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What do i have to do to become a pilot in the USAF

Discussion in 'Military' started by tacomathunder, May 17, 2011.

  1. May 17, 2011 at 11:42 PM
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    tacomathunder

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    I really want to be a pilot in the USAF, in any category meaning tanker, fighter, cargo.....i have no flight experience, in a normal university, and am pretty average in grades...What can i do to do this??
     
    tacomathunder, May 17, 2011
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  2. May 18, 2011 at 3:19 PM
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    Being former Army, I can't speak to specifics, but the first thing I would do is go see your campus ROTC commander. If there isn't one, track down the local AF recruiter.

    If I'm not mistaken, you'll need a college degree and a commission. If there's an AF ROTC, you can do that or Officer Candidate School. Then you'd probably need to qualify and attend flight school.

    You can also check out the AF Guard/Reserve.

    You could also try for the AF Academy, which if it's like West Point, should also be a 4-yr University.

    Again, your local ROTC commander or recruiter can answer your questions best.
     
    dpinckard, May 18, 2011
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  3. May 18, 2011 at 6:30 PM
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    Talk to an Officer Recruiter or the ROTC folks on campus near you and work on getting better than pretty average grades. I'd get some extracurriculars in the works too...
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