Pilot Training questions

[kendallbea183]

I want to fly fixed wing, I dont care what branch, but preferably I want to fly for the Marines, F-18 Super Hornet, F-35 Lightning ii OR for the AF, F-22 Raptor, F-35 lightning ii. I am in 11th grade right now, and have done massive amounts of research, starting last year. I want to know, how do I go about getting into the seats of those roaring beasts thru ROTC. I am a bit confused about the Marine version primarly, due to the whole NROTC part of it. I am hoping to get a scholarship to either, and will follow what ever one accepts me.

 

[kendallbea183]

When you went to Pilot Training, is there anything once u were done, you could look back and say, man I wish I would have learned this before I got here. What recomendations do you have for those who are going to go into the Pilot Training program.

Also, What did you do to get accepted.

 

[BACONATOR]

Dude you need to do a LOT of searching and reading. There is a ton of great gouge on here, but your questions are very vague and not going to help you. You have a while before you can even think about applying so just learn about the application processes for the different services and learn a little bit about the culture of each service.

Also, What did you do to get accepted.

This is like walking up to a physics professor and asking "So, can you explain this whole 'Physics' thing to me?". You need to read and learn on your own and ask specific questions as they come up. Most questions that you may have, have probably already been answered on here before.

As for your first question, I may only be in flight training, but I know that there is absolutely NOTHING you need to know (especially at 15) before flight school. It is designed to get a retard basket-weaving major to fly an aircraft. Just relax, learn about the services and when the time comes for you to make some career or commissioning source decisions (ROTC, OCS, PLC etc), then we are here to help.

If you were 21, I'd recommend you drink more.....but I guess at 15, you just need to go get some pixie sticks....you know: for kids who can't afford heroin.

 

[whitesoxnation]

I want to fly fixed wing, I dont care what branch, but preferably I want to fly for the Marines, F-18 Super Hornet, F-35 Lightning ii OR for the AF, F-22 Raptor, F-35 lightning ii. I am in 11th grade right now, and have done massive amounts of research, starting last year. I want to know, how do I go about getting into the seats of those roaring beasts thru ROTC. I am a bit confused about the Marine version primarly, due to the whole NROTC part of it. I am hoping to get a scholarship to either, and will follow what ever one accepts me.

Major in English in college so you can learn how to communicate using words.

Start doing pullups and running. Review basic algebra + physics skills to take the ASTB, as well as picking up the ARCO books and using the review on this site.

Start impressing your high school teachers so that you can apply as a freshman with good LORs from them, not college profs who've known you less than a week.

Marines - PLC JR/SR, PLC-C, OCC, or NROTC + 6 weeks of OCS

The only guaranteed way to fly fixed wing is to fly for the airlines

 

[FLYTPAY]

I want to fly fixed wing, I dont care what branch, but preferably I want to fly for the Marines, F-18 Super Hornet, F-35 Lightning ii OR for the AF, F-22 Raptor, F-35 lightning ii. I am in 11th grade right now, and have done massive amounts of research, starting last year.

The Marines do nto fly the Super Hornet. Start applying for Marine NROTC scholarships. I know some people will razz this one but go the www.citadel.edu There is a pretty good record of getting pilot slots out of there. One you are in Primary, your performance will dictate what you will fly next. Good luck, we are all counting on you.

 

[Crowbar]

I know some people will razz this one but go the www.citadel.edu There is a pretty good record of getting pilot slots out of there.

For Marines, where you go to school has little if any effect on getting a pilot/NFO spot.

 

[adam28270]

I second that, alot of people say their school has a "good record" for getting people pilot slots. It's really how you perform while your at your ROTC unit along with whatever recommendation you get from your CO that gets you the aviation slot, not a ring around your finger. It's also up to how bad the Navy does or doesn't need pilots at the time. Right now, apparently they need them. When you are going through it could be a completely different story. If you want to be ABSOLUTELY sure that you are going to get aviation, then the best bet would be to go to OCS. That way you know what you are getting before you sign any papers. With ROTC you won't find out till your senior year.
And don't even think of asking what % get jets.

 

[Gatordev]

It is designed to get a retard basket-weaving major to fly an aircraft.

