How do you get a ride in a Fighter Jet?

I don't think it matters what your degree is in, as long as it is a 4-year Bachelor's degree from an accredited school.
 
fly4food84 said:
I don't think it matters what your degree is in, as long as it is a 4-year Bachelor's degree from an accredited school.
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It does not matter what your degree is in. But it depends on what they are looking for. I was told they were looking for people with Math, Engineering and Science degrees.
 
i seriously LOL every time someone tells me about the AWESOME DEAL the recruiter has set up for them.

those guys are right next to used car salesmen and loan sharks.
 
Matt13C said:
It does not matter what your degree is in. But it depends on what they are looking for. I was told they were looking for people with Math, Engineering and Science degrees.
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Well, they took me with my liberal arts degree. If you want to join the AF to be an engineer, then an engineering degree is what they'll expect you to have. But to be a pilot, they just want to see that you excelled in whatever program you graduated from. 4-year from an accredited school, anything else the recruiter tells you shows you he's 1) uninformed, 2) lying, or 3) both. Good luck!
 
Wasn't there some crazy letter that went around not too long ago about a Major at some squadron replying to a AFROTC Cadet's letter about flying in a F-15. The Major replied with harsh unprofessional words and because of that the Cadet was able to fly in the F-15.
 
Maurus said:
Wasn't there some crazy letter that went around not too long ago about a Major at some squadron replying to a AFROTC Cadet's letter about flying in a F-15. The Major replied with harsh unprofessional words and because of that the Cadet was able to fly in the F-15.
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I'm not a major, but I'll be happy to write you a harsh letter if you feel like it'll help. :bandit:
 
Maurus said:
Wasn't there some crazy letter that went around not too long ago about a Major at some squadron replying to a AFROTC Cadet's letter about flying in a F-15. The Major replied with harsh unprofessional words and because of that the Cadet was able to fly in the F-15.
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There was a lot more to it than that.

First off, the Academy cadet had been hounding the squadron's schedulers to get a ride -- just free-calling them because he was going to be "in the area", and not because he had any particular reason to get a back seat ride.

This is a HUGE foul in the flying biz. Fighter rides, especially in the F-15E where there is a guy who gets paid to ride there, aren't just something that's availble for scheduling like a bus ticket. In fact, every base I've been to has a big waiting list of people who have won awards and get fighter rides as a reward. For a cadet to just pop in out of the blue and try to get a ride is a faux pas and slap to all the award winners who haven't even been able to have a chance to ride.

So the casual Lieutenant wasn't sure what to do with the Academy kid who kept bugging him, and he forwarded the email off to his boss, the Major in question.

The Major in question answered the email, basically telling the cadet where he could stick it. Yes, not the most tactful thing to do, but it is necessary sometimes to remind people lower on the food chain that there IS a food chain and where their position is on it (reference the AF Chief of Staff's email to the Academy cadet who objected to one of the officers he appointed to the Academy staff!!).

Anyway, the Major's big mistake was CC'ing all of his buds in on the email, which got the military email forwarding machine in high gear. Of course, there were plenty of people who took objection to how this Major made his point to the cadet.

Eventually, word got back to the Wing Commander at said Major's base...and the Wing Commander felt that the correct thing to do was to admonish the Major and offer a ride to the cadet as an apology.

That's a topic for another discussion entirely.

So...there you have it. That is certainly A method for getting a fighter ride, but certainly not the BEST method.
 
Matt, if you would be so kind to honor a request:

While at the McGoo Airshow, could you snap off a few pix of the base itself? I haven't been back in a long time and would love to see how it looks nowadays, particularly Pudgy Circle (P-38), where my old dorm is to the immediate left of, and any flightline hangar stuff. Thanks if you can sir!
 
LoadMasterC141 said:
Matt, if you would be so kind to honor a request:

While at the McGoo Airshow, could you snap off a few pix of the base itself? I haven't been back in a long time and would love to see how it looks nowadays, particularly Pudgy Circle (P-38), where my old dorm is to the immediate left of, and any flightline hangar stuff. Thanks if you can sir!
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I am not 100% I will be able to attend the air show. But if I go, I will snap off a few shots for you. I am not sure where P-38 is.
 
I love that they made Philadelphia one of the cities to celebrate air force week. I just had two F-16's fly over my house on their way to do a fly by at the baseball game.

AWESOME!!!!!!! Something about them makes me feel like a 5 year old on Christmas morning.

I found this...
A4.26.1.6. Disease or injury, or congenital anomaly of any bone or joint, with residual deformity,
instability, pain, rigidity, or limitation of motion, if function is impaired to such a degree it interferes
with training, physically active lifestyle, or flying duties.


I am thinking that I could get through based on that. It does not hinder me in any way. I am perfectly capable of flying, working out and being fully active. I think I am going to look back into taking the AFOQT and see how I do.
 
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