ratherbflyin
New Member
Airwarriors,
I am in need of advice.
I have been wanting to be a pilot for my entire life. Just yesterday, I found out I was service selected for my second choice SWO-N. Apparently, my ASTB scores disqualified me from becoming a pilot (all 5's). I don't understand that because I know a few who received lower scores than I did, and were selected their second choice,NFO or Pilot.
I wouldn't have put down any other choices if we didn't have to because pilot is what I want and what I was about 99% confident I was going to get. I am more than qualified with good grades, medically, and I have my private pilots license. The problem with this year's package is that there is no longer an area to state your additional information so the selection board doesn't know I have my Pilot's license.
If they know I have my pilot's license would that change anything? Can my FAA examiner (who passed me with flying colors) write the selection board to dispute it)? My instructor was a veteran P-3 crewman and is almost as devastated as I. Can he do anything?
Please help. I won't be as happy doing anything other than flying! I was born to be above the water, not on it!
I am in need of advice.
I have been wanting to be a pilot for my entire life. Just yesterday, I found out I was service selected for my second choice SWO-N. Apparently, my ASTB scores disqualified me from becoming a pilot (all 5's). I don't understand that because I know a few who received lower scores than I did, and were selected their second choice,NFO or Pilot.
I wouldn't have put down any other choices if we didn't have to because pilot is what I want and what I was about 99% confident I was going to get. I am more than qualified with good grades, medically, and I have my private pilots license. The problem with this year's package is that there is no longer an area to state your additional information so the selection board doesn't know I have my Pilot's license.
If they know I have my pilot's license would that change anything? Can my FAA examiner (who passed me with flying colors) write the selection board to dispute it)? My instructor was a veteran P-3 crewman and is almost as devastated as I. Can he do anything?
Please help. I won't be as happy doing anything other than flying! I was born to be above the water, not on it!