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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Serenity on November 18, 2008, 10:11:46 PM
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Alright, its getting to that point where I NEED to decide what college im going to and what courses to take. My first choice is of course, the Air Force Academy, but I dont expect I will be accepted. So, I am looking for some good alternate colleges. The first two I looked at were in Colorado, but I would also like to look at some Colleges in Texas. Basically my only requirement is that they have a USAF ROTC detatchment. While I have a list of all AFROTC colleges in TX, I figured it would be good to hear from people who went to some of these schools, and im sure there are a lot of you.
Also, Im really not too sure what to take. Ive tried talking to recruiters out here, but Officers coming from Hawaii schools seems to be almost unheard of, so all the recruiting offices say is "Enlist! You can go to college later." I know a hard science is required, and again, I have a list of what hard sciences are accepted at each school, but I would like to hear first hand what people who have gone through it would recommend.
So, basically, in order to go into the Air Force as an officer and a pilot, is there anyone here who has gone through that process or who has kids that have, who could reccomend a school or course? Thank you! I have my own oppinions of course, but its always great to hear from a third-party.
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My boss is a captain who went through AF ROTC at UT(austin, tx) on an ROTC scholarship. F-16 pilot now. Civil engineering major. Feel free to PM me if you want, I can ask him any questions you need or maybe put you in touch with him.
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Actually, to be a tad more specific, the two majors I was looking at are chemistry and physics. Unfortunately for me, I hate math I don't use. That is to say, I hate having to learn those equations I will hear once and never use again because I never remember them. Equations I use frequently, regardless of the difficulty (Actually, the harder the better) are a bit more amusing. Im hoping the physics will be more practical math, but I doubt it... Anyone have any experience?
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Physics is always fun. Math stays fun if you don't grind your head to bits over it and just let it come to you instinctively. Just keep a clear picture of what the concepts at play are. Keep trying different approaches to difficult problems and dead-ends.
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For a moment lets say you don't get selected as a pilot or the kind of pilot you really want to be for whatever reason. What would you want to do? Get a degree in that.
Wrapping my head around physics questions is all well and good for sport. Considering my profession you'd think I'd prefer that but I lack the patience to work through the mathematical portion of the subject. On the other hand my girlfriend is a biochemist with a masters degree pertaining to climatology/sustainability and some of the things she does are pretty cool. If it were me I'd go with chemistry.
That's a moot point anyhow since I'd opt for suicide rather than finish the required coursework. Best of luck to ya!
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I have three friends that got accepted, I have talked to them and they aren't very specific. They just say "study hard in everything, have plenty of extra curricular activities".
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For a moment lets say you don't get selected as a pilot or the kind of pilot you really want to be for whatever reason. What would you want to do? Get a degree in that.
The trick to that is, my favorite subject is history, and the Air Force is REALLY hesitant to give scholarships in that line of study. Honestly, if I dont make it as a pilot, I will still go into the military. I kinda don't know anything else and wouldn't know what to do with my life.
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I worked for an Air Force pilot. He was a poly sci major. Other than flying where do you see your AF career going? Flying is only one area to look at. Officers are expected to be flexible.
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Well, currently I'm working for an Army ROTC department at CWU. We're the #1 school for Army ROTC in the western region command, because of that they're giving us TONs of scholarship. Anyone that I can "get into the program" I can pretty much give a 4 years scholarship.
You'd have to be able to get into CWU first before we could look at ya. Gotta have at least a 3.0 GPA, some kind of sport in HS, or 920 SAT w/o the new portion (reading or something like that ?) We're very selective. Pending on what you want to do in the military. Jet pilots mainly u gotta go through Navy/AF/Marine. If you want chopper though, you'd have a very good chance w/ the army since they own most of the chopper in our military. DON'T LISTEN TO ENLISTED RECRUITER. Different track, officer and enlisted. Once you're on any track it's very hard to switch on the other track. If u wanna know more info contact me. I only work for this department for another month b4 I'm heading to a different post.
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I worked for an Air Force pilot. He was a poly sci major. Other than flying where do you see your AF career going? Flying is only one area to look at. Officers are expected to be flexible.
