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Old 08-02-2010 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Wollac
I could be wrong, but I don't know any USAF pilots who were awarded a pilot slot prior to their flight physical to see if they were even qualified. Who told you that you had a pilot slot...the recruiter? And why did your physical take 12 months to complete? If I recall, mine was done in two separate appointments, one morning appt, one afternoon appt, both on the same day. Also, I know you're not a USAFA grad, but have you completed ROTC or OTS? If not, I've got news for you, there's no way you can get an Active Duty pilot slot without completing one of those three paths.

Rule Number One: Never trust anything that flows from a recruiter's mouth.
Rule Number Two: See Rule Number One.
The only physical I did for my application was the MEPs. I asked why they don’t do the flight physical first and they told me they only do the MEPs first because it would take too long if every pilot candidate had to do a full flight physical when only a few would be selected. When I got accepted, I signed a form acknowledging that I was only accepted as a pilot on the contingency that I passed my flight physical and training. I did not go to OTS because I needed to be accepted to be trained as an officer first. If my flight physical passes, then I will go to OTS.

The reason it took 12 months was because no one knew how to process an officer or schedule a flight physical. They would call me in to do one test one day, then a week later they would have be do another. Most doctors I encountered seemed confused when they looked at my folder, left the room, and then came back after talking to someone. After months of this, I had to repeat some tests because the originals expired. They also lost my file when they moved offices.

I know you cannot trust recruiters, but that is the only contact I have in this process. The other recruiters seemed to want to get me into flight training quickly, but this one seems to want me to join as an unrated officer. I don’t want to seem entitled to this pilot slot, but the lack of organization and extreme length of time to get my flight physical done is fishy to me. Is there any way I can get another physical without offending anyone by accusing them of messing this one up?
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