helo-man Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Basically, this will be an "is it too late for me" question. I'm currently a civilian with an Bachelors degree and Juris Doctor, admitted to practice law in my home state, and I have a civilian PPL-R with just north of 100 hours. I've been interested in army aviation for the longest time, but now I'm worried I waited too long. I just turned 30 in March and speaking with a recruiter, it appears that I need to be in flight school before I turn 31. Accounting for delays in the training process, do I stand a chance if I were to leave for training (the OCS enlistment option) within the next couple of months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamer Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 If you don't try, you have zero chance.... I'm almost 31, national guard, enlisted as a private at 29, did my packet, and now I'm at Rucker. It's plenty possible but you have to be motivated. Did you mean WOCS? Not OCS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriViper Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Are you open to going Active Duty? Also, not all states have an age 30 or 31 age limit. There may be a neighboring state that is "33 at the time of selection" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 The National Guard age max varies from state to state. Best to check with the national guard state officer recruiter. Idaho's cut is 32 and older with a waiver (which they never grant from what I here). Active duty is 33 or 34 I believe. So you still should have time. Some NG units only have one board a year, where as AD has several each year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apacheguy Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Do you really think you'd be happy going active duty as a WO1? You're a practicing lawyer with a JD; could you handle being bossed around by someone with a BA in underwater fire prevention from Skunk's Crotch State U? That crap gets old fast. Meanwhile being in the Guard is a whole other animal and way more focused on flying versus playing soldier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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