Nino

Hi all, positive news here. However I was discouraged today from the Ang recruiter saying that he has never seen any age waivers go through for the fighter squadron I was interested in applying. I am 31 and am prior enlisted aviation, avionics technician and flight mechanic on Coast Guard helicopters. He also said the squadrons don’t bother with anyone who don’t have their private pilots license. Although it seems that I have seen a lot of success stories with people getting age waivers here, but I haven’t been able to seem to find any units that will acknowledge that this is a possibility. So I should I just apply anyways, or keep applying at other units until one takes me? Please share your guys’ approach.

Hi all, very positive advice here. However I am discouraged after talking to an Oregon Air Guard recruiter about applying at their fighter squadron for the pilot position. I am 31 years old, prior enlisted aviation pretty officer (5 years, avionics technician) on Coast Guard helicopters with over 100 hours flown as the flight mechanic. However, he (a master sergeant) said he has never seen anyone get hired at a fighter squadron with an age waiver before, and that if you don’t have a private pilots license they won’t even bother with you. (Which I don’t have) He said they get about 100-200 applicants for a couple of slots. Should I still try and apply? And are there air guard units out there that are more willing to entertain an age waiver? Apparently it is possible from reading others’ experience on this forum, but I find it hard to find any.