Honestly, im really up for anything. Piloting is my true love, and that would be heaven. If thats not an option, I would pick any other combat role first. Its not a glory thing, or because I think wars are cool, I just have a problem with putting others in harm's way if I've never been there myself. But in my time in CAP ive done a lot of less-intense leadership stuff, and it seems im quite good at jumping to a new job at a moment's notice...
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Honestly, im really up for anything. Piloting is my true love, and that would be heaven. If thats not an option, I would pick any other combat role first. Its not a glory thing, or because I think wars are cool, I just have a problem with putting others in harm's way if I've never been there myself. But in my time in CAP ive done a lot of less-intense leadership stuff, and it seems im quite good at jumping to a new job at a moment's notice...
You do know only 1% of all air force cadet get flight slot right? you HAVE to be flexible. once you're contracted w/ any branch. You'll get whatever they give you. Your performance means a lot but it's also very selective. So you almost got no choice on what you get.
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You do know only 1% of all air force cadet get flight slot right? you HAVE to be flexible. once you're contracted w/ any branch. You'll get whatever they give you. Your performance means a lot but it's also very selective. So you almost got no choice on what you get.
Oh yeah, I know. Im VERY aware how unlikely it is. Ive been stacking my experience in the flight side of things to try to move the odds in my favor, but im very aware it probably won't happen. Like I said, Im willing to do any job they give, I would just prefer flying, and if not a combat role. Someone has to get it, hopefully that someone will be me.
BTW, I know its not that big of a deal to the Air Force, but would going in with a pilot's license already make any noticable difference in my chances?
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Oh yeah, I know. Im VERY aware how unlikely it is. Ive been stacking my experience in the flight side of things to try to move the odds in my favor, but im very aware it probably won't happen. Like I said, Im willing to do any job they give, I would just prefer flying, and if not a combat role. Someone has to get it, hopefully that someone will be me.
BTW, I know its not that big of a deal to the Air Force, but would going in with a pilot's license already make any noticable difference in my chances?
I can't say for sure, but at CWU we also have AF ROTC and we have a flight program here. 90% of the cadet in the AF ROTC are in teh flight program. However last years out of 20+ senior only 1 person got selected. So I'm not sure.
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I can't say for sure, but at CWU we also have AF ROTC and we have a flight program here. 90% of the cadet in the AF ROTC are in teh flight program. However last years out of 20+ senior only 1 person got selected. So I'm not sure.
Well, ive already go the glider license, and as soon as I turn 17 Ill have the powered too, so it would all be before I even graduate high school.
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Here's a route you can go that might higher ur chance to become a pilot. Go to a community college, get your 2 years then transfer. What happen when you transfer is your GPA refresh back to 4.0 . Pick an easy major. For Army their job selection is at the end of their junior year. So you load all your easy class on your junior year, w/ a fresh 4.0 and easy classes you should maintain at least 3.8 GPA by the end of your junior year. When you go in for selection vs ALL cadet in the nation your GPA standing will place you in like top 20-30% which give you a higher chance to get your job choice. It just sux at your senior year that all =p
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Well, ive already go the glider license, and as soon as I turn 17 Ill have the powered too, so it would all be before I even graduate high school.
Yea, a lot of these cadet got their private, instrument, multi engine etc. It still doesn't mean much though. ^^ I'm army and I got my Pvt Lis.
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Curious as to why you don't think you would be accepted to the AF academy?
Physics and just about anything aeronautics plus ROTC is a good thing. My father did his college at Perdue in Indiana. Went to OTC after that and flew as an IP for most of his career. Did things with the T-38 that boggle the mind. Vietnam for one tour in the ov-10 and then last flight posting was Randolph AFB teaching pilots how to be IP's. The Academy does have a prep-school. Have you looked into that?
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Look no further than the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
You'll be glad you did.
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Curious as to why you don't think you would be accepted to the AF academy?
Physics and just about anything aeronautics plus ROTC is a good thing. My father did his college at Perdue in Indiana. Went to OTC after that and flew as an IP for most of his career. Did things with the T-38 that boggle the mind. Vietnam for one tour in the ov-10 and then last flight posting was Randolph AFB teaching pilots how to be IP's. The Academy does have a prep-school. Have you looked into that?
