how do you join the hurricane hunters?

Answer 1

Join the correct branch of the military with sufficient training to make them like you and get a commitment to be stationed with them when you finish military training. There are only about 30 guys who fly (total on all the planes) so your chances are pretty small.
Find out where they are stationed and go visit and talk to them.

Answer 2

Dont limit your options. If you want to fly the plane, then thats another ballgame and you must ask about piloting.

For the enlisted side - I am a NAVY C-130 prior loadmaster and a current C-9 Lodmaster trainee. The Air Force snapped up a few people from my last squadron (and they got out and returned NAVY). The point is that you can get the training from more than one source and then cross over.

You can be a Loadmaster on any service's C-130 too. Ive been through St. Johns, Newfoundland as the Coast Guard was cooking up lobster and steak and told us that they were part of the ice patrol - tracking iceburgs - what a job!

Answer 3

join the air force and fly the C-130. join the navy and fly the P-3. i believe they might be reserve squadrons, so you'd just apply at that specific unit. if they are reserve, they'll interview you like a normal job. if not, fly one of those respective aircraft on active duty and transition to the hurricane hunter squadrons.

Answer 4

Ignore the ignorant. Go to http://www.hurricanehunters.com/questions.html and read question 6. They're the folks who fly the WC-130 into hurricanes. I've got some friends who fly for them, and they love their job. They also get to go to some sweet places on trips. Good luck.

Answer 5

You need advanced flight training first of all, which probably means your first stop is the air force.

If you've done that already, go to the nearest NORAD or NOAA station (assuming you live in the US) and ask.

You'll probably need referrals, so call your flight trainer, air force sergeant, co-pilot, or whoever you've flown with before.