I will literally pay you money for advice. I am 23, dropped out of college, and now want to go back. I was too immature at the time, but now I want to commit to flying. I have a certain amount of time to do it, because of the age limit. I will likely have to spend 1-2 years in community before going back to 4 year, then 2 years in OTCS.
Good stuff here and spot on for what to expect. He didn't mention time increments, however. In my day (early 90s) it was 15 weeks of AOCS (pilot boot camp), 12 months of primary flight (to get winged), and another 18 months in designated aircraft training. Then, on to active duty.
Check with an FAA flight surgeon, opthamologist, or optometrist to see if you have full colorvision. If you are colorblind, you won't be accepted to any of the officer programs; aviation MOS or non-aviation MOS. You need full colorvision to see the landing lights and the navigation lights of the plane in front of you. I wanted to be military pilot also and I had 20/20 vision at the time but I found out I was red-green colorblind at MEPS when I was enlisting in the Marine Corps reserves.
If you want to be an officer and you're still in high school, play sports such as basketball, football, soccer, track and field, swimming etc. OCS, the Service Academies, and ROTC recruiters want to know if you have a well rounded background, specifically if you played sports. Sports teaches young people teamwork, camaraderie/esprit de corps, leadership skills, and by the time they graduate from high school they would have been already in athletic shape to pass first class on the PFT - physical fitness test - push-ups, pull-ups (for USMC), sit-ups, and running.
i want to be one but me being s pilot of any sort would be a dream come true :') the thing that i think will hold me back is me not being good at math...
I want to fly. Im in 10th grade this year in Njrotc. all my life I wanted to fly I already have about 75ish hours of flying with my father. Thanks for sharing the info and inspiring more of me
What is the age cutoff to become a Navy pilot? I have previous flight experience, not all my ratings but some. I am 29 and looking to get my 4 year degree for OTS. I contacted the Navy several times but they have yet to follow through with more than, " We'll get back to you within 3 days."
K Beatty it's 27yrs w/ the ability to submit a waiver up to 2yrs, ie max age of 29. if you already have your degree that helps, but you would need to be 29 at the time of commissioning
I have a quick question. By the time I graduate from a 4 year degree i will be 26 years old. Is it still possible to get a fighters seat? Thank you beforehand
Any major actually they don’t care what you major in it doesn’t have to be STEM related long as you have a really good gpa to make yourself stand out as an officer candidate.
Any four-year degree will qualify you but, when competition is stiff for program entrance (as it always is, to greater or lesser degrees), Big Navy (DC boards) looks for more technical degrees--engineering, etc.
Douggy, do you mind if I reach out to you periodically with questions I might have about the recruiting process in the next few weeks? I've been preparing taking the astb-e, scheduled for next week, and in doing so have realized that I need more mentors and do a better job of building a network of resources I can utilize.
Being that the competition is highest for flying tactical aircraft and being that I have absolutely no desire to be a fighter pilot but 100% desire to be a pilot if I let them know that ahead of time is there a better route to take?
If you make it through OCT and then take basic pilot training, your grades and performance will determine what class of vehicle you will fly. You have a preference, but most of the time it isn't up to you and will rely on what the airforce or navy needs at the time.
hey there, I have a question about becoming a navy fighter pilot. I'm a German high school student now 16 years old, is it also possible for me to become a us navy fighter pilot? I know one of the requirements is that you have to be an American citizen is there anything that I could do about it because I really don't want to become a fighter pilot here in Germany.
+Jonathan Mathers Yea, you have to be an officer in order to fly at all. In order to be an officer you need at least a bachelors degree which is the minimum of 4 years of college.
Do you have to have a certain degree? All my life I've been looking to go aviation for the navy and follow in my family's steps. Both my uncle and my grandfather got a degree in aerospace, and with everything that's happening it doesn't look like I can make aerospace. My mom says you have to get a degree in aerospace engineering so can anyone clear that up for me?
AviatorNerd Late reply but no, although technical fields are preferred, its more about the grades you get in your subject than the subject itself. Better to do good in a non- technical major than do average in a technical major.
NeilMax101 27 with eligibility for a 24 month waiver, which means that you can be up to 29 but you basically write up a form that requests to still be accepted into the program.
