Going from a civilian to military pilot
Hey guys,
I am extremely unknowledgable with anything to do with the military, but lately my interest has been growing greatly. I like the idea of serving my country and I'm very interested in joining the military and, well, flying jets. Fighters, bombers, transports, it all sounds good to me...
I'm currently a pretty young guy with a B.S. in engineering under my belt as well as being a CFI with about 600 hours. In good health, eyesight good enough to pass a First Class medical without glasses.
So, my three questions...
1) Do I stand a chance? I'm already done with college so no academies or ROTC for me.
2) Is is possible to be guarenteed to fly before officially signing up?
3) How do I go about starting all of this? Like I said, I'm clueless... just a wide-eyed kid with big dreams.
I'm sure stuff like this comes up a lot, thanks much all for the help.
Hey guys,
I am extremely unknowledgable with anything to do with the military, but lately my interest has been growing greatly. I like the idea of serving my country and I'm very interested in joining the military and, well, flying jets. Fighters, bombers, transports, it all sounds good to me...
I'm currently a pretty young guy with a B.S. in engineering under my belt as well as being a CFI with about 600 hours. In good health, eyesight good enough to pass a First Class medical without glasses.
So, my three questions...
1) Do I stand a chance? I'm already done with college so no academies or ROTC for me.
2) Is is possible to be guarenteed to fly before officially signing up?
3) How do I go about starting all of this? Like I said, I'm clueless... just a wide-eyed kid with big dreams.
I'm sure stuff like this comes up a lot, thanks much all for the help.
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