Can I become a USAF aviator if I served in the IDF?

Question

I served in the past as an officer in the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) and would like to become a USAF aviator.
I have dual citizenship.
should there be any reason not to let me be accepted to a pilot slot? would my experience as an officer in a differant army help me?

Answer 1

you need a college degree and luck if they do PRC on you

Answer 2

If you are a U.S. citizen I don't see why you can't serve. I once served with a Navy doctor who had been a medic in the German Wermacht during World War 2.
The only drawback might be age. I believe the top age permitted for initial flight training is 31 years of age for active duty. The Air National Guard might have a higher permissible starting age. A lot of the protective air umbrella being flown over the U.S. in compliance with Operation Noble Eagle is being done by Air National Guard squadrons.

Answer 3

We're more focussed on direct ground combat in GWOT (Global War on Terror) in the States; You'll probably be of more use to the Israeli Air Force. In any case, since the IDF uses American aircraft and tactics, I don't see why not.

Answer 4

It's hard to become a pilot. You are your only exclusion. My father spent more time in flight school than in actual combat during WWII. The training, then as now, is intense and not for the short-tempered. The instructors are forever trying to find and weed out those who would panic or become angry in tense situations.

Answer 5

If you join the U.S. Military and the IDF recalls you for any kind of crisis since you are dual citizen, YOu might have a problem!

Answer 6

If you've served in the Israeli Army, any nation on earth will beg you to join their army.

Answer 7

In the U.S. you have to have a college degree to become a pilot and at least some other advanced education for other airborne positions.

Answer 8

Could you tell if an aircraft you were preparing to fly had nuclear weapons aboard? If so you are over qualified.