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Hi guys, I'm 14 years old and a freshman at my high school. I'm curious about what it takes to become a fighter pilot in the USAF. What GPA do you need from high school? Can you still get in the USAF if you don't graduate from the academy? Also, what other qualifications are there?

Thanks

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Yo ho!

Well, you yute, do some research on the web as you are doing now.

The Academy now has a very high percentage of pilot slots per grad. Over 95% of pilot-qualified grads get a slot.

ROTC and OTS rates are much lower.

Academy also provides a great education paid for by we taxpayers, so that is a biggie if you cannot afford to pay your own way.

1) Take a class 1 pilot physical. No sense in thinking about becoming a pilot if you are not physically qualified. A cheap way to do this is to apply for the Academy via your Congressman or Senator. Many of them will have you take the physical, gratis, before proceeding further with the selection process. I did that when I was 15, and it was comforting to know that all I had to do was continue to get good grades and do other things to enhance my oppo.

2) If no physical problems, consider a B+ or A- average at school, a min of 1300 on the SAT, some extracurricula activities such as sports, science clubs, CAP, Boy Scouts, church choir, etc.

You can take the SAT anytime you wish. Just gotta pay the $$$$$. I took the stupid thing three times, but my last one really counted, and I was used to the drill by then.

3) Pay a few bucks to take a spin in a real plane. Many folks I knew couldn't take it once they actually flew. No sense dreaming about it - go try it for real!!

4) NO DRUGS!!!!!!! None, nyet, nada, zippo, noway.com

5) Go talk with some real pilots at local Air Guard or USAF or USN or USMC base.

PLZ feel free to use the PM feature of this BB to get with Cylon, STBYGAIN, Gums and others who have the tee-shirts, been there, done that, etc.

out,

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Thanks Gums!

Looks like I gotta start pokin' around the web. Very Happy

Grunt,

Check out the various discussion topics in our "Future F-16 Crew" forum. It contains tons of information from experienced Air Force professionals. You can find it at:

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewforum-f-31.html

Good luck,

stefaan

Hi Grunt,

It's great that you have such a goal so soon in your life. Keep on target! And don't let anyone or anything else distract you from your long-term objectives (watch out for those girls with other ideas Smile

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If you want to get some flight experience, contact your local EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) chapter, as they have a naational "Young Eagles" program, and may arrange to take you flying for FREE (one of my favorite four letter words). If you surf over to www.eaa.org, you can find your local EAA chapter, and get a point of contact. They'll usually have a Young Eagles day, or just have a few pilots that will let you fly a bit. I've flown dozens of kids as Young Eagles, and let them do all the work except the pre-flight and bill paying.

Good luck to you, and study well.

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Flight Test Jim,

Yeah, I've participated in the Young Eagles program a few times, and I thought it was pretty fun. Mmmmmmmmmmm pancakes Wink

Oh yeah and thanks for the uh..... girl advice Rolling Eyes

Mmmmmm girls Razz

Gums,
Got a question for ya... Just wanted to see how my chances sounded to you. I myself feel pretty good about things but just wanted your opinion.
I went to ERAU thru ROTC. Couldnt afford it, went home to school and join the South Carolina Air Guard. I enlisted as an Intel troop, went to Intel school (nearly 1 yr long tech school!), and am now back at home finishing school. I have taken the BAT and AFOQT and scored 95 pilot and have a 97 PCSM. I love aeverything about my units mission and becoming a Viper Driver. Thats the beauty of being Intel I guess... working right along with the Pilots...

Hi guys. I have a little bit more special issue. I'm a 21 years old Bulgarian student and I don't have an American passport. DO I have any chances of becoming a US fighter pilot? I'm [Link pending approval] meters, 91 kilos.

Tytuspulo,

First hurdle for you is that to be an officer in the US military, you have to be a US citizen...

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