Well, my grades aren't the best in the world. Theyre not bad mind you, theyre just not 4.0s. Ive always valued taking good classes over easy ones, so rather than soaring through remedial US History this year, im the only Junior in AP US History. Instead of starting with pre-alg and taking low-level math im struggling through Trig, etc. Ive taken the toughest classes my school offers, and even managed to get exceptions to get into more advanced ones, which while making me smarter than most of my classmates has left me with an unfortunately low cumulative GPA. That and I really dont have many extra curriculars. CAP takes up most of my time, and what free time was left went to earning my pilots license, and every saturday helping the boy scouts. So, my knowledge and skills are stellar in my specialties (Im not one to brag, but in all honesty, I am a damned good pilot. And I know my history.) I don't have the rounding the Academies look for in their selections.
Diablo, did you go to Texas A&M? My girlfriend is planning on going there if I dont make the Academy, and is begging me to go there too. I wasn't really looking too seriously at it though. Is it actually a good school for me?
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After the Academies no other higher learning institution puts more officers in the military than does A&M. It's a damn fine school, had I the aptitude and the grades in HS I would have gone there in a heartbeat. Plus, it's sort of in the boonies so it's hard to get distracted. BUT, it is close to both Houston and Austin and sort of close to San Antonio which is the gateway to heaven, i.e. the Texas Hill Country. If you want to be an AF pilot though stick with the technical degrees, math heavy-oriented. A&M does offer an aerodynamics program, as does U.T. But why would you want those lead wings the A.F. offers when the Navy's wings are made of gold?
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After the Academies no other higher learning institution puts more officers in the military than does A&M. It's a damn fine school, had I the aptitude and the grades in HS I would have gone there in a heartbeat. Plus, it's sort of in the boonies so it's hard to get distracted. BUT, it is close to both Houston and Austin and sort of close to San Antonio which is the gateway to heaven, i.e. the Texas Hill Country. If you want to be an AF pilot though stick with the technical degrees, math heavy-oriented. A&M does offer an aerodynamics program, as does U.T. But why would you want those lead wings the A.F. offers when the Navy's wings are made of gold?
Trust me, if I go to the same school as my girlfriend, there WILL be distractions...
Actually, to be honest I originally wanted to be a Navy pilot. The idea of doing the hardest thing in aviation, Carrier Ops was a real draw to me. But when I was about 12 I did a play with an AF Full-Bird (Yeah, I used to do some acting. It paid well but it wasn't my thing) and his goal when we started production was to convert me to a future AF pilot. He bombarded me daily with recruitment discs, planners, pens, posters, T-shirts, he even took me on a couple tours of Hickam. We became kinda close, (He had a son about my age back in Louissianna, but hadn't seen him for a couple years as he was divorced), and by the end he succeeded. I was in love with the Air Force and havn't looked back. Of course, theres also the motivator that my grandfather was in the Air Corps, my great uncle was in the Air Corps, my other great uncle was in the Air Corps, another great uncle was in the Air Corps, and there were a few other USAF officers scattered elsewhere in my family, all of whom were pilots. And finally, I know im too young to be thinking like this, theres the girl. I do think shes the one, but even if she isn't, some day Im gonna meet someone, and when that happens, Im not going to want to be gone 6+ months a year on a ship.
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Whether she's your girlfriend of not where there's women on campus there's always distractions.
You have some valid points about the Navy, and trust me when I say that those of use who have gone on before you to a stint or a career with the military all had girlfriends when we went in but very few, and I mean VERY few of us had the same ones when we got out.
