Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/civilian to military helicopter pilot

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Expert: - 11/26/2008


Question
I recently received my commercial helicopter pilots license with instrument
rating. I have about 200 hrs mountain flying experience. I have considered
the navy pilot program but am not sure if my current ratings will insure
acceptance into the program. I have a GED which i scored in the 98 percentile
and an SAT score of 1260. I am 23 and would like to know what my military
options are?thanks.


Answer
While I cannot give you the exact requirements, I can tell you the only branch you will be bale to be a pilot in without a college degree is the Army ro Army Guard or Army Reserves.  Warrant Officers do most of the flying in the Army branches and college is not required.  

Go speak with an Army recruiter, but first, go the goarmy.com to check out some info.  There are a variety of helocopters to fly and you may meet the requiremtnts as long as you do well on the ASVAB, which at this point, I am sure you will.

Good luck

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I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.

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