Are there any Aviators that would be willing to go over my WOFT packet? Or discuss what it’s like being an Army pilot?

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:14:24 -0400

I’m an E5, 19D Scout. 3 yrs Active
I’m doing everything I can to go Warrant and apply for WOFT. As far as the packet goes, I’m waiting for Ft Rucker to send back my Flight med packet. I have an LOR from a CW3 and my command. SIFT completed. Along with most of the application packet.
Anything helps.
Thank you all.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Sep 30 at 2019 8:19 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:19:23 -0400

http://usawoa.org/

You might wanna see if there's a chapter by you, or maybe call them to see who's in their group near you, who's a grad of the program...just a thought, of course....

USAWOA Online | U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association

To serve as the preeminent professional association supporting Army Warrant Officers in all components and statuses (Regular Army, ARNG and USAR, whether currently serving, former, or retired) and their families.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Sep 30 at 2019 8:20 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:20:30 -0400

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/helicopter_flying_handbook/

I stumbled across this awhile ago, it's a freebie, you might wanna download and print it to look through, it struck me as well worth the time, I should think....

Helicopter Flying Handbook

This page was originally published at: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/helicopter_flying_handbook/

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Sep 30 at 2019 8:24 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:24:27 -0400

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_aircraft_battalions

You might find this useful to try to find an Army aviation unit near wherever you are, maybe to go and speak with aviation warrants there, maybe ask for an orientation ride, possibly also...just another thought, of course...we have a family friend who'd been Army enlisted, he got into Army WOCS, went rotary wing after, got his bach in aviation from Embry Riddle, then Army released him, USCG picked him up, he'd finished his 20 yrs as a USCG O-3 rotary wing pilot...I've also heard, which he'd said, as have others on here, that Army WOCS is a quite rough program, apparently, from all I'd heard, in any event, just relating what I'd been told, honest, not to dissuade, merely to just relate that, honest....

List of United States Army aircraft battalions - Wikipedia

This is a list of United States Army aircraft battalions. The aviation battalions in the US Army are generally attached to divisions, corps and armies and mostly consist of helicopters, both attack and reconnaissance. The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft, Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail operational aircraft, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron...

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Sep 30 at 2019 10:04 PM

CW4 Craig Urban — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:04:13 -0400

I am not a aviator but I served in the 180th Big Windy. I just in joke called them taxi drivers. How about just calling Fort Rucker?

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 1 at 2019 12:21 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:21:29 -0400

Yeah man find me on global I did the same thing back when I put my packet in