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Serenity, like Diablo says, no matter which college you go to, you will always have distractions. My old Lt. in Iraq went to A & M and she yes she, was in the Corps of Cadets and loved it. That's all she would talk about and actually a bunch of the officers on our base in Iraq were A & M alumni. I suggest flooding the AF Academy, Naval Academy, West Point, A & M (even though I'm a die hard UT fan), VMI, The Citadel, etc.with your application, they can only say no. Get a head start on all of this too, as it takes some time. Check this link out http://www.military.com/Education/Content?file=ROTC.htm (http://www.military.com/Education/Content?file=ROTC.htm) it gives you all sorts of nifty info on ROTC programs. Also, like many others have said, don't count on flying once you become an officer. The other thing to do is find something else you like in whatever branch you want to go in and prepare for that as well. I do know that one of the wonderful things about USMC officers is that no matter what their MOS is, except for a couple, you can wind up doing a multitude of things with one MOS, case in point my Lt. was a Logistics Officer, and we were doing S-2 (Intel) work while in country. Neither of us started out doing that, but learned how to. I for one would push for the Naval Academy with the Marine option upon graduation, but I'm a little biased. Myself, I'm currently working on finishing my degree, then I'll jump back into the active reserves as an officer.
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Serenity
First go to school. Do not enlist and the go later. Were it has been done many times, it is much harder. If you can go to school first that is the way. The harder the major you take in school the better the officer jobs will open for you. A major in math or a high level science can open the cool jobs, but a major in middle school education may not.
But most of all go to school FIRST.
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YOU, my friend, need to look at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. Now that my recruiting is done, out of our junior class last year we had nearly half of them get pilot/nav/abm slots. However if you need a scholarship and dont have a HSSP scholarship it is extremely tough to get one. almost everyone needs one and it is incredibly competitive since tuition is 36k a year. out of a school with 1900 students almost 300 are in AFROTC. 100 are in AROTC abouts. Thank being said, if you can deal with a sht ton of rediculous traditions A&M is for you. I looked at it, woulda had a full ride there with all the aid I have, but I dont want to walk around saying howdy and whipping out all the time. plus I dont like their uniforms. And that det is just to big. . . Has you applied for a HSSP scholarship? With CAP experience you should be gold as long as u do well on the PT test and the Interview (thats the most important part aside from extra curriculars and grades and class difficulty). I only had a 3.6 gpa, and my run time was a god awful 15:03 mile and a half (i had a 101 fever and it was sleeting...in texas). But with JROTC, CAP, AP classes, and letters, plus interview I managed to get one for what is essentially a poli sci degree (GSIS).
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Go to Riddle if you want to spend $150,000+ on your education and another $50,000 on flying.
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if you can deal with a sht ton of rediculous traditions A&M is for you.
Spoken like a true moron, errr, recruiter. A&M has no more traditions than the military or any other higher learning facility. But then again that's one thing the "librul fuqtardz" hate is tradition and the honor of passing it forward. What A&M offers, beyond a mere sports program, is Pride. Find that anywhere else that's not centered on the football/basketball/baseball program. What's that you say? It's that way at A&M? Wrong. The heart and soul of Aggieland is the Fightin' Texas Aggie Marching Band.
Gig 'Em!
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Serenity
First go to school. Do not enlist and the go later. Were it has been done many times, it is much harder. If you can go to school first that is the way. The harder the major you take in school the better the officer jobs will open for you. A major in math or a high level science can open the cool jobs, but a major in middle school education may not.
But most of all go to school FIRST.
What Phaser said. I joined the Air Force thinking I'd go to college in the evenings. This was before I discovered the wonders of being on a flightline 19 hours a day trying to get an F-111 in the air. Go to school FIRST!
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What Phaser said. I joined the Air Force thinking I'd go to college in the evenings. This was before I discovered the wonders of being on a flightline 19 hours a day trying to get an F-111 in the air. Go to school FIRST!
Yeah, if your keeping airplanes flying then there might be a lot of nights you cant make it to class. Other then that the AF always trys to accomodate school on-base. I agree dont even think about enlisting and "going later". That would be the worst mistake you ever made if you want to be an officer. Nothing wrong with being an enlisted man, "I was one", but its not the best path to being an officer.
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Alright, its getting to that point where I NEED to decide what college im going to and what courses to take. My first choice is of course, the Air Force Academy, but I dont expect I will be accepted. So, I am looking for some good alternate colleges. The first two I looked at were in Colorado, but I would also like to look at some Colleges in Texas. Basically my only requirement is that they have a USAF ROTC detatchment. While I have a list of all AFROTC colleges in TX, I figured it would be good to hear from people who went to some of these schools, and im sure there are a lot of you.
