im really thinking bout joining the airforce and im prolly going in as a SERE insturcutor but my main goal is to become a pilot i think id enjoy it and i feel i chould use it outside of the miltary to become succesful my only worry is am i going to be able to do and excel at it..idk if the airforce recruiter isnt tellin me somethin.. so any expreinced answers would be great
2007-12-03 04:59:13 · 10 answers · asked by cameron b 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
First off, you have to be an officer, which means a college degree. Not only that, but you have to have an IMPECCABLE record in ALL areas. A high GPA is a must, to even be considered for the program. Never mind what someone said about re-enlisting to have leverage..... in the AF it's the other way around!! You want to be a pilot, the AF has thousands of people begging to get into the program. AND, you have to be an officer, not enlisted!! My advice is to try and excell at your school work, and either go to a college with a STRONG ROTC program, or try and go to the AF Academy. But, that is a whole other question for the academy!! Good luck!!
2007-12-03 05:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea other answers nailed it, you have to become a commissioned officer (which pretty much means you have to attend an Air Force academy) Most Air Force personnel don't even get to use an aircraft, only a select few get to fly and in all countries it is highly competitive especially for fighter aircraft. You need very high grades to even apply to be a pilot, even if you do meet the academic requirements there are ALOT of people out there with the same desire to fly in the Air Force. Obviously flying involves physics and such and since mathematics and sciences are your weaknesses I would recommend working like hell to boost them if you really want to join. However: If you are American (I'm assuming you are) you guys have other branches that offer flying, the Marines and the Navy have fighters (but far less) and if you really can't cut try the Army, but they only have helicopters.
2016-04-07 05:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a documentary about Navy pilots, but I guess the same would be true of the Air Force. It costs the military about 3 million to train a F16 fighter pilot. They take only the intelligent and they are put through very grueling physical tests, so you have to be in excellent shape to begin with. The competition is very keen. Many bust out. The jets those guys fly cost millions , so they will trust only a very keen pilot with that type of aircraft.
But someone has to fly those planes, right? So, why shouldn't it be you? You have a goal in mind, so go for it! Good luck, Top Gun !
2007-12-03 05:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This info is from experience that's 20+ years old so take it with a grain of salt but....
Never believe anything the recruiter says. If it's not in writing, it's not true.
Pilot MOS's are obviously the most popular so getting one is not easy. You must have amazing scores and probably will have to go ROTC or have great job performance and wait to re-enlist so as to have the leverage to get into this area.
Good Luck.
2007-12-03 05:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1: At least 90 college semster hours, a degree would be best but you can work with 90.
2: Perfect eye sight
3: No medical conditions of any type
4: A spotless criminal/drug record. They don't just hand out multi billion dollar machines to anyone.
5: Luck, it is a very competive job choice. You'll have to excell above your peers.
6: If you do decide to do it, good luck my friend. I wish you success in every thing you do.
P.S it's nothing personal what they do to you. It's thier job. They need to seperate the wanna bes from the successful.
2007-12-03 05:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by kellan m 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I saw your question about SERE and the "best answer" you chose. You have no clue about what it really takes. You are also just trolling to see what kind of responses you will get. You need to grow up and stop wasting peoples time. BTW...you still can't spell. Why don't you try using the check spelling feature?
2007-12-04 08:25:29 · answer #6 · answered by Otto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fighter pilot pretty hard - but there are other kinds of planes that need pilots, better have a four year college education under your belt to be any of the above.
2007-12-03 05:34:09 · answer #7 · answered by Dave M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Today's pilots have better than average vision, intelligence, and reflexes. They are the elite. It is very difficult and the wash out rate is astounding.
2007-12-03 05:03:20 · answer #8 · answered by only p 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My pilot cousin wanted to be a AF pilot.
After he completed his training they informed him what the life expectancy during combat would be.
He changed his mind.
2007-12-03 05:09:29 · answer #9 · answered by Fred F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
really hard
2007-12-03 05:10:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