Anyone out there?

[Navyrhino88]

Temen,
Is it hard to come by a rotary wing squadron as an AV? Or are the odds similar to how they select you for AE or AT? Thank you in advance.

[Temen]

Originally Posted by jlellis88

Temen,
Is it hard to come by a rotary wing squadron as an AV? Or are the odds similar to how they select you for AE or AT? Thank you in advance.

It just really depends on "the needs of the Navy". At some point during your A-School class, your Chief will come in with a list of orders for your class. AEs tend to do it at the beginning of A-Schools, while ATs tend to do it toward the end. Do note that I went to school in 2011, so things might have changed, but I doubt it.
The list is for the whole class to choose from, so the order you get to choose usually depends on how your rank academically in the class. Since AEs get to choose at the beginning of class, in my case we drew names out of a hat.
From my experience, there was a fairly good distribution between rotary and fixed wing aircrafts. There was also a fair between selection of overseas tours and CONUS tours.
Actually, I was originally supposed to get sea duty to HM-14 before I got switched to shore duty at a maintenace unit in California.

[Agrias]

Just a heads up, ATs are no longer choosing orders. They started giving random orders when I graduated. New detailer don't care apparently.

[Temen]

Originally Posted by Agrias

Just a heads up, ATs are no longer choosing orders. They started giving random orders when I graduated. New detailer don't care apparently.

That really sucks. Thank you for your input though.