flight school

Hi all! I haven't been to this site in a while since getting my wings, but I wanted to come here to share a little of my Naval Flight School experience. Hopefully this helps others who may may be going through some downs in flight school. Some quick background, I am an Aircraft Commander and...

Hello air warriors forum. I am 29 years old and I am currently enlisted in the US Coast Guard and I work and fly on the MH60. I have a bachelors degree and I have been applying to Coast Guard OCS to no avail (there is no flight contract guaranteed and has been difficult to get in). There are...

Greetings, civ here and like most civs, I'm putting the cart before the horse in asking this. . . .but it is something to consider as I pursue. Mainly since a large part of my reasons to join is that I am under the belief that USN/US MIL are some of the last meritocratic places around. I'm...

I got selected for SNFO, graduating '24, and my CO forwarded me an email where they are letting 23 NROTC aviation graduates go to NPS in Monterey CA to get a masters prior to going to Pensacola. All of the programs seem to be about 18-24 months long. My CO mentioned that if I decide to go this...

Hey everybody. This is my first post, so I will try to make this short and sweet (emphasis on try). I am currently in the Primary portion of flight school with 6 years prior service as an aircrewman and just passed my 1 year mark since commissioning. This past week I have been experiencing...

For all the current and former marine SNAs and NFOs, what did your duty station selection process look like after winging? Did you have any say in where you went or did you get the old "needs of the Corps" line that we've all heard? Just trying to get an idea of what to expect after flight...

I’m trying to create a list of the steps that people have taken to become a naval aviator. While becoming an aviator may not be something you can just turn into a list, if anyone is able to kinda turn their journey into a list, I would love to hear it. So far, I’ve written down: 1. private...

I'd like to pose this question to Instructor Pilots or anyone in the know. What are the top reasons for failures or washouts in flight school? I know I shouldn't be "planning for failure" or anything like that. I'd just like to see if any of the reasons are things I can strengthen before I...

Hi All, 26 y/o here who is seriously considering joining the Navy as an officer. I went to college and currently work in the defense industry and have had this urge to serve in the military for a few years now. I keep putting it off and now I think I’m too old to do what I’d like to but not...

So as you have read in the title, I am looking to go to school to get a bachelors in flight, because I hear that that is a really great way to get ahead of the game when trying to get in with a fighter pilot slot in mind; I also realize that the needs of the Airforce come before my desires. I...

Hi all, Due to some issues with depth perception and getting a LASIK afterward (6-month wait), my application for SNA was delayed about 2 years. But now I am almost ready. Soon I will be submitting my OCS packet for April 2nd board. I am only applying for SNA(Pilot). My scores are 55/7/7/6...

Hello Air Warriors, My name is Eric and I am just starting my junior year of high school. I am extremely interested in becoming a Navy NFO through the NROTC program. I would like to be a pilot, but unfortunately for me my distance vision isn't that great, and I hear that it is usually better...

So I just talked with a Navy Officer recruiter and found out I am ineligible to apply for flight school with the Navy because the cut off age is before 27 and I just turned 27. They are not taking age waivers either anymore even for prior enlisted. Currently I am serving in the reserves as well...

I will be going down to Pensacola this August to begin flight school as an SNFO. I am not currently qualified for jets because I do not meet the minimum weight requirement for an ejection seat. However, I was told by an LT that it may be possible to obtain a weight waiver as long as I weigh over...

Most everybody wants to fly jets, and understandably so. My question is this: does anybody know what the scores or percentiles, in regards to performance, are to qualify to fly jets? Helos? Cargo? Etc. I've not begun OCS yet, but I prefer to have some tangible goals in mind (aside from 'be the...