Forum: Future F-16 crew

I guess I will just do my two years at the texas community college and then go to ohio state rotc. See what happens. I'll look into some other majors. Thanx for your time.

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Question: Why can't you handle 4 years of ROTC?
What do think the AF is going to be like? Just so you know your minimum committment will be for 6 years AFTER you graduate from pilot training. Fighter pilots don't just jump in the jet, go fly around and then go drink beer. Air Force pilots no matter what they fly are professional Officers and warriors who spend most of their time studying just to prepare to practice their craft. The average AF fighter pilot puts in a 12 hour day for an entire careers.

First make sure OSU has an AFROTC program. And remember even if you go guard you still have to advance to the fighter track in UPT to kep your slot.

This takes unyielding committment on your part. MAke sure its what you want.

goodluck

It's not that I don't want to go 4 years in rotc, it's that I can't because I have a scholarship to the community college and it is too late to apply for ohio state for this year. What I will do is, stretch out my courses at ohio state for 3 years instead of 2, that will help me get more used to rotc and possibly more noticed with the leaders to increase my chances of getting slot. Make sense?

Regardless of the degree you hopefully get, I would suggest you obtain your education (degree) in something you can really use (not just fill a square so you can hopefully get a slot for pilot training) because if you don't get that slot (or even if you do) you want to be able to fall back on that education to have a career in something (hopefully) you like and that can or will create a livelihood for the future employment.

So many guys (least they used too) had degrees in something useless just to get into the USAF or other branches of the military, then got out (or did not retire) and found they had no real training or experience or a degree that was worth something in the outside.

If I were you starting out...I would be selective, choose something you can use, that way if you don't obtain one dream, there is another path to follow...backups are always welcomed in life.

For the college time issue. I am curious if I could go to the community college for 2 years and then go to ohio state for 3 just extending my courseload over 3 years?

I doubt Ohio State would care, as long as you are paying them the money. But You can still do ROTC, and get commissioned. You don't have to win a slot right out of college, you can apply to UPT while on active service. Or say you ditch the AD idea and go guard or into the reserves. There's a lot of options, you don't have to limit yourself to just one.

Arctus wrote:

...nobody's going to take you seriously until you make Captain.

AMEN to that!! I have seen "two-stripers" that get taken more seriously than "butter bars" and "2nd Leuies"!!

Smitty

I dont think the air force has the 2 year ROTC program anymore. You might want to transfer after your first year, or start looking at other options. OTS or apply to the academy and then just start school all over again. But if I were you, what i would do first would be contact a ROTC unit that you are intrested in and tell them you are a prespective cadet, and ask them your specific questions and see what are options are after that.

That's right. You need to have 2.5 years left before you graduate to be eligible for ROTC. So as long as you are at OSU for 3 years you should be fine.

Good luck

Arctus wrote:

Question: Why can't you handle 4 years of ROTC?
What do think the AF is going to be like? Just so you know your minimum committment will be for 6 years AFTER you graduate from pilot training.

Pilots (USAF - but I think it applies to all services) have a 10 year commitment (after UPT). Navigators get 6.

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