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03-11-2011, 02:10 PM
oliverbox
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One other alternative, is that Aviation is Flint's "Control Branch".
Here's what I mean: He's a Rhodes scholar, and he goes to the recruiter's office and the recruiter says, "Wow. Well, we don't see a lot of guys with your level of education and credentials. You may actually qualify for the Warrant Officer Flight Program. We advirtise it a lot, but very few people actually qualify for it..."
So Flint get sent straight to Warrant Officer Flight School. He does well, and gets a slot to go through Airborne and Ranger School. This does happen with Aviation guys sometimes. I've seen plenty of Army Aviators with Ranger tabs.
So he's in Aviation and he's Airborne/Ranger qualified, and he applies for SF. His application is accepted and he goes through selection and the Q-Course. He then specializes as an 180A.
Now 180A is his Primary MOS, but he's still qualified as an Aviation Warrant Officer, and all he has to do to stay current is keep his flight hours up... no problem on the Joe Team.
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I think Lardman you may have the only way that work's if one needs Flint to be a pilot.
But what about this then.
Flint due to education level joins at 23 as a Spec 4.
By 28 he applies for Flight Warrant Officer School as an E-6 after already having done Ranger School.
After a year or so graduating from Flight School and going on a few missions, Flint gets grounded for Flight Medical Reasons. (Not sure what those are yet but let's say they're not career ending.)
Since there are not enough interesting Warrants in the Aviation branch, Flint goes back to INfantry as an E-6 because he loses his Warrant.
Goes through Q-Courses and comes out a Green Beret at about 30 Years old. Not sure but I think there is a 3 year minimum with an ODA team to become a 180A. So now he's 33. And then he joins the Joes.
Pretty impressive on paper:
Ranger School
Flight Warrant Officer School
Specail Forces.
Sounds Unbelievable I know, but I suppose it could work out that way, now can I have my no-prize?
If Flint is able to finish his time at Oxford by 23, then he could conceivably join the Army under the "Direct to Flight School" Program and have his wings as a WO within 2 years. Give him another two years to fly and get his Airborne/Ranger qualifications. And he's just about ready to apply to the Q-course and go to the 180A course... obviously this eliminates the possibility of his time as an 18C, but those guys crosstrain all the time, and he could certianly have picked it up.
So, this way, by the time he's 30 he's got a few years under his belt with SF... The Joes could easily pick him up in his very early 30's.
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