Hi all,
I’ve been waiting to post here with some fresh AFOQT/TBAS scores, but I still haven’t been able to sit for the test, so I figured I should start in the meantime. Once the recruiter heard my age (32), he balked at pilot talk, and went straight into pushing me toward CSO or Intel (neither of which I have interest in).
Background: BS/MS Aero Eng. Entire post-college work history is govt. contracting, in Aero Eng. related fields. Oh, and my work site shares the airfield with the Guard unit I am most interested in (what I’m getting at, is they know the group I work for, and that I know what the locality entails). The past couple of years I’ve been working as a volunteer with a different govt org that is involved with disaster relief - the unit’s State mission is also involved with this.
GPA: 3.1/3.1. Not the best but not terrible, I figure recent work history may be more important?
Flight Experience: PPL, ~120 hrs (currently studying for IR written).
AFOQT - As stated, I still haven’t sat for the test yet, and would appreciate any help there. I know I’m low on the totem pole with my recruiter, since he doesn’t think an age waiver will go thru, and he’s pushing me toward Intel so I could work with a different unit/recruiter. I also have a medical waiver I would need, and he wants that to go thru before testing. I have been studying the past few months (and also studying for the GRE in parallel). I could drop everything and take it tomorrow, if it came to that (oh yeah, the local MEPS is also right next to my worksite).
LOR: Still working this front, but I know I could get my CFI, past professors, and probably a GS-15/SES-01 or two.
The unit’s next UPT board is in Jan 2020, so I’m getting pretty anxious with test dates and such. Would my somewhat-relevant background make up for a lack of prior service when it comes to age waivers?
Thanks for you time.