Also, Im really not too sure what to take. Ive tried talking to recruiters out here, but Officers coming from Hawaii schools seems to be almost unheard of, so all the recruiting offices say is "Enlist! You can go to college later." I know a hard science is required, and again, I have a list of what hard sciences are accepted at each school, but I would like to hear first hand what people who have gone through it would recommend.
So, basically, in order to go into the Air Force as an officer and a pilot, is there anyone here who has gone through that process or who has kids that have, who could reccomend a school or course? Thank you! I have my own oppinions of course, but its always great to hear from a third-party.
almost every college in Texas is an ROTC college. A&M has a college for all branches except Coast Guard, which is something you should be interested in if you're looking at Engineering. If you want more business related stuff, you should look at UT.
Temple Texas also has a ROTC college, I dont know if it's for the Airforce, or what, but since it's close to Fort Hood, I suspect all 4 too.
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AF doesn't care what degree you have for a rated position. Higher GPA and more activities the better. Also, keep in mind OTS route.
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AF doesn't care what degree you have for a rated position. Higher GPA and more activities the better. Also, keep in mind OTS route.
=P I hit that point when I made my post about the more safe route to be a pilot.
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Do not enlist 'and get a degree later' .. any career field you are in will be tough to get the time available to do degree work.
Get degree first ..then go into OCS an such.
If not single seat jet pilot, there are all kinda air crew slots ..friend of mine was boomer for decades .. loved it.
(cant do it without 20-20 eyes tho ..so I didn't)
As far as 'tip of the spear' thing goes .. all kinda stuff to do 'in harms way' ..anything on the flightline, f'rinstance.
-GE (there are no 'easy' days on the line)
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Serenity, like Diablo says, no matter which college you go to, you will always have distractions. My old Lt. in Iraq went to A & M and she yes she, was in the Corps of Cadets and loved it. That's all she would talk about and actually a bunch of the officers on our base in Iraq were A & M alumni. I suggest flooding the AF Academy, Naval Academy, West Point, A & M (even though I'm a die hard UT fan), VMI, The Citadel, etc.with your application, they can only say no. Get a head start on all of this too, as it takes some time. Check this link out http://www.military.com/Education/Content?file=ROTC.htm (http://www.military.com/Education/Content?file=ROTC.htm) it gives you all sorts of nifty info on ROTC programs. Also, like many others have said, don't count on flying once you become an officer. The other thing to do is find something else you like in whatever branch you want to go in and prepare for that as well. I do know that one of the wonderful things about USMC officers is that no matter what their MOS is, except for a couple, you can wind up doing a multitude of things with one MOS, case in point my Lt. was a Logistics Officer, and we were doing S-2 (Intel) work while in country. Neither of us started out doing that, but learned how to. I for one would push for the Naval Academy with the Marine option upon graduation, but I'm a little biased. Myself, I'm currently working on finishing my degree, then I'll jump back into the active reserves as an officer.
So A&M is sounding like my first choice (AFTER the Academies).
I havn't started work on any scholarships, all the information ive seen shows most scholarships that arent available until youre a senior.
For the record though, Im going to school first, no matter what. Oh, and ive got 20/20 vision, so thats a plus :)
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Go enlisted, make E-5 and transfer to the Marines for their warrant/chopper program. Don't give up on your dreams man, they like to see that you're tenacious and resilient. Some commands are more responsive than others but from what I've seen resiliency has almost always been rewarded if the person deserves it.
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Go enlisted, make E-5 and transfer to the Marines for their warrant/chopper program. Don't give up on your dreams man, they like to see that you're tenacious and resilient. Some commands are more responsive than others but from what I've seen resiliency has almost always been rewarded if the person deserves it.
Dood lol if he wants chopper there are lto more option then that. Granted if he got the physical and brain power.
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There are A LOT of options in the military, although sometimes it feels like you don't have very many. It's all about what you want, how bad you want it, and a little bit of who you know.
