| Becoming a fighter pilot isn't something
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| | extensive paperwork, and even to be
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| that happens overnight. It requires lots
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| | nominated by your Congressman. To
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| of time, dedication and perseverance if
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| | improve your chances of success, start
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| you want to be successful. A special
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| | preparing your application early, and
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| type of person is required to join such
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| | certainly don't start any later than your
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| an elite group. Funnily enough, most
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| | junior year.
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| people think that becoming a fighter
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| | The bad news is that just because you
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| pilot is mostly about flying, when in
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| | made it into the service academy, pilot
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| fact that isn't the case. You also need
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| | training slots are still extremely
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| to successfully train as an officer. So
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| | limited. Being accepted by the academy
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| you're primarily an officer, even if you
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| | is a piece of cake by comparison.
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| continue on to be a fighter pilot. Your
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| | However pilots are in demand right now,
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| primary job is to defend the USA against
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| | as all the military streams are
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| its enemies, and any career aspirations
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| | struggling to retain the pilots they
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| are secondary to that.
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| | have. So if you're keen to be a fighter
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| There are three possible ways to train as
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| | pilot, it's a little easier than usual to
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| an officer - service academy, Officer
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| | obtain a slot. How long that lasts,
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| Candidate School (OCS) or Reserve
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| | nobody knows.
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| Officers Training Corps (ROTC). As a
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| | You might also find that The Reserve
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| high school student, you should apply to
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| | Officers Training Corps is the best
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| a service academy if you want to become
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| | option for you. With this, you study at a
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| an officer. You can choose between the
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| | college or university as normal, but add
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| Air Force Academy, Annapolis (Navy &
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| | in the officer training requirements. On
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| Marines), West Point (Army) or the U.S.
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| | top of your regular studies you will have
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| Coast Guard Academy. All of them put you
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| | to attend military training and courses,
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| through rigorous military training, and
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| | spend at least one summer on a training
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| you also obtain a Bachelor of Science
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| | camp and attend weekly meetings. Most of
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| degree. If you have a strong aptitude to
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| | the time you live as a civilian, only
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| advanced math and science then you'll
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| | donning your military garb when you're
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| have a much better chance of succeeding.
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| | actually attending military classes.
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| If you're planning to enter one of the
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| | When your officer training is complete,
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| academies, then be aware that the
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| | you can then apply for specific programs
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| competition to get in is fierce. You'll
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| | such as pilot training. Competition is
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| need a high school grade point average of
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| | tough, and you'll need to pass some
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| 3.8 as a cadet, as well as a SAT score of
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| | rigorous academic, medical and testing
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| 1300. This has to include a minimum of
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| | requirements to be successful.
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| 1050 for verbal and math. It's a good
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| | For those who decide a little later in
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| idea to have a strong extra-curricular
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| | life to become a fighter pilot, The
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| activity record as well, even more so if
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| | Officer Candidate School (OCS), sometimes
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| those activities demonstrate leadership
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| | called The Officer Training School (OTS),
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| or athletic skills.
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| | is the best route. Within 4 months OCS
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| So if you want to enter a service
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| | will take a college graduate with no
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| academy, earn a commission and receive a
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| | background in the military and turn him
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| college education, the path is simple.
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| | into an officer. Again, you have the
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| It's not easy though - you'll need to
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| | opportunity to apply for pilot training
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| perform very well in high school, and not
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| | school when you qualify as an officer,
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| just inside the classroom. It takes a
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| | but the competition is just as fierce.
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| long time to work your way through the
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| | It's also necessary for you to begin
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| application process. You certainly don't
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| | training as a fighter pilot before you
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| just hand over a simple form and expect
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| | turn 27, so this third option is only
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| to be accepted into a service academy.
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| | available for a limited time.
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| You need three letters of recommendation,
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