the army which I did not follow. Oh well, I laughed; I love making fun of people.

Did I mention it was a major in the Air Force? ;)
 
Alright looks like I will have to represent the awesomeness of the United States Navy. As far as Naval Aviation goes, It's the best!!!! No seriously, who else lands on a 400' floating runway. 0-150 kts in 2 sec. No bases in South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, the list goes on. Instead, especially helo's, your looking at Sigonella, Italy, San Diego, Ca, Atsugi, Japan, Jacksonville, Fl. It's all about the sun, sand, and surf baby.

As far as your other question about how easy it is to get fixed wing or helo's, it's pretty much sweat, blood, tears, and a lot of luck. If you are number one in your class then you generally get what you want. After that you are at the whim of the 'Needs of the Navy'. Fill out a dream sheet and list your preferences then based on what spots are open, you get what you get. Sometimes, there can be two or three different selections depending on the phase of training.

By the way, civilian flying time always helps with the learning curve but no amount of civilian training can prepare you for tactical military flying. I am only saying this in case you are getting all your ratings to possibly help your chances of getting one thing or another in the military. They really don't give a crap. However, that knowledge will help you get ahead of the crowd in the early stages of training.

A little long but I hope it helps.
 
Not to detract from the Army's WOs, but the requirements to become one are more attainable than other services.

So becoming an Army aviator is easier than the other branches, but being one is much more difficult than any other military aviation job out there. For at least the scout/attack role, the job is the toughest in military aviation and requires the most skill from its pilots.
 
Low_Level_Hell said:
Not to detract from the Army's WOs, but the requirements to become one are more attainable than other services.

So becoming an Army aviator is easier than the other branches, but being one is much more difficult than any other military aviation job out there. For at least the scout/attack role, the job is the toughest in military aviation and requires the most skill from its pilots.
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Seriously not trying to get in a pissing contest with you -- I respect ALL army aviators, regardless of airframe -- but from your comment above I assume you've flown the Utility, Medevac, and Heavy Cargo roles too? You might have... I don't know. The closest I've come to switching sides is flying the 58D and the 64 in an AVCATT for a few missions during AVCCC. Have a whole newfound respect for you guys after that. However, my attack/cav brothers in the course also got to fly UH/CH missions and they came away with a newfound respect for us, too.
 
ChinookDriver said:
Seriously not trying to get in a pissing contest with you -- I respect ALL army aviators, regardless of airframe -- but from your comment above I assume you've flown the Utility, Medevac, and Heavy Cargo roles too? You might have... I don't know. The closest I've come to switching sides is flying the 58D and the 64 in an AVCATT for a few missions during AVCCC. Have a whole newfound respect for you guys after that. However, my attack/cav brothers in the course also got to fly UH/CH missions and they came away with a newfound respect for us, too.
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I wasn't talking so much about other Army aircraft as I was all military aircraft in general. First of all, helicopters are more difficult to fly, now couple that with having to do that at night at high speeds low altitude with NVG's or worse, IHADSS. Secondly we have to think like a soldier, no other service has to have the level of ground intergration we do. I could go on about managing the battle and employing weapons systems, but lastly we get shot at more than anyone, I bet I've had at least a 100,000+ bullets, RPGs, rocks, ect. sent my way.

Other than IERW I've only flown the -64A and Ds. I have done missions with -60s plenty of times. The only time I ever worked with a -47 other than it being a fat cow is when it slingloaded my Apache, which I really don't feel like discussing.
 
Low_Level_Hell said:
The only time I ever worked with a -47 other than it being a fat cow is when it slingloaded my Apache, which I really don't feel like discussing.
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I'm surprised no one has asked about this... for those who don't know a fat cow is a CH-47 mission where we basically become a mobile gas station. We fill up 3 large internal tanks, attach it to a fuel pump, and can refuel other helicopters in virtually any location.Definately a great asset to have, but I'll tell you what... it's a hell of a boring mission to be on. Once you land you just really sit there till the mission is over while all your buddies get to fly on the assault.
 
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