Very good video I really needed this quick "overview" of what to do until I reach my goal of becomig a naval aviator. But is it possible to become a naval aviator for some years and then change my job to becoming a SEAL? Or do I have to leave the Navy and then join a second time as a Navy SEAL? I would be very grateful if you woukd answer my question.
mr jakafill 14 You go to college, join NROTC or wait and go into OCS. Either way you ask to get a flight slot and they will train you. You just need a commission from the Navy and the main pre-requisite for that is a college degree.
Good to know I can go OCS and negotiate for flight. I’ve learned so much for messing around in college and yet still graduated. I know I can do it and will do my damn best. Appreciate the advice!
Very informative video!! I will be going the same route as you. I report to OCS this Saturday with a pilot contact!! It's been a long road to just get to this point but I'm excited to see what the future holds. Thanks for the video and advise!!
Hey all, there have been many questions about eyesight here... . You do need 20/20 to initially get designated as a fighter pilot. Your eyesight may degrade to as poor as 20/70 AFTER you have your wings, and they will allow you to continue flying if you're correctable. However, if you degrade to worse than that, you will be NPQ'ed. (Not Physically Qualified) NOW - They WILL allow surgery now with regard to eyesight for both correcting once you're winged, and also to get you to 20/20 for designation. The Navy will pay for your eye surgery if you're already in, but not before you actually join. Hope that helps!
Douggy, in case you're still getting questions the current NAMI standard is 20/40 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Plenty of guys in my class got glasses on their API physical. Once you're an SNA, it can slip to 20/100, correctable to 20/20. Pilot shortage, gotta drop the physical standards I suppose so we don't bleed out as many good guys. LASIK and PRK are good to go.
Hey, I need some advice. So my Situation right now is that I'm 16 and junior in high school I really want to fly for the navy. I was an average student in my first two years of high school and played football, right now I'm not to bright in math and I'm getting mixed advices from teachers, Counselor and parents, I really want to go to OCS. I'm attempting to get a personal tutor for math and majority of people are telling me "you can't" there really discouraging me but I try to ignore it. But basically I'm and average student with a 3.0 and no ACT/SAT, ASVAB scores and I'm not in any clubs, I'm wondering what should I do for my situation. What clubs should I join, what should I do for my math skills and also I'm going into Algebra 2 for my senior year
Late response but you have to go to college before you can get commissioned. Go to college, get 3.0+ and maintain yourself physically and you'll be able to get into OCS.
Hey Man, I'm super interested in becoming a Navy Pilot. Can you do a video about the life on a carrier and your daily life and how your schedule effected your family. Those are some things I'd really like to learn more about. Thanks!
Thank you for posting this!! It's hard to meet pilots here in Indy that were prior Navy since we are basically landlocked and not bear coastal waters :p The only question I managed to come up with surprisingly is Did you ever get sick when you first started flying with the navy ? Or when you started flying either the T-34's or F/A-18's?
A friend was a straight A student, Nat'l Merit Scholar, Eagle Scout at age 16, loads of community charitable work, top athlete, written recommendations from state and federal representatives, BS Physics and still was passed over for the Academy. In the meantime he acquired a MS in Physics. On his 2nd application was accepted.
I am a freshman in high school. I have wanted to be a fighter pilot for as long as I can remember and I was wondering if there was anything I can do in high school to boost my chances of being a fighter pilot. I saw your comment about the eye sight, but I was wondering if they do correctional surgery before you go to flight school? thanks!
Do well in school. Get into and graduate college needs to be your number one goal. Unless you go to an academy, you have to pay for corrective eye surgery yourself. Good luck!
Your eye sight needs to be at least 20/40 correctable to 20/20 to start training. Only certain refractive surgeries are eligible so before you medically ruin your chances forever, speak with an officer recruiter to find out which procedures are currently accepted, they change more often than you'd think.
Get some flight time at your local FBO. If you can, get your private license. This is the first thing the Navy has its students do. The local FBO will grade you and if you aren’t suited they will weed you out there. While you are in high school, get the highest grades and be well rounded: join a few high school clubs, get involved in charity work in your community so you can list this on your application to the academy or OCS. Well rounded, high grades and concerned about the community are all good application bullets... then any and all flight time you can get prior to training will help you pass the difficult flight syllabus. Good luck.
I need the answer to this too. As a 17 year old I make dumb decisions. Choosing a college degree to ultimately become a naval aviator can not be one of them.
