Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
I have always wanted to serve (I come from a very big military family USN/US Army) but wanted to do it in the right way and with the best possible shot at doing what I want to do (pilot/aviation). I am about to be 25, and I don't want to wait too much longer to join if I decide to go that route. Would my skill set basically guarantee me a flying position or are there no guarantees once I sign that paper? What is the process for someone in my position as far as training and initial rank are concerned? Do I still go through basic training/flight school? Once again, thank you for any advice.
There's a whole bunch of posts on here about people trying to go to UPT - search feature here will yield many results.
Not judging you, but a bunch of arm tattoos aren't going to be your best asset. I don't have any idea what you can do about that now, but I've never flown with anyone in the AF or airlines that had tats (that I could see).
To answer your original question, I had 3000+ hrs and an ATP when I went to UPT...made for a good year.