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Hey rod, i would like to know what do i have to do tin AFROTC in order to get a pilot slot and WHAT WOULD I DO AFTER getting a pilot slot and where would i go?
what should i do during high school to get a ADVANTAGES?
Lets say i pass and fufill what i have to do in order to choose an air craft, would i be able to choose any of them like the C-17,C-5, F-22, F-15, F-16, etc.?
hope you can answer my question i really appreciate it rod. thank you
Hi Michael,
I answered some of your questions in my previous response.
Assuming you get a pilot slot, your first stop would be basic flight training, unless you already have a private pilot's license (in which case, you would by-pass that).
Your college GPA is probably the most important. As you can imagine, everyone and their brother (and sister) wants to become a pilot in the military. GPA is the primary factor when it comes to the military services deciding who to try out, and who not to.
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.
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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.
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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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