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new to this whole thing/Flying in the military

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K-Dub1220

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Ok so i am new to this whole thing and i don't quite understand it yet.

Anyways I am looking to join the military becasue I would like to be a fighter pilot. Just out of curiousity, what branch of service would you guys recommend?? Any help or advice would be appreciated...:)
 
Haha...yea my friend's cousinis flying Navy. And from what I heard its waaay better than air force...but I have no experience so i dont know lol
 
Have you had a chance to look around AW? There is quite a bit of awesome info posted on here, that we couldn't begin to squeeze into this thread.

Also, I noticed in your profile that you are in MCJROTC, what kind of guidance have your advisors given you? Is there anything they have said that you don't understand that we could possibly clarify?
 
not really...they are just kind of "go with what you want" thing, and neither my SMI or MI hav any exoerience flying or with flying
 
First, get rid of that F-15 avatar on a Navy/Marines/Coast Guard site!

Second, the "I wanna be a fighter pilot" opening line is really putting yourself at the mercy of the wolfpack here, not because that's a bad thing, but because that's about step 46 and you're at step -2. Start with a search of the site, then come back with questions for clarification, since variations of yourquestion pop up about every other day here.
 
relax man...I'm just looking for some information and its a hell of a lot easier for people to answer my questions personally than me read other peoples answers.
 
K-Dub1220 said:
Ok so i am new to this whole thing and i don't quite understand it yet.

Anyways I am looking to join the military becasue I would like to be a fighter pilot. Just out of curiousity, what branch of service would you guys recommend?? Any help or advice would be appreciated...:)
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Hey! Another girl! :icon_woma

Navy or Marines of course! :D

Actually, all 4 services have military pilots. The marines are the only ones that can give early guarantees (according to the NROTC Commander of the Virginia Military Institute who told us prospective cadets this on Friday).

More importantly, if you are already a high school junior, you might want to get your ROTC or service academy application started in a few months. For NROTC as an example, I've been told there are about 20-30% more scholarships given to the earlier applicants than later ones.

ROTC:

Navy and Marines (first selection board meets in August, so submitting by the end of your Junior year gives you the best shot):
https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/

Army (applications are submitted any time until November 15th of senior year):
http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/scholarships.jsp

Air Force (applications begin to be accepted on May 1st of Junior year):
http://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/applynow/highSchol.php

Service Academies:

Navy and Marines:
http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/
(as a junior, you can already apply for the NASS summer program which can give you a 20% better chance of acceptance, as I've heard)
http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/nass.htm

Army:
http://admissions.usma.edu/
(as a junior, you can apply for the SLS summer program - don't know if it will give applicants a leg up to have participated in SLS though)
https://candidate.usma.edu/guest/cq/dad_pcq_part1.cfm?field1=AL

Air Force:
http://academyadmissions.com/

Good luck! :thumbup_1
 
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