It doesn't matter but preferably something that requires a decent level of math. The navy calls it "Technical degrees" but it's mostly just any engineering degrees or computer science degrees
I think I screwed up. I enlisted to sub duty(MT) and was planning on getting my bachelors with my G.I. Bill and then applying for Officer and thus going forth to applying for Aviation. Have a made a mistake? Will I make the cutoff age for pilots(can I do it this way in 9 years If i even can?)
Hi Brian! I'm applying for the sta-21 program. If I am accepted, I want to strive for a degree that will prepare me for the academic side of flight training, what are your thoughts? What are those classes like/about? Thank you!
My dream is to be a jet fighter pilot and i'm not good at math just average and my height is 5'5 and finished my culinary 4year course this month and i'm all athletic mostly all my life, will i have the chance to a jet fighter pilot? Thank you.
I would very much appreciate contacting you. If you have a chance please reply and let me know we can figure out private messaging. I'm working on several pilot slots and would appreciate your input
Hey Douggy Mac I am 21 and already a AO in A school in pensacola fl. Do I still have time to become a piolit. I would love to learn to fly cargo planes. Please give any advice you can.
My goal is to go to college for accounting become a cpa, then after like a year or two try to get into the FBI, and if that fails, I will probably try to become a pilot.
Nick D'Amore didn’t make it to become a navy pilot but I did get my A&P license and plan on get my privet pilots license and hopefully get a plane for the family but I do the next best thing and get to work on some bad A$$ stuff military and non-military aircraft’s
Nick D'Amore do it man I had things get in my way and things happen in life that I let stop me bigs regret ever but I’m happy with life but do it man don’t let anything stop you. you can do anything you want if u work hard and put the time in 💯👍
Life Inthefastlane thanks for the support man. I know you’re just some random guy on the internet, but it really means a lot. Lately I’ve been doubting myself because there’s no guarantee when it comes to becoming a pilot, but I’m gonna do ROTC and work my ass off for a pilot slot.
Should you get your pilots license in high school to get a leg up on some of the other people. I would like to take the ROTC route in college and see if I can fly some jets of aircraft carriers. Would I be a good idea as well to use a simulator on a computer just to learn all the dials and stuff that's in the aircraft? Also, should you get eye surgery before or after going to sign up, is there a special type that I would need?
It doesn't hurt to get your pilot's license as early as possible. I'm getting my PPL now and I'm 18. I would assume it helps you get a leg up on anybody who doesn't have their license yet. Who would you rather choose for a flying job, somebody whose has their license for 4 years or someone with no flight experience?
Would enlisting in the Navy reserve whilst attending college help with OCS? What kind of mathematics requirements are in place for pilot qualification?
Tomaso Segreti By far means I am not a military pilot. But I do go to flight school and I am training to become a professional pilot. When I am using mathematics in training, I use basic algebra and a little bit of geometry. But nothing to hard. I hope this helps and best of luck in your training.
Mohammad J i know that but i have to be resident for at least 5 years and that kinda sucks because when i turn 18 i want to go to academy already. Anyway, i plan to join Romanian Air Force Academy and i hope that when i finish my studies the new lot of f16 that my country purchased will be here (48 total) . If that doesn't happen then i dont know what's going to be with my dream.
u said EVERYBODY can so.. i'm a Brazilian citezen and i want to become a usnavy fighter pilot ..in my pic at the side i'm in a mcdonell fighter jet a4skyhaw this is a dream thanx
Hey i am 15 and i was wondering how i could get in some flying experience before i pursue a path like this ive always wanted to be an astronaut but ever since i was little i knew i wanted to be in the military i always and i really want to fly jets and i want a degree in areospace engineering
Xavier Curtiss tinyurl.com/ybnm2hbp This book will show you everything, the video was kind of vague. It will show you step by step how and is totally worth it. Good luck
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You literally went to top gun... Thats the most awesome thing I've ever heard
I will literally pay you money for advice. I am 23, dropped out of college, and now want to go back. I was too immature at the time, but now I want to commit to flying. I have a certain amount of time to do it, because of the age limit. I will likely have to spend 1-2 years in community before going back to 4 year, then 2 years in OTCS.
Get the degree as fast as you can, borrow money if you have to. Ex Navy jet pilot.......
Good stuff here and spot on for what to expect. He didn't mention time increments, however. In my day (early 90s) it was 15 weeks of AOCS (pilot boot camp), 12 months of primary flight (to get winged), and another 18 months in designated aircraft training. Then, on to active duty.
Thank you for the tips! Going to boot camp Nov 16th and my goal is to become a fighter pilot. Please keep me in your prayers.. God bless!
