Impossible to say what your odds are specifically with the information provided. Age is a poor determinant alone but typically, the closer to early to mid 20s, the better. I’d say unless you’re famous, have effusive charisma, or have close ties with a fighter unit, your odds of a fighter are close to zero. However, heavies are very much in…

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Thank you, sir! I’ll chalk this up to my lack of understanding of how these documents iterate. The language appears unchanged.

3.1.1.1. RegAF and AFR applicants must not be beyond their 33rd birthday nor have more
than 8 years of TFCS by the date as specified in the Undergraduate Flying Training
Selection Board announcement message (generally…

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I was previously trying to resolve whether my age (32) makes the guard a possibility anymore. Searched 36-2100 document on the Department of Air Force E-publishing to find more answers. This entire chapter (3) is “DELETED”. Published Apr 2021. Is your reference more recent?

Furthermore, as far as the guard goes, many units still have the…

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Thanks for the reply! To clarify, my corrected vision is 20/20. The surgery is not risk free and my eyes are otherwise healthy. My eyes pass the AF uncorrected standards, so, aside from being unnecessary for the AF, it would set me back 6 months and another medical check which is dicey since I am already 32 and have active AF opportunities in…

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Is it true that the National Guard is willing to process vision waivers?

I was in the process for applying to the Army Reserve but, upon learning my vision (2.00 ish) would be out of regulation with the army’s 1.50 myopia requirement, I was told it was not waiverable and would need LASIK/PRK.

Flash forward 6 months, I’ve been talking with a…

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Thanks for the background, that totally gives the insight as to why you’re kind of “locked in” for the two years and your perspective totally makes sense. I see nothing wrong with, while working, polishing yourself up to be the best applicant you can be. The test pilot aspiration is really cool! Something someone like me who was a bit of a bum…

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This all being said, nothing wrong with your plan of waiting a few years to apply. It is the simple fact that there is the risk associated in delaying which is in tension with the fact that, when applying to fighters, the younger you start, the better. Due to the nature of hiring, you could wait a few years and then there could be a…

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Disclaimer: I am a civilian but have been applying for long enough that I have a good barometer read on the hiring situation right now.

I am assuming you understand the commitment and the potential windfall of obtaining a reserve/pilot position; this is the aspect we tend to plug and it’s the mil pilot/airline pilot lifestyle. It sounds like…

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USERRA - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

USERRA - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act