Street to Seat Program

[JJHeli]

Hello to everyone,

Do anyone have any info on the Army reserve Street to Seat Program? I been searching for information but haven't come across anything yet. Any information will be helpful.

Thank you

[marsden]

Originally Posted by JJHeli

Hello to everyone,

Do anyone have any info on the Army reserve Street to Seat Program? I been searching for information but haven't come across anything yet. Any information will be helpful.

Thank you

This is all I was able to find on it. It was in a Military.com forum and the post was from Jan. 2006 by someone I cannot vouch for but who seems knowledgeable just on the basis of the details he provides in his post.

Here is a Glossary of terms in Flight School Don't ask about them use google if you don't under stand

WOFT- Warrant Officer Flight School
You can apply as a civilian, enter the Army under the MOS and codes as 09W and be on track to become a pilot.
Also known as: High School to flight school/Street to seat/interservice tranfers for flight school

WOCS- Warrant Officer Canidate School
4-6 course where you enter enlisted and go through an officer course that is academically intensive now.

IERW- Intial Entry Rotary wing training
It is Primary and Instruments and now BNAV and Basic Warfight Skills. You learn to fly a TH-67 Helicopter from the ground up. They teach you every basic to flying. You then learn how to fly in the clouds. Then you learn how to navigate and fly around at lower levels then you ever did before. Time frame is changing check Army aviation websites to find out the total length now.

BNAV- Basic Navigation
A two week course on Navigating in a helicopter. Dying course.

Basic Warfighting Skills (I guess BWS)
New course where you learn to fly, navigate and some basic combat skills.

FSXXI
Flight school 21 the new model for flight school. There are two models of it one that is the future of army aviation which will be implemented shortly, within the next year or two. The other is in effect now and is explained above.

BCS- Basic combat skills
Explained above.

AQC- Advanced Qualification Course
Explained Above.

TH-67 The Basic Army Training helicopter
Bell 206 or as my buddy calls it the TH-67 no stanger to danger. Enjoy its lots of fun.

OH- Observation Helicopters
AH- Attack Helicopters
CH- Cargo Helicopters
UH- Utility Helicopters

OH-58
Kiowa Warrior

AH-64
Apache

UH-60
Blackhawk

CH-47
Chinook

UH-1
Huey

EP- Emeregency Procedure
The steps taken in the event of an emeregency, you memorize these.

Limits
The limits of the aircraft, you memorize these.

MEDEVAC- If you need that explained you should look elsewhere for employment.

CAV- Cavalary units
A lot of aviation units are cav espically in the Attack community.

http://forums.military.com/eve/forum.../5370055430001

It seems like the Army Warrant Officer Flight Program I wanted to qualify for during the Viet Nam war while I was still in High School. All I had to do was graduate quickly enough and I was in. But by the time I finished High School, and before my 18th birthday the qualifications for the program went back to what it had once been. Open only to college graduates.

But I was colorblind so it wouldn't have mattered anyway.

I enlisted and served in the Signal Corps.

Here is the link to the Army Warrant Officer Flight Program recruiting info page.

Good luck.

I hope this helps.

http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warran...qu/WO153A.html

[Low_Level_Hell]

When I went through in 2001-2002 you had to be proir service to apply to WOFT with the Reserves or National Guard, Regular Army will take you as a civilian. In my case I was accepted into the Regular Army WOFT program after one semester of college with no prior service.

[JJHeli]

Thank you for the reply Low_Level_Hell and marsden, you guys been very helpful.

AT the moment I'm serving for the Army reserve in New York, I was active for several years. I believe there is no reserve aviation unit here in NY, I found several Guard unit. I'm going to try to find a unit out in NJ and go from there. Once again thank you.

[BCTAv8r]

Originally Posted by Low_Level_Hell

When I went through in 2001-2002 you had to be proir service to apply to WOFT with the Reserves or National Guard, Regular Army will take you as a civilian. In my case I was accepted into the Regular Army WOFT program after one semester of college with no prior service.

Do they take residents or do you need to be a citizen?

[skidz]

Originally Posted by BCTAv8r

Do they take residents or do you need to be a citizen?

Citizenship is a basic requirement for all warrant officer and officer programs in US military. Secret security clearance elegibility is required for most too.

[Low_Level_Hell]

JJHeli,

I think your Reserve time may help get you in to a Guard flight slot so don't just limit yourself to Reserve.