[TAM]

Congrats on commissioning man! Take all of what I’m about to say with a grain of salt, I’m sure the timelines depend from unit to unit but I swore into my unit in Oct 2023 and was told that the “earliest” UPT dates were Fall of 2024. Hopefully your unit can work you into a class sooner than that but that was the latest info on class dates I heard of.

[TAM]

Right off the bat, your age is going to require an ETP. That will be a bit of an uphill battle. Also, if those 16 years of service were as an officer that will also require an ETP since they currently cap it at 8 years of commissioned service.

It’s certainly not impossible but since you’ll require an age and possibly a rank ETP that makes for a significant huddles to overcome. Having stellar test scores, knowing the right people and highlighting your prior experience will help out weigh those ETP(s).

Best of luck though and I hope this helps.

[TAM]

The composition of the Navy/Marine and AF flight physicals are very similar. They use the same form (DD 2992) and basically look at the same things.

However, from an administrative stand point depending on your background a Navy/USMC flight physical will not transfer to a USAF Flying Class 1. If you’re ready a pilot in the USN/USMC then there would be some transferability between your USN/USMC flight physical to a USAF FC1.

If you aren’t currently a pilot then it won’t transfer and you’ll have to get to Wright Pat to get a USAF IFC1.

Example, I had a Student Naval Aviator flight physical but am not yet a pilot so the USAF had me still go get an IFC1 from Wright Pat.

Hope this answers your question.

[TAM]

No problem. Let me know if you’ve got any other questions about making the jump from USMC to ANG

[TAM]

Hey man, I’m a USMC WSO turned ANG UPT hire, no you won’t need to take those exams since you’ve already got wings. The ANG/AFR hiring process for you is slightly different than “UPT candidates”