Forum: Future F-16 crew

I'm in a little bit of a dilemma now.

I'm Canadian in my last year of High school, but I'm being influenced by some buddies to move down to the States for the USAF.

Thats what I've always wanted to do, but I have no idea how I could get the whole citizenship thing to work out and how I could survive on my own initially down there.

If I was to move down, would I be able to get on ROTC right away?
How long would it take me to become a US citizen?

How could I make this all work?

Thanks,

Jesse

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Would a detachment be able to help me if I'm not already in the States?
How would I get in contact with them?

Well, someone would be able to answer some questions... thats for sure.

Taken from the AFROTC 2005 GMC Manual...

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To qualify for the General Military Course you must:

- be a full-time student at a school offering Air Force ROTC

- be a United States citizen (to receive a scholarship).

- be in good phyiscal condition.

- have a good moral character.

- be at least 14-years old (17 to receive a scholarship appointment).

To qualify for the Proffessional Officer Course, you must meet all the qualifications for the General Military Course and:

- have two academic years remaining (undergraduate, graduate, or a combination of both).

- be a United States citizen

be 18 years old or 17 years with parent or legal gaurdian's consent.

- be physically qualified.

- pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test.

- be interviewed and selected by a board of Air Force Officers.

- complete a 4-week field training course if you're in the 3- or 4-year programs or an extended field training unit if you're in the 2-year program.

- complete all graduation and commisioning requirements.

So to answer your question, you have a few routes and it depends what you want to do. If you are set on ROTC you can apply to ROTC while working on a graduates degree. If you join ROTC during your undergraduate studies you will only have 2 years to obtain citizenship and I am not sure if that is enough time. I know the process is long and there are residency requirements (as in length).

Someone will have to confirm this but there is an alternate option. If you enlist and are deployed overseas you will be immediatly granted citizenship. This is to make the lines clear on who you are in case there is a controversy with local authorities, being captured, etc... If you enlist in the gaurd they usually (im not sure about non-citizens) help with college too. After a few years in the gaurd you can apply for an OTS position. If you later decide you want to quit the gaurd and go Active Duty I think there are options for that too. Not to say you can't just enlist AD, but I don't know if going to college while full time enlisting is manageable.

Also, just curious... whats wrong with Canada's AF? We here are all Viper guys but I dont think anyone here will have a hard time saying the F-18s arent THAT bad... Rolling Eyes

-Aaron

TenguNoHi wrote:

Also, just curious... whats wrong with Canada's AF? We here are all Viper guys but I dont think anyone here will have a hard time saying the F-18s arent THAT bad... Rolling Eyes

-Aaron

We'll, I would rather be flying than answering phone's and trying to find enough gas to do a flight. Laughing

I've always planned to be in the CAF and then get put on an exchange to the States, but now Im trying to find another way.

Thanks for the info.

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We'll, I would rather be flying than answering phone's and trying to find enough gas to do a flight.

*cough cough* so why are you coming over here? Laughing

Seriously, you need to be real sierra hotel if you pick up a pilot slot down here. Otherwise youll end up behind a desk like hundreds of others. It may be that way in Canada too but the USAF is well known for 100 and 100s of desk jockies and only a handful of pilots. It's a highly competitive position.

-Aaron

Forum: Future F-16 crew

Some advise please - Canadian wishing to join USAF