What is the average rank for a new gunner assigned to an Apache gunship?

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I am just wondering what rank is the average rank of new gunners assigned to an Apache gunship in combat assignments? Is it WO1 or CW2 or something else?



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  1. Big D - March 17th, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    WO1 to CW2.
    You start off a a WO1, two years normally to CW2, then usually every 6yrs after that till you reach CW5.
    Flying aircraft is a coveted career in the United States armed services, and the process to become a military pilot is a competitive one. Most candidates need at least a bachelor’s degree to apply.
    The exception is the Army, where the fleet consists mainly of helicopters rather than fixed-wing aircraft. Becoming a helicopter pilot in the Army does not require higher education or prior enlistment.

    “We have a program called ‘High School to Flight School’,” said Lisa Eichhorn, a spokeswoman at Fort Rucker in Alabama, where the Army trains its pilot recruits. The program allows high school graduates to apply to become warrant officers, a rank necessary to attend Army Aviation School.

    To get into that fast-track program, you must write an essay, get letters of recommendation and meet the same requirements as every other Army flight school candidate.

    Here they are, step by step.


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