Pilots

[Acehigh]

How hard is the flight training in the air force to get into? I want to fly fighter planes, but probably so does 90% of the people that sign up for the air force. For college I want to take aviation so hopefully that will help me. What all do they look at? Are people just randomly selected or do only the USAFA grads get in?

[Rusty24]

Your performance determines your standing on what type of aircraft you get. Factors that weigh in are schooling, physical assement and things along those lines. Would the Air Force want a person that has a law degree flying a jet or cargo aircraft? Or do they want the guy that graduated Embry Riddle and has a degree somewhere in the field of mechanical engineering or something along those lines?

My commander in Korea had a degrees mechanical engineering and in nuclear physics (he earned his doctorate later). He was in great shape at 45+ years of age when I met him. When he graduated the academy he was able to choose what aircraft he would like to fly because he was at the top of his class. He choose F-4's which were bad ass at the time and later moved on to F-15's and A-10's.

I can tell you this, it will not be easy.