@Ckai Good luck with your upcoming AFOQT/TBAS retakes! As you probably already know, the Air Force recently changed the scoring system for both tests to a “super score” method, meaning your score can only increase, never decrease. So, find the specific sections that you need to improve and really concentrate on those instead of worrying…

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@WAZ What type of flying did/does your dad do for NASA?

As impressive as your engineering/NASA backgroud is, realize that your lack of PPL will hurt you with your PCSM score as well as your general competitiveness against other applicants for Guard/Reserve fighter slots. I recommend knocking that out ASAP.

Don’t feel obligated to go through…

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@Fog Congrats on your solo, and good luck wrapping up your PPL!

Most squadrons will accept UPT applications within 6-12 months of graduation, so you don’t need to wait to apply until you actually have a degree in hand. The point is, if you’re inside a year until graduation, start sending those apps in ASAP. Good luck and welcome to BogiDope!

@load It sounds like you’re checking a lot of boxes for most squadrons (flight time, military experience, good scores, etc). What do you think has been your biggest obstacle to getting hired up to this point?

@FuzzyBear Welcome to BogiDope! I’m sure there are a few people on here interested in flying gliders, so you can be our resident glider expert.

@Smallzz Impressive amount of flight experience at such a young age! We’ve worked with a few people who were able to build their flight time quickly enough to get hired at a major airline before starting UPT. Then their seniority grows at the airlines as they get to spend several years focusing on the military. When they eventually go…

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Although it would be bad etiquette to leave the squadron that hired you early in your career (e.g. within the first few years after pilot training), it is not uncommon for people to transfer to different squadrons/aircraft within the Guard/Reserve.

A couple rules of thumb:
1. Once a fighter pilot in any jet, you are qualified to transfer to…

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I can’t find the official documentation, but beyond just overall height will be your anthropometric measurements (butt to knee length, butt to top of head, etc). For any ejection aircraft, they need to make sure your legs won’t get ripped off or that your head won’t break through the canopy before the seat does. The standards must be…

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As a pilot, there aren’t going to be many major differences:

1. Aircraft types: Same
2. Pilot training: Same
3. Pay/Benefits: Same
4. Part-time and Full-time opportunities: Same, although some differences in the types of orders.
5. Missions: 90% the same. The ANG controls most of the Alert missions around the country (there are a few AFR…

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