Originally Posted by
lily
Thank you so much for your input. I guess I was concerned about carrying a weapon because I'm not sure if I'd ever be able to take another person's life. That's one of the main reasons I didn't join the Air Force. The Coast Guard looked like a better option in this respect, but I guess I really do have to think about the fact that I may get transferred into the Navy.
Would they accept a private pilot with less than 200 hours? Do you think the likelihood of me being placed into a flying position would be high?
Thank you again for your help!
unfortunately without prior military flying, your private time will only make you a more attractive candidate to a selection panel. If selected, you will start flight school from the beginning with everyone else (only you'll know what you're doing) after OCS. FYI the Coast Guard is taking between 10-20 civilian applications per panel (panels are twice a year) out of hundreds of applicants for OCS and maybe a couple of those will get to go to flight school.
Not to bring you down, just know what you're up against. Oh yeah your medical history and eyesight have to be pratically perfect.
Check out airwarriors.com there's a million posts on this kind of stuff