Actually, it's designed to get a pre-screened, hard-working basket-weaving major to fly an aircraft, but that's just Primary. There's more to it as you go along, but again, that's why you've been pre-screened for it.

What recomendations do you have for those who are going to go into the Pilot Training program.

You're not anywhere near that point yet. Your first priority is to research what kind of commissioning program you want to go through. If it's the academies, you need to start getting in touch w/ their admissions now and finding out what's required. If it's ROTC you're looking at, start going through the process your senior year of HS. If OCS is what you want, start college and then start talking to a recruiter. If you don't get accepted to one, it doesn't preclude continuing on and applying to the next. Also, if ROTC interest you, and you're not accepted out of HS, you may still participate w/ the unit in college (if they have a ROTC at your college) and still compete for a scholarship of some sort.

For now, as someone said, team sports, work out, and good participate in leadership positions throughout HS.

 

[jollygreen07]

The Marines do nto fly the Super Hornet. Start applying for Marine NROTC scholarships. I know some people will razz this one but go the www.citadel.edu There is a pretty good record of getting pilot slots out of there. One you are in Primary, your performance will dictate what you will fly next. Good luck, we are all counting on you.

+1 on that, FLYTPAY

We commissioned 25 or so and 9 came down here to Pensacola. We've got a good record with pilot slots. Every year I was there, pretty much everyone that applied got accepted into flight.

Going to school in Charleston aint too bad either!

 

[Gatordev]

+1 on that, FLYTPAY

We commissioned 25 or so and 9 came down here to Pensacola. We've got a good record with pilot slots. Every year I was there, pretty much everyone that applied got accepted into flight.

Going to school in Charleston aint too bad either!

Again, that's anecdotal. Every year I was at UF, everyone but one person got Aviation that wanted it. What does that mean? It means the Navy needed pilots, that's all it means.

 

[Nose]

I want to fly fixed wing, I dont care what branch, but preferably I want to fly for the Marines, F-18 Super Hornet, F-35 Lightning ii OR for the AF, F-22 Raptor, F-35 lightning ii. I am in 11th grade right now, and have done massive amounts of research, starting last year. I want to know, how do I go about getting into the seats of those roaring beasts thru ROTC. I am a bit confused about the Marine version primarly, due to the whole NROTC part of it. I am hoping to get a scholarship to either, and will follow what ever one accepts me.

11th grade? Get good grades. Stay out of trouble.

 

[a_m]

+1 on that, FLYTPAY

We commissioned 25 or so and 9 came down here to Pensacola. We've got a good record with pilot slots. Every year I was there, pretty much everyone that applied got accepted into flight.

Going to school in Charleston aint too bad either!

Exactly. When I graduated (usna 2005), there were ~200 pilot slots and ~80 nfo slots out of ~1000 people.

All you can do is apply where you want and then work your ass off.

 

[kendallbea183]

I simply mean, things like the standardized tests they give you, like the AFOQT and things like that, when do you take that test, and how do you begin to prepare for it? I am applying for the ROTC scholarships in the next 2 weeks, I am 16, I'll graduate at 17. What is the process to get to a pilot seat, like to get to college, you must compleat school, once that is compleate you must have a certian ACT basedon the college, then you must pay tuition, then you go. can you give me the run down on how ud end up applying, and then getting into flight school. and what credentials is it that makes you a good applicant, and gets you accepted into highschool? good bill of health, good scores on X tests, X GPA, ect ect

 

[bunk22]

I simply mean, things like the standardized tests they give you, like the AFOQT and things like that, when do you take that test, and how do you begin to prepare for it? I am applying for the ROTC scholarships in the next 2 weeks, I am 16, I'll graduate at 17. What is the process to get to a pilot seat, like to get to college, you must compleat school, once that is compleate you must have a certian ACT basedon the college, then you must pay tuition, then you go. can you give me the run down on how ud end up applying, and then getting into flight school. and what credentials is it that makes you a good applicant, and gets you accepted into highschool? good bill of health, good scores on X tests, X GPA, ect ect

Has the search funciton helped with this at all?

 

[a_m]

Has the search funciton helped with this at all?

I would guess no.