What branches of the military have no upfront commitment for officers?

I would like to fly planes or choppers in the military as an officer after i finish up my college degree(i attend college now). I know that in the marines, there is no commitment as an officer if they cant guarantee a pilot spot. Are there any other branches like this? Where i dont have to join if there is no open pilot spot? I would really like to fly choppers for the coast guard, but i know thats the hardest to get into. Any help would be great!What branches of the military have no upfront commitment for officers?In the Coast Guard they fly helo's not choppers. Also, there are no guarantees in the CG. You can apply to OCS, if you get accepted you go through OCS. After that you can apply to flight school. There is no guarantee you will be accepted to that. If not, then you are an Ensign and do the work that non-flying officers do in the Coast Guard.



Also, less than 5% of the officers in the CG come from college graduates only. They are either academy grads or prior service enlisted that worked their way up the ranks.What branches of the military have no upfront commitment for officers?"Where i dont have to join if there is no open pilot spot"



You don't HAVE to join anything... it's voluntary.



And you are going into the military... you're joining it... the military isn't joining you. You serve at the will of the military.



The "guarantee" is that you'll have an opportunity to get your foot in the door. There's no guarantee you'll successfully complete the training.



It takes a certain kind of individual to fly... anything. After I retired, I got my private license. Now I can drive a plane from point A to point B with reasonable safety and certainty. But I'll never be a pilot. I get too mired down in detail. My instructor was a PILOT. He knew what the plane was doing, he knew the traffic in the area, he knew where we were (location and altitude). He could carry on a conversation with some control tower, keep track of the instruments, adjust the trim, check the navigation radios, follow a chart, fix a five-course dinner, knit a quilt, and instruct me... all at the same time. And he could do it with ease. A lot of folks can't even keep up with the information inundating them from today's technology... I think it's called "information overload."



Point is that not everybody who wants to be a pilot can be. You want a guarantee. If I may quote Clint Eastwood, "If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster." And you don't want to have to commit to anything. Sounds to me like you get what you want or you want to be free to walk, and you don't give a darn about the military. Not only that, but you seem to want somebody else to do the research... and maybe make the decision for you. Does that sound like an officer you'd like to follow into battle?What branches of the military have no upfront commitment for officers?If you have a degree, you can apply to be a Navy pilot or flight officer ( who would then attend OCS before going to flight school) and don't have to accept anything but pilot. ( I believe this is true for the other branches as well, the AF is like this, and I think that the Marines will guarantee you a pilot contract but you would need to talk to a recruiter about specifics. The Army handles both OCS and flying differently than the other branches, so again, you would need to talk to a recruiter. )

Now, it's important to remember that in every one of these branches if you get rejected from the pilot pipeline somewhere along the way, after commissioning, for medical reasons, there is a high likelihood that you will be re-designated into a different field. But that is just going to be the nature of the beast when it comes to a job such as pilot that is so hinged on your medical well-being.