Been tossing this around for a month or so and career wise it just "works". Little background. I'm USN. Reservist on active duty. I'm mobilized and have been for almost a year and will most likely extend for another year. I'm aircrew on a C-130. So I got some email from an army recruiter back in september, basically a bulk email toting the blue to green program. So I went to the mideast for 3 months and came home and got another but this one talking of army warrant oficer for current military that qualify. So it piqued my interest and I called the local army recruiter. He asked a few generic q's and said I might have a slim chance at selection. So then I tell him I am active USN aircrew, etc. So then he asks my ASVAB, if I have any college credits. So I tell him 97 and about 50 credits or so. Then he asks me to come take some test and bring my service record with me. So I back him off abit and tell him I'll call him. I figure I need to talk to someone at my command, so off to our career counselor I go. Spent about an hour with him. Reviewed my service record, which is flawless, asvab results, college credits, security clearance, etc. So he says to me.. No lie, "Be certain you want this, I know 6 or 8 squids that have less quals than you and they got picked up so your chances are highly likely that they will tag you since being aircrew 1/3 of the leg work involved for them is already done." So I said I have to seriously consider it for a while and when I return from WestPac I come see him as the process has to start in my command. So I am lucky enough to have a couple pilots in my comand that are former helo drivers, one a former helo instructor. They told me to jump at it if it is even a remote possibility. None have expressed any regrets about flying helos and loved every minute of it.
Now I know the caveats. Fuck up and I am a ground pounding infantry in the army for 5 years, succeed I am a Warrant Officer and will get deployed as soon as they can sign the papers. Extended time away from home and family.. I am willing to deal with that. These opportunities or the possibility of them come once in a lifetime. I can hope to make warrant in USN in about 16 years, IF I make chief.. Moneywise it is a no brainer. So I am gonna go home next week and starty the peperwork.. What I need is som epointers from anyone who has experience in any of this to help me stay on the ball so to speak!
TIA.