I'm very interested in becoming a fighter pilot within the Air force. I know i need a 4 year college degree and some years of training but am unsure on whether it states you have to be a US citizen to join or if you can be a Legal Permenent Resident and still join.
I'm wondering about this because I also read somewhere that the age requirement is 28 and a half and im thinking that by the time i attend 4 years of college, go through the naturlization process to become a citizen and then have the flight training itself, im going to be clocking on a bit.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thank ya!
2007-11-29 17:19:36 · 5 answers · asked by carrol_87 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A.K thats ur opinion... i would probably have every intention of join the RAF if I were back in England... so do u consider that an honourable institution or are u against that too?
2007-11-29 18:30:10 · update #1
A green card holder, cannot be Commissioned in the US Military.
You must be a US citizen to be an officer.
Only officers are pilots in the Air Force.
A green card holder, can enlist in the USAF, but job selection is limited to those jobs that do not require a security clearance.
If you are already in the US as a green card holder, here is your best bet.
Enlist in the National Guard or Reserves, while attending college.
Then after one year, you can apply for citizenship.
Then you can get a slot in a AFROTC program to finsh your college.
And apply for flight school, while a junior in college.
Graduate from college, get commissioned.
And if you qualified for flight school, begin pilot training.
> Basicly, by enlisting in the national guard or reserves, you shorten the time needed to apply for citizenship, to one year.
2007-11-29 17:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
enlist, yes.
Commission/become a Pilot: NO. that requires Citizenship.
Jeeper has the best way to make citizenship happen for you quicker, and you can always work on your degree in the meantime. Just be aware that competition is FIERCE for the AF, esp. for Aviation, so you still face a long uphill road.
2007-11-30 00:12:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can join the Air Force as a legal permanent resident, but to fly you will need a commission.
There is a way to get in the cockpit before you get your citizenship -- you can fly rotary win aircraft for the Army as a W-1. You will get all of your training and wings before you are commissioned, which happens when you make W-2.
It's a way to get flying quickly...
2007-11-29 18:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can join the armed forces then work on your citizenship you will also save some money b/c you don't have to pay some of the fees
2007-11-29 19:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by jalopina98 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeap, but you will not get any job that requires a clearence!
2007-11-29 17:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by Krytox1a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