Is it possible to choose an Army National Guard aviation warrant officer MOS with no prior military experience?

Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 14:29:34 -0400

Is it possible to choose one of these Army National Guard warrant officer MOS with no prior military experience: 154C CH-47 CHINOOK PILOT, 153D UH-60 BLACK HAWK PILOT, or
152F AH-64 ATTACK PILOT. I do have a four year degree (not sure if thats even needed) and meet the requirements for service. I've contacted a recruiter with no response probably because of the pandemic. I did check the Army National Guard site and reddit. The website didn't explicitly say prior service was needed for those 3 MOS's, but a lot of other random sites say warrant officers in the NG or reserves need to be prior service. Thanks for any help.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 5 at 2020 3:59 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 15:59:57 -0400

Active duty has a program called "street to seat" where you enlist, go to basic, go to warrant officer school, then go to flight school. Dunno about the guard

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Apr 5 at 2020 5:28 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:28:00 -0400

Don't think you can enlist for WOC, but I know you can try for it after you enlist statrts. Check with a recruiter.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 5 at 2020 6:04 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:04:29 -0400

I can tell you specifically that Illinois does not have 152F slots as there is no Attack Aviation in the ILARNG. There are options available for direct to flight school contracts. You will need to contact a recruiter in your area to see what options are available to you and if you qualify.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Apr 6 at 2020 9:25 AM

SSgt Christophe Murphy — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:25:34 -0400

You need to hit up your local recruiters. From my memory there are some programs that should be what you are looking for but you will have better luck with getting this moving with starting with a recruiter.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2020 11:30 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:30:25 -0400

You can go straight through Basic Training, then to WOCS, then the other schooling (WOBC, SERE, etc) and then start flight school. Your airframe is dependent on what unit you will be in within your State. If they only have 60s or 47s, that’s what you get. You will know before you even start what your airframe will be.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2020 7:40 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:40:51 -0400

Street to seat is a program that you have to apply and be selected for. Not a given that you get selected.

Response by CW2 Theo Bell made Apr 10 at 2020 7:22 PM

CW2 Theo Bell — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:22:56 -0400

Yes, you need to have graduated the Warrant Officers Candidate School, which is located at Fort Rucker, AL.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2020 12:12 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:12:02 -0400

I’m in the Illinois Guard. If you have any specific questions about the aviation units or need to get in touch with a recruiter let me know. I know some pilots that might be willing to chat.