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8/11/2025, 1:04:42 AM
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I get what you mean with the poor integration of reserve/guard with active, but when it comes to aviation everything is so insanely scrutinized that it'd probably mean someone is going to get fucked up (by dying or UCMJ) if coordination is botched. Not to discredit your own experience with aviation integration amongst the components but from where I stand the shit flies smooth.
As for two sets from an organization and logistics perspective, I agree entirely. Why have two backups? That type of redundancy isn't warranted in that context. I see it more from a manpower reasoning. People are signing up for part time jobs. As you know, guard gives different benefits and life style compared to the reserves. So if one is struggling because another is thriving in recruitment, you still end up with a wholistic amount of reserve pilots flying rotory.
I get what you mean with the poor integration of reserve/guard with active, but when it comes to aviation everything is so insanely scrutinized that it'd probably mean someone is going to get fucked up (by dying or UCMJ) if coordination is botched. Not to discredit your own experience with aviation integration amongst the components but from where I stand the shit flies smooth.
As for two sets from an organization and logistics perspective, I agree entirely. Why have two backups? That type of redundancy isn't warranted in that context. I see it more from a manpower reasoning. People are signing up for part time jobs. As you know, guard gives different benefits and life style compared to the reserves. So if one is struggling because another is thriving in recruitment, you still end up with a wholistic amount of reserve pilots flying rotory.
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