Did you become a fighter pilot?
I'd also like to know too
What’s the word now ?
Did you make it ??
Check with an FAA flight surgeon, opthamologist, or optometrist to see if you have full colorvision. If you are colorblind, you won't be accepted to any of the officer programs; aviation MOS or non-aviation MOS. You need full colorvision to see the landing lights and the navigation lights of the plane in front of you. I wanted to be military pilot also and I had 20/20 vision at the time but I found out I was red-green colorblind at MEPS when I was enlisting in the Marine Corps reserves.
If you want to be an officer and you're still in high school, play sports such as basketball, football, soccer, track and field, swimming etc. OCS, the Service Academies, and ROTC recruiters want to know if you have a well rounded background, specifically if you played sports. Sports teaches young people teamwork, camaraderie/esprit de corps, leadership skills, and by the time they graduate from high school they would have been already in athletic shape to pass first class on the PFT - physical fitness test - push-ups, pull-ups (for USMC), sit-ups, and running.
You are so cool!Hope I can be a Fighter pilot like you in the future!
Good vid, short and to the point. Thank you, Sir.
How many years do you have to sign to be a Naval Aviator?
i want to be one but me being s pilot of any sort would be a dream come true :') the thing that i think will hold me back is me not being good at math...
I want to fly. Im in 10th grade this year in Njrotc. all my life I wanted to fly I already have about 75ish hours of flying with my father. Thanks for sharing the info and inspiring more of me
What is the age cutoff to become a Navy pilot? I have previous flight experience, not all my ratings but some. I am 29 and looking to get my 4 year degree for OTS. I contacted the Navy several times but they have yet to follow through with more than, " We'll get back to you within 3 days."
K Beatty it's 27yrs w/ the ability to submit a waiver up to 2yrs, ie max age of 29. if you already have your degree that helps, but you would need to be 29 at the time of commissioning
I have a quick question. By the time I graduate from a 4 year degree i will be 26 years old. Is it still possible to get a fighters seat?
Thank you beforehand
How'd it go?
So where is UR bookshelf and Lamborghini ?
Marty lmao
What do I need to major in to qualify.
Any major actually they don’t care what you major in it doesn’t have to be STEM related long as you have a really good gpa to make yourself stand out as an officer candidate.
Any four-year degree will qualify you but, when competition is stiff for program entrance (as it always is, to greater or lesser degrees), Big Navy (DC boards) looks for more technical degrees--engineering, etc.
Hello, I was wondering if you could give me more information about the flying contract you mentioned in the video. Thanks
IDK WHAT TO CHOOSE MARINE TANK CORP PARATROOPER OR NAVY AVIATOR
I will join the naval aviation or SEAL
Can someone explain to me this contracting thing before OCS? How does that work?
What if I did bad possibly and had to choose something like cargo, would I be able to transfer to jets?
Douggy, do you mind if I reach out to you periodically with questions I might have about the recruiting process in the next few weeks? I've been preparing taking the astb-e, scheduled for next week, and in doing so have realized that I need more mentors and do a better job of building a network of resources I can utilize.
Hey, I read you need a bachelors degree in a technical field. What do that mean exactly?
Being that the competition is highest for flying tactical aircraft and being that I have absolutely no desire to be a fighter pilot but 100% desire to be a pilot if I let them know that ahead of time is there a better route to take?
If you make it through OCT and then take basic pilot training, your grades and performance will determine what class of vehicle you will fly. You have a preference, but most of the time it isn't up to you and will rely on what the airforce or navy needs at the time.
I want to be a fighter pilot and I have 2020 vision, but I'm not very good at math like trigonometry. Will that stop me?
Maddie B No, pilots do use math but its mostly mental math and formulas. Just make sure you do good in college.
Will I be able to become an officer if i go to community college?
hey man ..is there any chance for a canadian citenzen to become a fighter pilot in USNavy? what are the steps?
What!? What’s up neighbor!
hey there, I have a question about becoming a navy fighter pilot. I'm a German high school student now 16 years old, is it also possible for me to become a us navy fighter pilot? I know one of the requirements is that you have to be an American citizen is there anything that I could do about it because I really don't want to become a fighter pilot here in Germany.
but what does it takes to be one
What is the age limit? Am I too old at 33?
So I have to have 4 years of college in order to fly in general?
