BadNewsBear93
New Member
I'm new to this forum (although I've been lurking for a while), and I have a few questions regarding Naval Aviation and Navy/ Marine OCS in general. I apologize if this is in the incorrect spot.
1) Age limit: I know this has been beaten to death, and I have read a dozen or so threads regarding this info, but I emailed a recruiter and the information he/she (it was a cyber recruiter) gave me was confusing. So far I understand that you must be 27 by the time you commission in order to become a Naval Aviator in the US Navy. The recruiter said something along the lines of me having to be 28 by the time I complete the whole program in order to qualify. I've seen "27 by commission" dozens of times on here, so I'm only asking in case the policy has recently changed. To piggy back this, I understand that for the USMC, the age is 28 and for the Air Force it is 30. Is that correct?
2) I'm 23 years old with a Bachelor's degree in political science (3.6 GPA). I'm concerned about the age limit because I intend on pursuing my Master's degree in the near future and if all goes to plan, I should be graduating at 26 years old with 4-5 months before my 27th birthday. To be clear, if I need to leave graduate school in order to become a pilot or military officer in general, I am more than willing. Is going to graduate school a good idea? Is cutting it that close to the age limit an awful plan? The program would be in public administration/ public affairs, and I'd use those two years to receive my PPL as well.
3) Could anyone shed some light on the physical expectations as well as the height/weight standards specific to aviation? I need the extra years I'm going to get by pursuing graduate school in order to shape up. I'm 6'2" and fairly overweight. I have every intention of getting in the best shape possible before submitting an application for OCS in 2 years. Are the basic what I should be focused on (calisthenics, cardio, etc)?
4) Are your chances of flying helos, fighters, etc. just random or is there some sort of hierarchy list during training in which the top student pick their choice (assuming everything is available - I know a lot of it has to do with needs of the Navy/USMC)
I apologize beforehand if any of this is in the wrong place/ has been answered ad nauseam. I only ask because certain policies can change and a lot of the information I have been reading has been from threads 5 or 10 years old. Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
1) Age limit: I know this has been beaten to death, and I have read a dozen or so threads regarding this info, but I emailed a recruiter and the information he/she (it was a cyber recruiter) gave me was confusing. So far I understand that you must be 27 by the time you commission in order to become a Naval Aviator in the US Navy. The recruiter said something along the lines of me having to be 28 by the time I complete the whole program in order to qualify. I've seen "27 by commission" dozens of times on here, so I'm only asking in case the policy has recently changed. To piggy back this, I understand that for the USMC, the age is 28 and for the Air Force it is 30. Is that correct?
2) I'm 23 years old with a Bachelor's degree in political science (3.6 GPA). I'm concerned about the age limit because I intend on pursuing my Master's degree in the near future and if all goes to plan, I should be graduating at 26 years old with 4-5 months before my 27th birthday. To be clear, if I need to leave graduate school in order to become a pilot or military officer in general, I am more than willing. Is going to graduate school a good idea? Is cutting it that close to the age limit an awful plan? The program would be in public administration/ public affairs, and I'd use those two years to receive my PPL as well.
3) Could anyone shed some light on the physical expectations as well as the height/weight standards specific to aviation? I need the extra years I'm going to get by pursuing graduate school in order to shape up. I'm 6'2" and fairly overweight. I have every intention of getting in the best shape possible before submitting an application for OCS in 2 years. Are the basic what I should be focused on (calisthenics, cardio, etc)?
4) Are your chances of flying helos, fighters, etc. just random or is there some sort of hierarchy list during training in which the top student pick their choice (assuming everything is available - I know a lot of it has to do with needs of the Navy/USMC)
I apologize beforehand if any of this is in the wrong place/ has been answered ad nauseam. I only ask because certain policies can change and a lot of the information I have been reading has been from threads 5 or 10 years old. Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!