Expert: Ray Wilkinson - 8/20/2006

Question
My name is Andrew and i just enlisted in the airforce but want to apply for the the enlisted commisioning program and go back to school and work toward aeronautical engineering program at Texas A&M and just wondering what things i could work on to keep me sharp. Thanks a lot

Answer
Hi Andrew

The most important thing about aeronautical engineering is the maths. Most of the stuff you'll be learning uses maths somewhere along the way, including a fair amount of calculus and algebra, so if you're rusty on these, mix them with your push-ups and fitness work, to exercise everything! If you're strong on maths, great. In this case, you might want to get hold of their book list, and pick something from the first semester, that looks either interesting or challenging. I don't recommend you start buying up books yet, though, as you will spend less if you wait until you get advice from the lecturers about what's absolutley necessary to buy.

Good luck in the air force, and welcome to aeronautical engineering!

Regards, Ray.