centsoffreedom

I already have a nice Civilian/Military girl who has given me one awesome son, with another due any day. She is in the Army Guard so she has some understanding of what we are getting into. I have read too many stories about people shitting where they eat on reddit and big blue taking them to task for it.

You know this struck a chord with me. I am an accountant and could have a nice comfy career with a nice comfy family life, but I don't want to be 50 and regret not doing this. At 28 my biggest "regrets" (I can't really say I have regrets) are the things I didn't do, not the things I did.

Good Morning, I have been lurking here for a while. I am your typical stars in your eyes pilot select getting ready for OTS. Looking forward to flying. I am an accountant and have been in the professional world about 6 years, and no work is a 4 letter word just like Sh**. I read through the discussions here and read about some of the things you guys are going through. As someone who has a pie in the sky view of what flying would be it is a dose of reality about the lifestyle and that is healthy. Would you recommend for others to join the AF and fly? Would you do it all over again? What are some of the pitfalls that I will face as a young officer and how would you navigate them? If you don't mind impart some wisdom on this whipper snapper.

My family is important but I dont want to be shamed for atleast making it to one last big family event before kicking off my military career because I know I will probably miss many in my 10 year flying commitment. Also, it would probably make the home life much easier with the wife if I were there for that. Thank you for the reply.

I did my flight physical yesterday and it went well. It looks like they are still filling OTS classes for FY17. My second child is due June 30th what is the possibility of requesting my OTS date be to the right of June 30 and it happeneing.

I hate to resurrect an old thread, but I think my question will fit well here. I just found out I am a Civ pilot select. I realize there are a lot of things that will take place before I can think about being a pilot, but my wife and I decided to go for it. A little background my wife is in the ARNG so we are familiar with some of the military lifestyle, but what are some things we need to do to prepare ourselves for in the coming months before OTS to for our family to be as successful as possible. We have a 2 year old. Also, what should we expect in terms of lifestyle in the training pipeline and the operational Air Force. Thanks for your help.