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Go enlisted, make E-5 and transfer to the Marines for their warrant/chopper program. Don't give up on your dreams man, they like to see that you're tenacious and resilient. Some commands are more responsive than others but from what I've seen resiliency has almost always been rewarded if the person deserves it.
The Marine Corps does not allow Warrant Officers to fly helos, the Army does, but not the Marine Corps. The only people that can be pilots of any sorts in the good ole Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club are Commissioned Officers. :salute
So A&M is sounding like my first choice (AFTER the Academies).
I havn't started work on any scholarships, all the information ive seen shows most scholarships that arent available until youre a senior.
For the record though, Im going to school first, no matter what. Oh, and ive got 20/20 vision, so thats a plus :)
:rock :salute Very well thought out young man. I cannot agree with you more, I wish I would have done the same but hindsight is 20/20.
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If you don't get accepted into the Academy on the first application, keep applying every year. It shows you really want to go and whatever you do during that first (or second or third) year in college will help boost your application scores if you do well at whatever it is you do.
Also, go for sports. Any sport. And run. A lot. You might *think* you're a good runner, but when you get a mile up in altitude you'll feel like you weigh 60 lbs more for the first couple of months. So run a lot, starting today.
Texas A&M produces a lot of military officers. I'd say that the ratio of academy grads to aggies in my squadron is about 3-1, not bad odds considering aggies are "merely" ROTC grads and don't get much (if any) extra consideration for pilot training beyond their records and instructor recommendations.
There are lots of ways to boost an academy application. Join clubs, and become part of the club's leadership. Having a pilots license helps a little and if you are accepted, it can help pave the way to becoming a cadet glider instructor if you want to do that as a cadet. As I said before, athletics helps even if you have to find a community team to join. Test scores... I think you can keep re-taking the SATs and ACTs every year, so keep taking them until you're not allowed to anymore. Advanced placement courses are good, not sure if getting an A in a regular class is better or worse than a B in an AP class though.
If you go to college, make sure you get all passing grades and get A's if at all possible. And join a freaking college sports team. Intercollegiate sports is a good thing. Become a class or club leader.
Regarding a major, I don't know what ROTC or OCS requires right now. The Academy couldn't care less what your major is, because all cadets take enough engineering classes that they *should* be given a minor in engineering, even the "basic sciences" guys who can't complete any of the specialized majors programs. You will need a good background in math or you'll get stuck in remedial courses. Almost everyone who goes to the Academy has had at least a year of calculus before showing up, so you'll be a bit behind if you have to start calculus from scratch. This isn't a deciding factor though, and they'll catch you up if you don't have any calculus when you show up.
And don't forget, you don't even get your application in the door if you don't get a nomination. That means you have to convince your congressional representative that you are 1 of the 10 people he submits that year from his/her district. There is usually an application process including an interview with congressional staffers, and the secretary (or administrative assistant) who handles the applications can be your best friend or your worst enemy, so convince that person FIRST that you are serious but not some jerkwad.
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If your vision is 20/10 or 20/13 you may have some priority for flyboy. When I was younger I had 20/13. Now it's closer to 20/20. I hate getting old.
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If your vision is 20/10 or 20/13 you may have some priority for flyboy. When I was younger I had 20/13. Now it's closer to 20/20. I hate getting old.
I think they either say an applicant is pilot qualified or not pilot qualified. Waivers fall in the middle and are granted to otherwise highly qualified people.
Eye surgery (only one kind is allowed) can help... A guy here who was 20/150ish is now 20/10 in one eye and 20/15 in the other after laser eye surgery. But I don't know if they allow that *before* getting the medical qualification or not. Gotta check with whoever handles the application medical process about that.
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and a little bit of who you know.
So it's not "all" about those other things then? :huh
:)
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(cant do it without 20-20 eyes tho ..)
This has changed. Pilots no longer need to have 20x20.