+Jonathan Mathers Yea, you have to be an officer in order to fly at all. In order to be an officer you need at least a bachelors degree which is the minimum of 4 years of college.
Forgot to mention that you need 2020 vision
20/70 actually that can be corrected to 20/20
I have 20/15 so i think I’m good
Jacob Long Im sure you do
Pinkus Floydus Blessed with perfect eyes
Do you have to have a certain degree? All my life I've been looking to go aviation for the navy and follow in my family's steps. Both my uncle and my grandfather got a degree in aerospace, and with everything that's happening it doesn't look like I can make aerospace. My mom says you have to get a degree in aerospace engineering so can anyone clear that up for me?
AviatorNerd Late reply but no, although technical fields are preferred, its more about the grades you get in your subject than the subject itself. Better to do good in a non- technical major than do average in a technical major.
what about the age limit ?
NeilMax101 27 with eligibility for a 24 month waiver, which means that you can be up to 29 but you basically write up a form that requests to still be accepted into the program.
I think I lost my 20/20 vision from watching this lol.
hey mate, u've mentioned about college degree alot !!!!! and i just was curious to know that ..are u saying any college degree or specific one??
shashwat acharya technical ones are recommended
by the time i get my degree i will be 27, am i still able to become a navy pilot?
JB Yes I believe 34 is the limit, I'm not positive they seem to change it every year.
You need to be commissioned by your 27 1/2 birthday to be eligible.
Yes you have to go to OCS before you turn 27 , I would try and finish school faster if possible. I'm in the same boat, best of luck man you can do it!
if u have asthma do u get automatically disqualify
Daylen Gipson Yes.
Why even if u don't have asthma even more
I'm 14 and I use my inhaler like every other 2 months would I still get disqualify
Very good video I really needed this quick "overview" of what to do until I reach my goal of becomig a naval aviator. But is it possible to become a naval aviator for some years and then change my job to becoming a SEAL? Or do I have to leave the Navy and then join a second time as a Navy SEAL? I would be very grateful if you woukd answer my question.
Is it possible to go from NFO to Aviator?
well he did
what if im not a pilot
They teach you, it does not matter.
+Riley Johnson but what it takes to be one
mr jakafill 14 You go to college, join NROTC or wait and go into OCS. Either way you ask to get a flight slot and they will train you. You just need a commission from the Navy and the main pre-requisite for that is a college degree.
+Riley Johnson thanks so much
By the way,can I add your Facebook?
Good to know I can go OCS and negotiate for flight. I’ve learned so much for messing around in college and yet still graduated. I know I can do it and will do my damn best. Appreciate the advice!
How did you negotiate the contract?
Very informative video!! I will be going the same route as you. I report to OCS this Saturday with a pilot contact!! It's been a long road to just get to this point but I'm excited to see what the future holds. Thanks for the video and advise!!
David Specht How is it going?
How’d it go?
tfw you struggle in learning environments but want to be a pilot.
Hey all, there have been many questions about eyesight here... . You do need 20/20 to initially get designated as a fighter pilot. Your eyesight may degrade to as poor as 20/70 AFTER you have your wings, and they will allow you to continue flying if you're correctable. However, if you degrade to worse than that, you will be NPQ'ed. (Not Physically Qualified) NOW - They WILL allow surgery now with regard to eyesight for both correcting once you're winged, and also to get you to 20/20 for designation. The Navy will pay for your eye surgery if you're already in, but not before you actually join. Hope that helps!
Do they accept LASIK surgery?
+Douggy Mac Thank you, This helped a lot.
What type of degree would be best?
Douggy, in case you're still getting questions the current NAMI standard is 20/40 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Plenty of guys in my class got glasses on their API physical. Once you're an SNA, it can slip to 20/100, correctable to 20/20. Pilot shortage, gotta drop the physical standards I suppose so we don't bleed out as many good guys. LASIK and PRK are good to go.
My left eye power is +2. It is possible for me to become a pilot
Hello I was wondering how do you negotiate the flight slot in your contract and are you able to do this with rotc ?
