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Howzit going aviators! I just finished sophomore year of college and am about to start my part 61 flight school in a couple weeks. However, I have had a few weeks to myself and it sucks not being able to be productive towards this goal. Ive been talking to our pilots about it and most ask me, "do you have leadership experience outside of the military or in your enlisted shop?" "do you volunteer?" and it made me realize that I don't have much special extracurriculars or stand-out leadership experience. Ive asked my supervisors about leadership and I was pretty much told that as an E2 its impractical which is justifiable. As a result, I was thinking about what I can do for my church, or doing student government for American military University, however, i'm not sure if where i'm aiming is what they want. For any guard pilot, past or present board member, or anyone that has some gouge on this, what other things in my free-time can I do to make my application for fighter squadrons more appealing? Thanks in advance bros!

two has no complaints. 🤭

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BAD COMPANY, I CANT DENY! 🎸

damn...no fighters?!

I first off wanna say that I am not a pilot and in the process like you. I can't speak on the specific questions you asked since ive never been on the board, but FWIW dont be too intimidated by people with a lot of hours. For example, we have a fighter guy who was hired with no flying hours but he had family connections in the fighter squadron. YMMV, but for the Hawaiian raptors, seeing if you mesh with the bros is definitely a piece of the pie as to whether you get hired or not. Is their a reason you've only rushed once? Hoping this reply will revive this thread so someone who's an actual pilot can help you. 🙂

sexy lookin jet.

possibly...

surprisingly likable song one of our pilots was stepping to this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Py87_TdJ60

so from what I'm hearing, UPT is using a civilian flight school for IPT flying to compensate for the dying t-6 fleet or just to save more money and acquire additional hours, then advancing studs to fly the t-6. how is this going to work if students already have certs from part 141 or 61 schools? do they just skip the whole program? also is IPT not included in the mass score?

nice humor man lol. I am also an aspiring pilot in the process as well so take what I say with a grain of salt. For some reason people think that you can't prepare yourself for the test which I believe is truly false. Ive heard from many people that have successfully taken the TBAS that https://tbastestprep.com or really just some research on the test are ways to help you prepare for it. The link does cost some money to use, but it's an aid to help you become a professional military pilot. ill leave it up to the real aviators to help you out from here. hope I could help and best of luck dude.🙂

what y'all know about buckethead?🫣

hello, just a hopeful fighter applicant too, looking for advice. great scores btw dude; if you don't mind me asking, what study methods/habits do you or did you have for like the AFOQT and the civilian side of flight training?

forreal lol.

https://www.twz.com/35401/check-out-this-incredibly-rare-image-of-an-f-22-pilot-wearing-a-helmet-mounted-display apparently, scorpion (the company making this helmet) stopped by the shop recently showcasing their new design that they're wanting us to use since we are the only guard f22 base. I must say, this is a sick ass helmet.