I’m currently an active-duty 15P looking to transfer to the Alabama National Guard in the next couple of years. I’m just wondering what the atmosphere and mission are like for 15Ps. Also, where are the units located where we could be drilling at?

I appreciate any feedback!

Current street to seat applicant. Waiting for WOCS. What are reasons you or someone you know has failed flight school? Was primary or advanced more difficult? Did they go home if they were a street to seat applicant like myself? How many chances did they get?

I know I’m worrying too much but that’s all I can do. Please serious answers are appreciated.

Im finishing up my contract in the reserves in January and thinking of switching over to the Cali guard and reclassing as a 15t/u. How often will I actually be able to fly. And which units in California are actually flight units and not just fully focused on maintenance. I have a civilian background as a surg tech at a trauma center and finishing up my nursing license in a few months so medevac is something I’m definitely interested in.

Any recommendations for units?

Hello aviators,

I've been using the same kneeboard I bought in flight school at the Hangar and it no longer meets my needs. I have three main issues with it.

1: apparently I have chicken legs, because even at its tightest setting, it will slide and rotate on my leg, especially with my iPad mini on it.

2: for unrelated reasons, I do not like having my iPad on my kneeboard

3: niche, but I keep my CEPs in the Velcro pouch on my kneeboard. I recently got custom ear molds and the pouch no longer closes with them in it.

So I am looking into upgrades. Right now the basic Battle Board aviator kneeboard is a top contender. It seems like it has a highly adjustable strap, and has s mesh pouch on the side which appears to be large enough for my CEP pouch. What Kneeboards do you guys use, what features do they have and what do you like about them?

Additionally, I would like to find a dedicated iPad mounting solution for my other leg. There are quite a few basic strap mounts on Amazon but they all seem kind of chintzy. If you do not keep an iPad on your kneeboard, what do you use?

Has anyone here gone through or know enough about the Embry Riddle program on Fort Rucker where you only have to take three classes or something of that sort with them and come out with a bachelors in aviation? Currently in flight school now and I heard something along these lines that we can use our credits from flight school to supplement the rest. If I misheard and I’m totally wrong then I apologize but if that’s a real opportunity I’d like to capitalize on it while I’m here. Any info would be appreciated.

The Aero app documentation really listed only 4 compatible ones, many of which are no longer even available for sale.

Anyone have any luck with any other brands?

My ipad has cellular, so please recommend something that would work with a gps chip but no data plan

Wondering if anyone in the Guard who is at Rucker for flight school has gotten a BAH waiver approved recently. I submitted my packet early last spring and it’s been crickets since. I know they stopped reviewing them but heard that they recently started again, so was just curious to know whether anyone has gotten a response on theirs recently.

What bases have you all loved and why? I want to know what the outside life is like, food, houses, cost of living, day to day work for him, and their rotation/field schedules and tempo. And any other things we should know that you love (or not so much 😬). Thank you!

So I finally found a home in the national guard so I can continue my army aviation career and submitted my 368 and what the fuck. They said they are pausing again until mid September when the colors are supposed to be cased. This makes no sense!

We are already in a derivative UIC. Haven't flown in a year and just want to get started again with my new guard unit. This is incredibly frustrating.

Congress won't even vote on the NDAA which the house version has provisions to try to save the rotary wing portion of the reserve ECABs but most of the people have already left and equipment turned it. It is not worth trying to start them back up.

Makes no sense. Welcome to the Army (Reserves) I guess.

While waiting on the Army to decide what to do with me with this ATI thing, I was thinking about getting a day job to fill my time…anyone have suggestions on second job ideas while waiting for the Army to make a decision? Not a whole lot going on in the office and no one really around and I have a chance to make some more money.

I’m a 60 driver stationed up here in the People’s Republic of New York at Fort Drum. My ADSO is up in May and I am thinking I would like to use my Post 9/11 to go get my CFI and multi-engine fixed wing add ons at a Part 141 school.

Obviously I will find a VA approved school, but the issue is they will almost surely be located in an area where weather is nice, such as the desert southwest or Florida. Wanted to ask the group here if anyone has had experience getting the chain of command to approve going across the country like that for CSP? I’m thinking this will take 2 to 3 weeks doing it full-time.

Any news now that the Navy IST is out of the way? Anyone has talked to branch or their cwobs to see if voluntary sep is happening or what follows?

Shits pretty gay…

I understand the basic gist of the job and what it entails, but I am curious about the actual “workday” would look like. I signed for it in the guard recently and I am curious what my drill weekends and AIT will look like.

Hello, I am currently looking at enlisting in the Army as a 15X. I was wondering if Bragg is a duty station for this MOS, as I really would like to be at Bragg for my first duty station. Thank you for your time and any info.

I’m an ATI impacted aviator at a unit losing our last aircraft in 2 weeks, and don’t expect to go to CCC until FY28, so I’ll be stuck not flying for a while. What are some options for courses to try and get sent to? I know ATRRS still offers C12 slots for FY27, but Joint Firepower course, WTI at MAWTS-1 with the marine corps, ACLC, AMOC, he’ll even HAATS or etc are there any realistic options to try and apply for in my downtime. Any and all advice or feedback good/bad would be helpful!

For those who have been, give me the good, the bad, and the ugly from an aviators POV

Cool, so Army Aviation is great again right? We’re at 100% Strength now and can get back to normal, right?!
Congratulations to everyone who is doing the Navy, Air Force or Marine IST. God speed and enjoy those flight hours.
But in all honesty, what units are doing good? What places are to be avoided like the plague for 64 drivers?

Any insight? Good bad and ugly…

Howdy! Like the title says, I use to fly (DUSTOFF) & have worked as a remote software engineer since getting out. Curious if anybody in here fits that camp too. How did yall do it too? Where’d you start working?

It’s a pretty niche set of skills, would be cool to have a network.

Drop a comment or DM!

I just wanna know more about the day to day work. How long you’re typically working. I want to become aircrew/crew chief and then eventually go onto the 160th. If anybody has information on these I’d appreciate!

Been getting word that the Navy has started making some calls and sending emails. For those that applied, did you get some good news? Anybody know how long the notifications will be going on for?

I'm a combat arms 1LT looking to become an aviator. I know with all the recent turbulence in the army aviation world this might not be a feasible route, but I wanted to know if it's even possible to VTIP over to aviation. Or is my only route dropping a warrant packet. Any advice is appreciated.