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I realize that this is a shot in the dark, but if any of you happen to know any Army Flight Surgeon-qualified psychiatrists, I'd appreciate seeing if I can get in touch.
I'm an ARNG psychiatrist considering doing the flight surgeon course to help out with the needs of my state. But while this permits me to clear some flags we have for our aviation folks, I'm curious about what this will do in terms of how I am utilized.
For the list of suitable AOCs for substitution for fulfilling the Flight Surgeon slot (61N), psychiatrists are specifically excluded. So I'm curious if by doing the Flight Surgeon course if I will be viewed (and deployed) as a psychiatrist with an unusual qualification that might make me more useful in my role as a psychiatrist in an aviation-associated unit, or if I would have the full "deploy me" badge and be deployed as a flight surgeon, despite what I've read.
Any input or leads would be appreciated. The number of flight surgeon-trained psychiatrists in the Army seem to be smaller in number than I would have guessed. I'm a little unclear it that makes it a good idea or a bad one for me to pursue this.
I'm an ARNG psychiatrist considering doing the flight surgeon course to help out with the needs of my state. But while this permits me to clear some flags we have for our aviation folks, I'm curious about what this will do in terms of how I am utilized.
For the list of suitable AOCs for substitution for fulfilling the Flight Surgeon slot (61N), psychiatrists are specifically excluded. So I'm curious if by doing the Flight Surgeon course if I will be viewed (and deployed) as a psychiatrist with an unusual qualification that might make me more useful in my role as a psychiatrist in an aviation-associated unit, or if I would have the full "deploy me" badge and be deployed as a flight surgeon, despite what I've read.
Any input or leads would be appreciated. The number of flight surgeon-trained psychiatrists in the Army seem to be smaller in number than I would have guessed. I'm a little unclear it that makes it a good idea or a bad one for me to pursue this.