Do i have any chance to become an airforce pilot?

Should i contact a recruiter?

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deal4131

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Im 20 years old. Im about to finish up my second year of college for IT i have always been a big aviation ethusiast and aspired to it as a career. My dad earned his pilot wings and I was very close to my solo long story short some personal stuff happend that made me do computers. About 12 hours and 500simulated hours.

Now this is really my last chance to get into the feild. And its not the end of the world of i dont it would just be really really really cool. So if i can pass the apptitude test(my dad did and hes been trqining me practically sense birth) if i can pass the physical test, ( not in the best shape but i could work out)if i can pass the eye exam , are their any conditional offers like i will only have to serve if i can get a pilot role? Or will i need to already be in the af waiting a position?

Also I am concerned about my capacity to pass the eye exam.

I have no idea what my vision score is off the top of my head.

And are all these tests and exams free?becuase im very tight for cash atm.


I just dont want to sign up after passing everything and doing all that work and not get a flight seat.

Id rather stick civilian then even risk it
 
deal4131 said:
Im 20 years old. Im about to finish up my second year of college for IT i have always been a big aviation ethusiast and aspired to it as a career. My dad earned his pilot wings and I was very close to my solo long story short some personal stuff happend that made me do computers. About 12 hours and 500simulated hours.

Now this is really my last chance to get into the feild. And its not the end of the world of i dont it would just be really really really cool. So if i can pass the apptitude test(my dad did and hes been trqining me practically sense birth) if i can pass the physical test, ( not in the best shape but i could work out)if i can pass the eye exam , are their any conditional offers like i will only have to serve if i can get a pilot role? Or will i need to already be in the af waiting a position?

Also I am concerned about my capacity to pass the eye exam.

I have no idea what my vision score is off the top of my head.

And are all these tests and exams free?becuase im very tight for cash atm.


I just dont want to sign up after passing everything and doing all that work and not get a flight seat.

Id rather stick civilian then even risk it
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What do you mean by simulated hours? (like desktop or in a real sim?)

Secondly, "it would just be really, really, really cool" may not be enough to ultimately get you where you want to go, it's a service that requires a reasonable amount of sacrifice for you and your family.

Thirdly, your experience in computers may give you a leg up using google to research the answers to your questions which have been asked countless times over various internet sources.
 
If you have the internal drive, you can get where you want to be in your life. Go get a thorough physical and an eye exam start reading everything you can about the screening/recruiting/training/etc process. Your young, so if it is something you are truly interested in, you still have a number of years to try an accomplish it. Finish college first and try to start flying again in your free time if you can. Get good grades and stay out of trouble. Just know that being a military pilot is only 15% being a pilot and about 85% paperwork (or so I've been told). So do it because you want to serve your country, not because it would be cool to fly a jet.
 
Yes, you can do it. No, it's not easy.

I would advise against talking to a recruiter. They are incentivized to get you to enlist, not commission, and are generally not good resources for officer career paths.

If you're not ready to serve for 4 years in a non-flying role, I'd reconsider trying. If you don't get selected or fail a medical, you're still on the hook after commissioning.

Flying in the military is a lot of sacrifice. Just be aware that signing up to fly is signing up to go to war- you better be comfortable with that idea. We need people willing to do their part- not skate by in AETC their whole careers.
 
If you aren't willing to serve, in any capacity asked, the military is not for you. I want someone who will fight for freedom, the constitution, and the citizens of the United States of America.

I don't want someone out there who just thinks flying a warbird 'would be really really cool'.
 
If your heart isn't in line with the values that transcend flying, they will sense it and wash you out. Or you will wash yourself out.

Plenty of room in civilian aviation for all reasons. May be a better route for you.
 
deal4131 said:
And are all these tests and exams free?becuase im very tight for cash atm.
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You don't have to worry about the cost of your physical exam. DODMERB will schedule you for a physical screening at no cost at a military installation that is convenient for you.

They just do the testing though. The results get sent back to your commissioning source, and they determine whether you are PQ or NPQ - not physically qualified depending on your service selection and career field. If you're NPQ'd then it's up to you to apply for waivers if it is waiverable. Otherwise you'll get restricted to the career fields that you are still physically qualified for (which means probably not a flight slot.)

Anyways, if you are any way undetermined about whether being a military officer is for you or not, you will definitely not make it. If you do make it through accession and commissioning and are still unsure about whether you want to be an officer or not, you are doing a disservice to the airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines who are entrusted to your care.
 
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