Posted on Dec 5, 2019
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I am a current MS1 in Army ROTC at an SMC and I want to fly. I know the Army has the high school to flight school program where you can become a flight warrant officer straight from being a civillian. Warrant Officers seem to get more flying hours than regular Officers. Would it be worth looking into leaving ROTC and going to WOFT. I do not have a scholarship and I am not contracted. I do not hate my life at the SMC I just really want to fly Army. Thanks in advance for your advice, all comments are appreciated.
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I think there is some great advice here but I would like to raise on point that I haven't seen yet. Yes, you will definitely fly more as a warrant officer but you will never get to be a decision maker in your units (in the aircraft yes). If you want to lead then you need to stay the course. You can "revert to warrant officer as a junior "commissioned" (for clarity purposes only) officer. My best friend and I were both previous NCOs who were LTs together. As a CPT he reverted to the warrant ranks because he wanted to fly. He was and maintenance pilot and instructor pilot but ended up coming back to the "commissioned" side for numerous reasons. Getting to make that switch twice is about impossible so don't think of that as a viable course of action. Do you want you think is best for you. But if any of your motivations stem from want to lead and be responsible for Soldiers then warrant might not be it despite the extra flying hours. If you want to join to serve by flying helicopters then warrant may be your best option. If you aren't sure you can branch as an AV LT and revert and/or look to fly in special operations. Even as an officer you'll fly a lot more than the average aviation officer.
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