Same thing happened to me as silent com. I am en Electrical Engineering Major and I just got denied a pilot slot. My Det CC told me directly too, that it was due to me being an EE major. I had much better credentials than others in my Det that received slots. Here is what I had
GPA: 3.64
AFOQT pilot: 96
PCSM: 97 (including 65 hours flight time)
FT Ranking: Middle
PT score: 97.6
And I think a pretty good commanders ranking (he told me I was in the top 3)
Anyway, I'm not trying to complain, just warn those out there before going to choose a career like this. I received a High School Scholarship which allowed me to choose from a range of technical degrees. I chose electrical engineering because it was something I was interested in. Had I known this 3 years ago, I would have chose mechanical or civil. Just Beware of EE, unless that's what you really want to do for the rest of your life
Does your degree/major matter?
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Same thing happened to me as silent com. I am en Electrical Engineering Major and I just got denied a pilot slot. My Det CC told me directly too, that it was due to me being an EE major. I had much better credentials than others in my Det that received slots. Here is what I had
GPA: 3.64
AFOQT pilot: 96
PCSM: 97 (including 65 hours flight time)
FT Ranking: Middle
PT score: 97.6
And I think a pretty good commanders ranking (he told me I was in the top 3)
Anyway, I'm not trying to complain, just warn those out there before going to choose a career like this. I received a High School Scholarship which allowed me to choose from a range of technical degrees. I chose electrical engineering because it was something I was interested in. Had I known this 3 years ago, I would have chose mechanical or civil. Just Beware of EE, unless that's what you really want to do for the rest of your life