Hey, I need some advice. So my Situation right now is that I'm 16 and junior in high school I really want to fly for the navy. I was an average student in my first two years of high school and played football, right now I'm not to bright in math and I'm getting mixed advices from teachers, Counselor and parents, I really want to go to OCS. I'm attempting to get a personal tutor for math and majority of people are telling me "you can't" there really discouraging me but I try to ignore it. But basically I'm and average student with a 3.0 and no ACT/SAT, ASVAB scores and I'm not in any clubs, I'm wondering what should I do for my situation. What clubs should I join, what should I do for my math skills and also I'm going into Algebra 2 for my senior year
Late response but you have to go to college before you can get commissioned. Go to college, get 3.0+ and maintain yourself physically and you'll be able to get into OCS.
isn't perfect sight, and overall, perfect physical condition?
Thank you so much. I've been busting my ass to get all the information I need before I go to boot camp in next fall.
Hey Man, I'm super interested in becoming a Navy Pilot. Can you do a video about the life on a carrier and your daily life and how your schedule effected your family. Those are some things I'd really like to learn more about. Thanks!
Thank you for posting this!! It's hard to meet pilots here in Indy that were prior Navy since we are basically landlocked and not bear coastal waters :p
The only question I managed to come up with surprisingly is
Did you ever get sick when you first started flying with the navy ? Or when you started flying either the T-34's or F/A-18's?
A friend was a straight A student, Nat'l Merit Scholar, Eagle Scout at age 16, loads of community charitable work, top athlete, written recommendations from state and federal representatives, BS Physics and still was passed over for the Academy. In the meantime he acquired a MS in Physics. On his 2nd application was accepted.
I am a freshman in high school. I have wanted to be a fighter pilot for as long as I can remember and I was wondering if there was anything I can do in high school to boost my chances of being a fighter pilot. I saw your comment about the eye sight, but I was wondering if they do correctional surgery before you go to flight school? thanks!
Do well in school. Get into and graduate college needs to be your number one goal. Unless you go to an academy, you have to pay for corrective eye surgery yourself. Good luck!
Your eye sight needs to be at least 20/40 correctable to 20/20 to start training. Only certain refractive surgeries are eligible so before you medically ruin your chances forever, speak with an officer recruiter to find out which procedures are currently accepted, they change more often than you'd think.
Get some flight time at your local FBO. If you can, get your private license. This is the first thing the Navy has its students do. The local FBO will grade you and if you aren’t suited they will weed you out there. While you are in high school, get the highest grades and be well rounded: join a few high school clubs, get involved in charity work in your community so you can list this on your application to the academy or OCS. Well rounded, high grades and concerned about the community are all good application bullets... then any and all flight time you can get prior to training will help you pass the difficult flight syllabus. Good luck.
What degree or field, would be most beneficial to have prior to pursuing becoming a pilot?
I need the answer to this too. As a 17 year old I make dumb decisions. Choosing a college degree to ultimately become a naval aviator can not be one of them.
It doesn't matter but preferably something that requires a decent level of math. The navy calls it "Technical degrees" but it's mostly just any engineering degrees or computer science degrees
@@Pook162 If you are 17 you can still go to a flight academy and then graduate with a BA. Although any college works
@@charon_lix thanks for the response. I'm absolutely ass at math though so will need to figure that out :/
Engineering is always good, it makes it somewhat easy to understand the engines in the jets or aircraft. That's what the best option is in my opinion.
-B.S in Nuclear Engineering (US Naval Academy)
-US Navy in Submarine Warfare Officer (during 8 years)
-NASA Flight Controller
I think I screwed up. I enlisted to sub duty(MT) and was planning on getting my bachelors with my G.I. Bill and then applying for Officer and thus going forth to applying for Aviation. Have a made a mistake? Will I make the cutoff age for pilots(can I do it this way in 9 years If i even can?)
Hi Brian! I'm applying for the sta-21 program. If I am accepted, I want to strive for a degree that will prepare me for the academic side of flight training, what are your thoughts? What are those classes like/about? Thank you!
When were you at NSAWC? I worked there 2001-2003 as a Tomcat Mech. Stayed till Tomcats went away......
Great video and advice for the future JO
My dream is to be a jet fighter pilot and i'm not good at math just average and my height is 5'5 and finished my culinary 4year course this month and i'm all athletic mostly all my life, will i have the chance to a jet fighter pilot? Thank you.
I would very much appreciate contacting you. If you have a chance please reply and let me know we can figure out private messaging. I'm working on several pilot slots and would appreciate your input
As Snort say's, FLY GOOD, DON'T SUCK. May he rest in peace......
Hey Douggy Mac I am 21 and already a AO in A school in pensacola fl. Do I still have time to become a piolit. I would love to learn to fly cargo planes. Please give any advice you can.
