SwollenOstrich
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I was in the guard and was tempted to go army aviation for a minute, and ultimately chose not to for… reasons. But to answer your question: I think you’ll find the Army side is much less of a formal process than the Air Force. Meaning, don’t expect for anyone online to know what units are hiring or when. As far as I’m aware such a site doesn’t exist.
Your best bet would be to have yourself or a very close friend be already in the guard/reserve and start asking around unit leadership. Other than that, you might be stuck relying on a recruiter to at least get the unit names/info for who is flying in your state. From there, I recommend working with a recruiter to get MEPS cleared/ take ASVAB, SIFT and then start sending introduction emails to leadership at flying units, including your SIFT, civilian resume, and maybe a personal statement.
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I actually made an account to comment after seeing your post; I did a similar route and had 0 issues. There’s a lot of bad information out there, especially some rumors that commissioning into the AF as prior service is difficult/impossible etc.
Take your tests, work towards your PPL, and send out the interviews. That’s all there is to it!
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Howdy. I’m prior Army, selected to fly for the AF reserve unit of my dreams. Here to help others, gain some knowledge, and tell other pilot hopefuls to stop overthinking little stuff.