I’ll probably need to talk to a recruiter to get more info, but here goes. Okay, the situation is this:

26 years old with a liberal arts degree in political science. Life long dream of flying military, but will be fine if I can’t and am forced to go civilian.

Not a U.S citizen, instead a green card holder/ legal resident. Now I know I can’t be an officer unless I am a citizen. I just got my green card and was told that unless I marry a citizen, I have to wait 5 years before I can apply for citizenship. That will take me to the age of 31.

I am aware that the air force has pushed its age limit to 30, so I’ll be a little out of luck.

So the question is, what are my options/chances, if any of going military, could I get a waiver for prior service if I enlisted now? Or should I just do civilian and forget the military route?

Suggestions please.

Thanks