I used to be addicted to video games for a very long time and I'm suprised that I don't need glasses...Yet. Is there a way to improve my eye sight?
My goal is to go to college for accounting become a cpa, then after like a year or two try to get into the FBI, and if that fails, I will probably try to become a pilot.
I heard that they opened the pilot program for NCO's in 2006 @Douggy Mac
Is it good idea to leave civilian to go to airforce. I'm a flight instructor with 1100 hours.
How do you negotiate with the recruiter officer do i say I'm flying or I'm not joining
is it possible to become a pilot if your degree is not in aerospace engineering? what are some other majors if so?
Can you wear eyeglasses and be a fighter pilot?
oh wait nevermind about ocs you just talked about it
Do you still fly planes for recreation?
Is it easier to go to a military college?
hay man im 17 and i went to be a pilot and this was very helpful
How'd it go?
Nick D'Amore didn’t make it to become a navy pilot but I did get my A&P license and plan on get my privet pilots license and hopefully get a plane for the family but I do the next best thing and get to work on some bad A$$ stuff military and non-military aircraft’s
Life Inthefastlane that’s awesome. Im basically in the spot you were 4 years ago, Im 16 and I want to be a pilot in the Air Force.
Nick D'Amore do it man I had things get in my way and things happen in life that I let stop me bigs regret ever but I’m happy with life but do it man don’t let anything stop you. you can do anything you want if u work hard and put the time in 💯👍
Life Inthefastlane thanks for the support man. I know you’re just some random guy on the internet, but it really means a lot. Lately I’ve been doubting myself because there’s no guarantee when it comes to becoming a pilot, but I’m gonna do ROTC and work my ass off for a pilot slot.
Yeaaaaaaaa Il stick to the SEAL teams
Thank you for the advice, sir.
Should you get your pilots license in high school to get a leg up on some of the other people. I would like to take the ROTC route in college and see if I can fly some jets of aircraft carriers. Would I be a good idea as well to use a simulator on a computer just to learn all the dials and stuff that's in the aircraft? Also, should you get eye surgery before or after going to sign up, is there a special type that I would need?
It doesn't hurt to get your pilot's license as early as possible. I'm getting my PPL now and I'm 18. I would assume it helps you get a leg up on anybody who doesn't have their license yet. Who would you rather choose for a flying job, somebody whose has their license for 4 years or someone with no flight experience?
Would enlisting in the Navy reserve whilst attending college help with OCS? What kind of mathematics requirements are in place for pilot qualification?
Tomaso Segreti By far means I am not a military pilot. But I do go to flight school and I am training to become a professional pilot. When I am using mathematics in training, I use basic algebra and a little bit of geometry. But nothing to hard. I hope this helps and best of luck in your training.
Il be there just watch
What about helos? Is the competition just as tough to get helos? I think I'm an oddball, I'd rather fly helos than fighters haha.
Consider yourself lucky to fly anything in the military. Helicopter flight training is highly competitive and stressful. Nothing comes easy.
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1. do highschool grades matter for the navy adademy? 2. how much does it cost? cause I'm maybe low middle class... ;-;
The naval Academy is free and yes grades do matter. It is kinda competitive.
Mads b usna is free and yes high school grades matter
Wish i was a U.S Citizen... im stuck here, in Romania, with my dream to be a jet pilot.
You are lucky to be an american!
Mohammad J i know that but i have to be resident for at least 5 years and that kinda sucks because when i turn 18 i want to go to academy already. Anyway, i plan to join Romanian Air Force Academy and i hope that when i finish my studies the new lot of f16 that my country purchased will be here (48 total) . If that doesn't happen then i dont know what's going to be with my dream.
anyway, mig lancer is fine too.
Does the type of degree matter???
LongLife nope
do high school grades matter?
Well you have to go to College.
u said EVERYBODY can so.. i'm a Brazilian citezen and i want to become a usnavy fighter pilot ..in my pic at the side i'm in a mcdonell fighter jet a4skyhaw this is a dream thanx
You have to be an American Citizen to join the US Military I'm pretty sure.
Depends on what you do
Hey i am 15 and i was wondering how i could get in some flying experience before i pursue a path like this ive always wanted to be an astronaut but ever since i was little i knew i wanted to be in the military i always and i really want to fly jets and i want a degree in areospace engineering
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Sole Survivor thanks man
Xavier Curtiss
No problem man, helped me. 👍
thank you for this video!