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Alright, its getting to that point where I NEED to decide what college im going to and what courses to take. My first choice is of course, the Air Force Academy, but I dont expect I will be accepted. So, I am looking for some good alternate colleges. The first two I looked at were in Colorado, but I would also like to look at some Colleges in Texas. Basically my only requirement is that they have a USAF ROTC detatchment. While I have a list of all AFROTC colleges in TX, I figured it would be good to hear from people who went to some of these schools, and im sure there are a lot of you.
Also, Im really not too sure what to take. Ive tried talking to recruiters out here, but Officers coming from Hawaii schools seems to be almost unheard of, so all the recruiting offices say is "Enlist! You can go to college later." I know a hard science is required, and again, I have a list of what hard sciences are accepted at each school, but I would like to hear first hand what people who have gone through it would recommend.
So, basically, in order to go into the Air Force as an officer and a pilot, is there anyone here who has gone through that process or who has kids that have, who could reccomend a school or course? Thank you! I have my own oppinions of course, but its always great to hear from a third-party.
Simple- forget the AF, get into Airborne, I might be biased here, but what the heck :)
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Yea, a lot of these cadet got their private, instrument, multi engine etc. It still doesn't mean much though. ^^ I'm army and I got my Pvt Lis.
Flying in the armed services would help if you were in the Air Force though :lol
Are you wondering why they wont let you take up an F-15 still? :lol
:salute to the Arent Ready for Marines Yet.
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This has changed. Pilots no longer need to have 20x20.
Well, that's good to hear for me. :lol
You're allowed to LASIK now, right?
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Well, that's good to hear for me. :lol
You're allowed to LASIK now, right?
Yeah. But always, go to medical and make sure.
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If you take the SAT/ACT too often, after some point they start averaging your score, IIRC.
Take the PSAT and try one of those courses. It's worth $100-250 if you improve your score 100-200 points.
I think grades IN the Academy of your choosing matter, too. My brother had bad grades and was at the end of the line when it came time to pick commands or whatever (USNA).
And like someone said above...run. A lot. The cross-country team at my high school was 1/2 populated with guys going to AFA and USNA. Practice sleep deprivation, folding your underwear and ironing your socks.
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LOL Serentity..still pullin legs?
Mac
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LOL Serentity..still pullin legs?
Mac
Mac. Don't start. I WILL report you to skuzzy.
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Flying in the armed services would help if you were in the Air Force though :lol
Are you wondering why they wont let you take up an F-15 still? :lol
:salute to the Arent Ready for Marines Yet.
shhh squeeker!
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If you take the SAT/ACT too often, after some point they start averaging your score, IIRC.
Really? Id never heard that before...
Ive taken the PSAT already, the scores come in sometime next month. The sleep deprivation im a master at. Especially in CAP, im on staff at just about every activity and school, so while the cadets dont get more than 6 hours of sleep, we never get more than 1 or 2 planning everything and keeping things running smoothly. The running is my only real weakness. The endurance stuff kills me. Ive been running regularly, but I just cannot get my mile-run below 8 minutes for some reason, no matter how often I practice. The strange thing is, when I got to PTA (Pohakuloa Training Area, alt.: ~6,000 ft) I find it easier to run, and my run time is actually a bit lower while im up at altitude. When I come back down it goes right back into the toilet though :(
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Practice sleep deprivation, folding your underwear and ironing your socks.
I had a TI who would actually pull out a tape measure to check the 6" fold.
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shhh squeeker!
get out of the Army then!
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If you think alt helps go riddle. Just saying since its near zero humidity and a little over 6,000 asl. And yes you will spend a good deal on education if you come here without a scholarship right off the bat, but I wasn't a super duper student and I have 30k in financial aid a year. . . And I wasn't attacking A&M Diablo, I just do not like dumb traditions. The only ones at Riddle are earning your Blues and your BDUs as a freshman, not being able to wear no tuck in shirt for females, no fake shine shoes for underclassmen, can't role sleeves up. Thats it, and most of those are at every other det. The honor corps and Arnold Air Society have a few more traditions. Fun not, Our AAS squadron has won best training program in the nation for 3 or 4 years in a row now, and our honor corps competes against the major academies in drill competitions and wins from time to time. Not bad considering our competition teams are made of only freshmen and sophomores.