I qualified for PJ with my first PAST.

Got bad shin splints, quit running for a month or so, and couldn't close the gap back down for my 30 day out test. So instead of just getting a desk job I took a SOWT spot that left a little later(I can do a CCT/SOWT run currently), there weren't any CCT slots open until way later this year. I really need to leave soon for financial reasons.

I really would like to be a CCT, the more I thought about it after I picked PJ I really regretted my decision.

So I guess my answer is this, once I'm in SOWT how hard will it be to crosstrain to CCT?

I'll be 27 before I go into basic if that has any impact on it.

I've read the crosstraining information, but since I'm not in the AF yet a lot of the nomenclature didn't make any sense to me.

Thanks for any answers,

--Tim

The pipelines for both are similar and long. If current policy stays in place, you should be able to crosstrain from SOWT to CCT, but there are no guarantees...manning, money, missions, etc. all have an impact.

I would concentrate on getting through SOWT before worrying about crosstraining...you may just like it because it's a great careerfield that does a lot of critical SOF missions.

Thanks for the info. I had kind of assumed with the training being so similar it wouldn't be difficult, but I didn't know for sure. I wasn't even sure if you could crosstrain from one AFSOC position to another.

I'm keeping an open mind about it, I just don't know a lot about it. With it being so new there isn't much info out yet. I can't even find out what the bonus is for it.

I was mainly afraid that my age would keep me from being able to crosstrain into it if I decided I still wanted too.

Here are the Initial Enlistment Bonuses for FY 10 for the applicable AFSCs (6-year/4-year enlistments):

1C2X1 Combat Controllers $17,000/$3,000

1T2X1 Pararescue $17,000/$3,000

1C4X1 TACP $16,000/$3,000

1T0X1 SERE $16,000/$3,000

1W0X2 Special OPS Weather $5,000/$1,000