whats it like being in the army especially air corps?

Question

im thinking of joining the irish air corps and would like to know as much as possible before i join eg military life, requirements (do i need physics and maths) just any advice

Answer 1

1st...I can't speak to the Irish AF except to tell you that you must be a resident of Ireland for at least 6 months before you can enlist. You must bring your birth certificate when you go to sign up. I don't know if you have to be an Irish citizen however. Their Air Corps consists mainly of relatively small (in terms of capacity ) transport & recon planes, about 5 types of helicopters (again, small ones compared to the US) and only 2 are equipped with weapons...small caliber machine guns and rockets (2.75 & 68mm in size). They only have 2 planes equiped with minor offensive capabilities (weapons); both of them are propeller driven. The only jet aircraft they own are used for transport, recon and medical evacuations. None are equiped with weapons. Their HQ phone number is 01-8042144 or 49 if you want to speak with them. Also, their air corps is part of their Irish Defense Forces (IDF) and are involved with UN operations on a large scale. For example the IDF have 31,463 service members currently supporting UN ops in Lebanon, 9,647 in Cyprus, 6121 in the Congo/Zaire, 1,068 in Kosovo and 573 in the Sinai Desert.

US Army life isn't or everyone but I found it to be rewarding. Also, there isn't any army air corp. The army air corp ended when the US Air Force was created in 1947. The army does has a fixed wing and rotary aircraft school at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. There, you learn fly helicopters and selected propeller driven airplanes such as the C-12 transport/recon plane and the C-23 Sherpa. While in Iraq (as a DoD civilian) I had the opportunity to obtain transportation from Kirkuk/FOB Speicher to Baghdad on a C-23 Sherpa. The Sherpa hasn't any defensive capabilities with the exception that is is capable of flying at low altitudes (150 to 200 feet) for a sustained period of time...flight time. The Sherpa consists of a 3 man (I assume women can be on the crew, the people crewing the Sherpa flights I went on happened to be all male) crew. The pilot, co-pilot and crew chief.

Answer 2

Then Join and find out for yourself, it is different for every one that joins. They will tell you at the army careers office what qualifications you need if any, and will answer any question you put to them about it.

Answer 3

He said irish air corps....WHAT? irelands got an air force? whattaya they fly?