wallythenycat
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The Air Force may be the obvious answer, but someone once told me it was USMC.
So, which one is it, please? Thanks.
So, which one is it, please? Thanks.
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Which Branch Allows Its Officers to Fly the Most?
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The Air National Guard, most likely.
Depends on what you mean by most.
Total hours, I would argue Army warrants.
Longevity, or for the most years actually being in a cockpit, the Air Force wins. Granted, some of those later years may only be one or two flights a month, but it beats no flying at all.
Total hours, I would argue Army warrants.
Longevity, or for the most years actually being in a cockpit, the Air Force wins. Granted, some of those later years may only be one or two flights a month, but it beats no flying at all.
Definitely NOT the USMC
wallythenycat
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That is what I thought. Aren't Marine officers all rifleman first who go through infantry training after commissioning? And, can't Marine pilots be pulled at any time to lead a platoon on the ground, if needed?
That's not the reason. USMC just doesn't fly as much. Don't have the money, the hours, up airplanes...
We've had guys on flying status in the Guard since the 80s.they're all retiring now. But they've been maintaining CMR for decades.
There was a GAO report on this a few years back. It was basically seat specific with Air Guard transport and refueler types racking up the most jet hours and Army Guard warrant helicopter pilots racking up the most rotary hours. In terms of simple numbers they guard helicopter WOs had more hours over the course of a 20 year career. But..l’d say this is already dated information. There isn’t a lot of money for hours and newer aircraft are far more expensive to operate so flight hours are down across the board.
Addition…this guy seems to have cracked the code!
www.airforcetimes.com
Meet one of the few airmen to ever hit 10,000 flying hours
Lt. Col. Bob Volpe has flown trainer and cargo aircraft since 1990.
www.airforcetimes.com
If you want to fly, there is not a billet I know of that gets more hours over a sustained period of years than being a reserve instructor in the training command. There was 1 instructor at South Whiting with over 9,000; a couple more over 8,000, 5,000+ was not uncommon.Addition…this guy seems to have cracked the code!
Meet one of the few airmen to ever hit 10,000 flying hours
Lt. Col. Bob Volpe has flown trainer and cargo aircraft since 1990.
Some of those old salt reserve T-34 IPs were magicians at getting the lightbulb to come on for us studs.
I flew all of my aero flights with a coast guard helo dude, and I just wasn't understanding the barrel roll, I kept turning it into a clover leaf. He incompleted me on the event, and had my onwing pair me up with this reserve IP for a Saturday flight.
After watching me do it once he said a couple of things and voila, fixed. Best part? It took less than 10 minutes on the first flight of an out and in. "So, what do you want for lunch? We've got the gas to fly down the beach and grab the best Crawfish Etouffee in Louisiana if you're up for it."
wallythenycat
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So, do navy pilots basically stop flying once they hit O-6, unless they are a CAG?
I assume carrier XOs and COs don't fly at all? If so, why would anyone want to be a carrier CO as opposed to a CAG?
I assume carrier XOs and COs don't fly at all? If so, why would anyone want to be a carrier CO as opposed to a CAG?
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