Looked into that myself as well...Busted my tail and even got a coveted AFROTC Type 2 scholarship. Lucky me got it yanked thanks to budget cuts just before my school received their first check.

A lot of my friends, also hoping for their wings are now not getting any stick-time. It's not for everybody, and just like the Airlines, it's all about timing. Three years earlier and I would have had college paid for by the government, with the AF asking me to resign prior to commissioning, minus the penalties and paybacks, due to lack of officer slots for graduating seniors.

And there's always the ANG