Air National Guard fast jet pilots
Trying to understand how the Air National Guard works.
May be someone from the home of the brave can explain it to me.
It's a reserve air force - so does it work the same way as a reserve army?
You're a civilian for most of the year, but on a certain number of days your employer gives you time off, and you do your military service?
If the flag goes up - you get called up.
If that's the way it works, how does that work on fast jet aircraft - in terms of maintaining currency?
I assume that you start off as a regular air force fast jet pilot, then get out and get a job with an airline, but for a few weeks a year, go back to flying F-16s or whatever?
Or have I got it all wrong...?