Originally Posted by
Laxrox43
I was thinking more about it today, and I was thinking of continuing my education - Getting the 4 year degree. I was also looking at the AFROTC to 'help' me pay for the rest of it with scholarships.
I REALLY want to fly...the USAF has been a dream for a while now...
Want to... desire is the biggest driving factor in your success. My path was from an enlisted Marine to a USAF pilot.... I paid for my own college and competed with the general pool applying for UPT.... made it a career and am not unhappy with my choices.
If it were me in the shoes you described... I would finish my degree on my own (going in as an enlisted man will cost at least 2-3 years, no garruntee's that you will be picked up for OTS)... owe nothing to AFROTC... the competition for the pilot slots in ROTC is greater than that in the general pool. I would get my pilots license... if not a Private then at least a Sport Pilot... a must to be competitive... even if you do the ROTC route. When you do the flight physical admit nothing... let the doctors find what they find... be in very good condition when you go.
Good luck.