Trying to figure out a bit more about the COPT-R program - hearing a lot about it, but the specifics and details aren't totally clear to me, so I have a couple questions if anyone could help me out. At what point does an SNA get to volunteer for it, and is there a wait time between NIFE and it? Since it's a pilot program, did they take one batch of students and are they now holding off until they see tangible results, or are they taking people on a rolling basis? Realistically, how much reduction in training time is it for COPT-R grads (something like 2.5 years down to 1.5-2 maybe?)? And as far as platform selection, do COPT-R graduates select into the VRM community along with HSC and HSM?
And as a theoretical question, if a COPT-R graduate later on in their career applied for an Aviation Warfare Transition Board to a fixed-wing platform, would COPT-R be a significant detriment to them having not gone through Primary?
If anyone just knows generally a lot about the program, or has any links to some exhaustive explanations of COPT-R, that would be great too. Would appreciate any info y'all have!
And as a theoretical question, if a COPT-R graduate later on in their career applied for an Aviation Warfare Transition Board to a fixed-wing platform, would COPT-R be a significant detriment to them having not gone through Primary?
If anyone just knows generally a lot about the program, or has any links to some exhaustive explanations of COPT-R, that would be great too. Would appreciate any info y'all have!
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