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Iowapilot - it is true that the USAF will pay for your PPL, but that is AFTER you get selected for UPT. There is this new program called IFT (Intro Flight Training) that pays for your PPL after you get commissioned, but prior to you going to pilot training. I agree with Tiger - choose your major based on what you want to study and what you will get out of it. With that in mind, the USAF used to have an affinity for technical majors for pilot selection, but that has diminished in the last 10 years or so. As far as the PPL, too many guys on this board seem to be only concerned with whatever it takes to simply get selected to UPT - but not what will help them prepare for and actually complete the program (approx. 15% washout rate). There is no doubt that prior flight time will help out tremendously in UPT. It is a zero-hour program (as I proved when I went through pilot training with zero civilian time), but a good foundation in civilian flying (i.e. basic aero, landing picture, basic flight maneuvers) pays off tremendously. Generally speaking, from the student pilots that I train, the ones with more flight time will perform better. Obviously, there is still the anomaly in that there are high-timers that washout of the program, but flight time helps - there is no doubt there. Your flight experience plays a much larger role in ANG/AFRES selection as stated above. Bottom line, if you can afford flight time, get it - even if you may only be able to get a few hours.

Ladies and Gentlemen, First, I would like to say thanks to all ardent supporters of Baseops.Net, and to all the loyal customers of this site. I do appreciate everyone's concerns regarding the "AMC BAN" on Baseops, however, it does seem that several people listed in the email were inundated with phone calls, emails, complaints, and possibly death threats. Since then, the email and message threads have been removed. I do hope that the recipients of those emails, etc., understand that they were the result of our overzealous supporters fearing that Baseops.Net was being banned. This was not meant to be an attack on those individuals. Baseops.Net is however, trying to come up with a good solution to continue to allow this website to help over 12,000 aviators a day plan their mission. We are in contact with AMC at this time. We will keep you updated with the latest information. At this time, I leave you with the latest AMC message (distributed in some locations as FCIF). As always, fly safe. ----attached AMC message----- :mad: THIS MESSAGE IS APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY USAF, HQ AMC/DOV. SUBJECT: USE OF COMMERCIAL MISSION PLANNING WEBSITES 1. THIS IS A HQ AMC/DOV FCIF 02-12-17, IT APPLIES TO ALL AMC AND AMC GAINED CREWS. OTHERS TAKE FOR INFO ONLY. PLACE IN FCIF VOL 1, PART "B" AND RETAIN FOR 60 DAYS. 2. THE USE OF COMMERCIAL MISSION PLANNING WEBSITES (EG. BASEOPS.NET, MONKEYPLAN.COM) FOR OFFICIAL MISSION PLANNING IS PROHIBITED. THESE SITES ARE NOT REGULATED/PROTECTED AND MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION (PERHAPS MADE SLIGHTLY INCORRECT BY PEOPLE WHO INTEND TO DO US HARM). AMC AND AMC GAINED AIRCREWS ARE WARNED THAT USING THESE UNOFFICIAL WEBSITES COULD RESULT IN INACCURATE PLANNING AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT (REPEAT) NOT, USE THEM. [ 26. September 2004, 10:02: Message edited by: Baseops.Net ]