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re: Is it more difficult to become an airline pilot or a fighter pilot?
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:00 pm to baldona
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:00 pm to baldona
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being a glorified bus driver for 30 years may not be for everyone.
Ouch,
But call me whatever you want. I work 9 days a month and make pretty good $$.
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Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:02 pm to RockinRobin1955
I mean he didn’t say if Maverick screwed up he could fly a fighter jet. He said:
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:03 pm to doliss
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there's a few posters here who are pilots, but i can't wait for the rest of the uneducated "baw" responses
I was a pilot back in the 90's....worked for a sugar cane farmer. My brother would cut the cane and I would pile it.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:07 pm to HeyCap
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But call me whatever you want. I work 9 days a month and make pretty good $$.
forgive him, he does not knoweth of what he speaks
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:12 pm to RockinRobin1955
my recommendation is that you look at all branches, not just the Air Force if you are considering that career path. every swinging dick that comes along thinking he wants to be a fighter pilot thinks "Air Force" without even considering the Navy or the Marines, who both have fighter jets.
something else to consider is that if your ultimate career goal is to fly airliners, even if you go military first, you dont need to get your heart set on fighters. cargo planes have a lot more in common with a civilian airliner than an F-22 does. and a lot of the cargo plane communities are a hell of a lot better than the fighter pilot communities. just food for thought.
something else to consider is that if your ultimate career goal is to fly airliners, even if you go military first, you dont need to get your heart set on fighters. cargo planes have a lot more in common with a civilian airliner than an F-22 does. and a lot of the cargo plane communities are a hell of a lot better than the fighter pilot communities. just food for thought.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:13 pm to RockinRobin1955
Fighter definitely 
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:14 pm to RockinRobin1955
Just an FYI, Neither the military nor the civilian airlines are looking for straight white male pilots.
Going to be extremely hard of you're one or more of those.
Going to be extremely hard of you're one or more of those.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:14 pm to Hogbit
You don’t know what you will fly in the military.
Just getting a spot is a big IF.
Not washing out of training is a big IF.
If you aren’t one of the best in your class you will be in a cargo type plane.
The majority of candidates who don’t make the cut will serve out their contract in another career field such as Support, Mechanics, security, Electronics, Scheduling. Etc. (I’d bet 90% of the Air Force officers had plans to be a pilot when they enlisted)
Just getting a spot is a big IF.
Not washing out of training is a big IF.
If you aren’t one of the best in your class you will be in a cargo type plane.
The majority of candidates who don’t make the cut will serve out their contract in another career field such as Support, Mechanics, security, Electronics, Scheduling. Etc. (I’d bet 90% of the Air Force officers had plans to be a pilot when they enlisted)
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:18 pm to 777Tiger
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But call me whatever you want. I work 9 days a month and make pretty good $$.
forgive him, he does not knoweth of what he speaks
Where did I say the pay wasn't great? I agree with that.
I know at least 2 of my dads friends that prefer Fed Ex than having to fly a bunch of people around. Nothing at all wrong with it and it was mostly tongue in cheek, but its also a fair point.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:19 pm to Ssubba
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Buddy of mine is late 30s, Naval Academy grad, and is going through a life crisis after being told he can no longer fly due to medical issues a while back. Spent his entire life working toward flying, then stripped after only a couple of years flying.
Similar story as my sister. She went to the Naval Academy with dreams of being a pilot. Didn't happen for her, and she ended up being an NFO on an E-2 Hawkeye. Not very glamourous.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:27 pm to matsuflex
Navy too. Washing out of training is no bueno for officers or enlisted. You end up as another warm body that gets sent where they need warm bodies.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:29 pm to baldona
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being a glorified bus driver for 30 years may not be for everyone
Not even remotely true.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:30 pm to RockinRobin1955
Look at it this way:
Female military aviation support personnel are way hotter than some fig or old used up hag working the cabin on an airliner.
Female military aviation support personnel are way hotter than some fig or old used up hag working the cabin on an airliner.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:32 pm to RockinRobin1955
My sister in law graduated from the Naval Academy and is now flying F-18 on the carriers. Spent 9 months in the Red Sea on the Eisenhower. Think her plan after is to go fly for an airline.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:35 pm to RockinRobin1955
Be prepared to spend around $80,000 - $90,000 on training if you have 0 hours. Also give it your full attention and focus. If you do it on the weekends or in your spare time you will flameout.
I’d recommend finding an AME and getting a first class medical cert. It’s better to spend $200 now and find out if you have any disqualifying conditions before you make the financial and time commitment.
I’d recommend finding an AME and getting a first class medical cert. It’s better to spend $200 now and find out if you have any disqualifying conditions before you make the financial and time commitment.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:35 pm to RockinRobin1955
Get in the A-10 program and ride that gun - Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:37 pm to tiger rag 93
Used to be you could join the Army and fly helicopters as a warrant officer (basically a two-year degree).
Is that still possible?
Is that still possible?
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:39 pm to Sam Quint
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my recommendation is that you look at all branches, not just the Air Force
This is true. I know two brothers that wanted to be pilots. One joined the Air Force and ended up as a AF dentist and the other joined the Navy and ended up as a hornet pilot.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:43 pm to guzziguy
Yes. WO if you want to fly and be left alone. Officer if you want to do paper work, manage soldiers, and fly occasionally.
Going WO most start enlisted and then submit a WO packet but I believe there was a high school to flight school option. Not sure if that’s still a thing or not.
Going WO most start enlisted and then submit a WO packet but I believe there was a high school to flight school option. Not sure if that’s still a thing or not.
Posted on 12/5/24 at 1:44 pm to RockinRobin1955
Honestly probably Airline and it has nothing to do with skill. From a skill standpoint I guess it depends.
To be a fighter pilot, you need a degree and then score high on aptitude tests. If you get into flight school, then it’s all based on aptitude and need. Typically right now, the military has a lot of need. So as long as you score high and excel in your training, you have a high probability of getting jets and finding your way into a fighter cockpit.
Airline pilots have a ton of rules with unions and seniority, and your pool is huge against a lot of folks with thousands of hours in military jets also to compete against. If the industry goes into a downturn, you aren’t flying much.
My point is you have a lot more control over influencing your career as a military pilot than airline pilot.
To be a fighter pilot, you need a degree and then score high on aptitude tests. If you get into flight school, then it’s all based on aptitude and need. Typically right now, the military has a lot of need. So as long as you score high and excel in your training, you have a high probability of getting jets and finding your way into a fighter cockpit.
Airline pilots have a ton of rules with unions and seniority, and your pool is huge against a lot of folks with thousands of hours in military jets also to compete against. If the industry goes into a downturn, you aren’t flying much.
My point is you have a lot more control over influencing your career as a military pilot than airline pilot.
This post was edited on 12/5/24 at 1:46 pm
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