Originally Posted by
mikey1029
THANK YOU ALL for your helpful and informative replies!!
I might think Air Force would be out of the question because I am 27 going on 28 soon, so by the time I get a degree Ill be in my early 30s.
I mean whatever I can do to fly in the near future is what I want to do.
Are there any other routes in the Army that i can pursue?
I was originially going to attend a flight school but was not approved for a loan and my whole family lives overseas so i was looking for schools with dorms such as ATP. rejected by both wells fargo and sallie mae.
So thats why I began the process to become military.
The FORCES TO FLYERS sounds like it would be a good option.
Can someone explain how that works? Is it full flight training?
How many years have you have to have served?
Im totally willing to bear through my first contract If it would pay for flight training after I get out.
I would be just as happy to be a ARMY pilot as well. And eventually transition to fixed wing.
BUT I hear everyone, Im going to try and push to submit my Warrant packet. I already have a lot of the required checks on the list.
Once again Im so grateful for all your support and guidance!
There’s also the American Airlines Academy that just started. Their loan is through “Discover Loans” and it’s supposed to be geared towards people like you who may not have a co-signer. The ATP loan providers are more stringent because anyone can go into the ATP program and if they flunk out, they flunk out, there is no vetting process. Looking at the AA Academy, they seem to place a big emphasis on interviewing you and making sure that you’ll stick around to finish the training and thus to pay back the loan. This leads me to believe that perhaps their algorithm for loan authorization might be friendlier, but idk. Just an idea.