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I have a friend who lives in Tahiti. His son is about ready to enter college and is an honor student and desires to become a pilot. Is it possible for him to qualify for admission into the U.S. Airforce Academy or does he need to become a U.S. Citizen first? Are there any other options available to him since his country does not have an airforce or any such training available?
Hi Hughfinkle,
I'm sorry, but in order to be a pilot in the Air Force (or any other branch), one must be a commissioned officer. In order to become a commissioned officer in any branch of the U.S. Military, one must be a United States Citizen. Federal law requires this.
In order to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy (or any other U.S. Military Academy), one must also be a U.S. Citizen.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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