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Hello, I am a current reservist who just got selected for Warrant Officer Flight Training going into regular Army.

I know someone else has a thread called 64 Vs 60's. But I would like to know a bit more about the other air frames as well. I would honestly not mind flying any of them but if i am lucky enough to get a choice I want to be well informed. A lot of you said to choose the mission and not the air frame but maybe those of you in the field can elaborate on some details of what the mission actually is. I appreciate your time and response and hope to work with you very shortly!

- Peter

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"The mission" can vary a ton depending on what roll/environment you're flying in.

 

You may be super busy as a Chinook pilot in one scenario and in another be sitting around waiting for the one NEO or artillery movement you're going to get in the rotation.

 

You may be flying your butt off as an AH-64 pilot during a COIN deployment, or you may be sitting around stateside with broken aircraft.

 

You could be getting busy with air assaults and ring routes as a UH-60 pilot, or you could be in a sleepy MEDEVAC detachment just making minimums and doing patient transfers.

 

You could be doing exciting things in an airplane or you could be circling for hours over Korea in an RC-12.

 

You could be playing OPFOR in a UH-72 instead of flying whatever you picked during selection.

 

You could be flying an OH-58 chasing around Apaches instead of flying whatever you picked during selection.

 

You could assess for the 160th and do whatever they do.

 

My advice is to get to flight school. Focus on doing the best you can in the birds you're flying there, and when selection comes if you don't have a favorite, pick whichever one makes your heart take an extra beat. Or just go for the airframe with the best duty stations. Or whichever one you get forced into. Or just throw a beer can at the board and take what it hits. Avoid anything that might be going away soon. Or don't, because it may lead to opportunities you wouldn't have in other airframes.

 

See what I'm saying?

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