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From: contex!jeff@uunet.UU.NET (Jeff Carey)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: wanted: information regarding becoming a fighter pilot
Keywords: navy, air force, pilot, fighter, jet
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Date: 15 Nov 90 01:33:40 GMT
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From: contex!jeff@uunet.UU.NET (Jeff Carey)


I am looking for information regarding joining the military
with aspirations of flying a fighter aircraft (or any highly
technologically advanced aircraft, for that matter).  I do not
know if this is the correct newsgroup for these questions, but
it is the only one I could find that seemed appropriate.

What I am curious about are answers to (or places to find answers
to) such questions as:

1. is it 'easier' to become a fighter pilot for the navy or for the
   air force?

2. is their a maximum age that the navy or air force will allow someone
   to be to join their service with any hopes of becoming a pilot?

3. what is entailed (number of years, etc) in becoming a pilot; how
   long does basic training, pilot training, and required active duty
   last?

4. what percentage of persons who join these services with these
   same aspirations actually make it to pilot?

5. does having a college degree and/or high-tech work experience change
   the amount of training one will go through or the status at which
   the service will regard a prospective pilot?

6. what are the pros and cons (besides the obvious) that are involved?

7. etc., etc.?

And on a related note, are there any other programs, careers, or jobs
besides the military services that would allow someone to learn to fly
these (or similar) highly-exciting jet aircraft?

Thanks for any information that can be provided...

-Jeff
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Jeff Carey
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