Is joining a Naval Reserve squadron at all similar to joining an Air National Guard squadron? All my searches so far have come up with tons of info on ANG and very little on Navy reserve. I’m a couple years from deciding between them, or even if I’d want to join at all, but I’d like to squeeze the wise minds of Reddit for as much info as possible.
Posted Oct 22, 2022, 11:16 PM UTC
No one goes straight to a reserve squadron in the Navy. You have to do your time AD first, which is about 10-11 years
I was wondering if active was a prerequisite, but I didn’t even see that on a Navy website! I guess it’s one of those, “if you have to ask…” situations
Might get some answers on r/newtothenavy
I’ll post there tomorrow if this doesn’t get much heat. Thanks!
Oh yeah, I’d only be interested in a flying role in either of them. Probably doesn’t need to be said given the sub, but I thought I’d clarify!
You're gonna have a shitty time in the military if your only goal is to fly.
Do reserve officer pilots have more duties than flying? I know that’s one of the main reasons the military bleeds pilots.
My impression of the ANG was one weekend per month of flying/admin duties and two weeks per year of training with occasional deployments.
I couldn’t really find any information for Naval Reserve pilots though
Yes, of course we have more duties than just flying. It's not as much as AD, but it's still significant.
You can expect ~10 days/month at the squadron. Not 2 days - that doesn't exist for pilots.
Huh that’s a bit more than I expected. Are you ANG or AD or neither at this point?
Oh sweet summer child
Kinda the entire point of asking questions, isn’t it?
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Nope. Navy doesn't hire off the street into the Reserves.
Came here to say this. 😂