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yea I have seriously considered them since I'm currently only about 20 minutes away from Maxwell AFB. I see them fly over my house all the time (they are still flying the f16 but I think they'll have the f35 by the end of the year) and its always the coolest thing ever. I guess I just sort of have this notion that "the grass is always greener on the other side" and even though I've lived in Alabama all my life and love it, I suppose I'm just ready for something new.

Yea but would I really get to see and know the pilots that often? Plus, I'm 17 and if I did enlist into the reserves where I want in Alaska I would be extremely far away from home (most of my family lives here in Alabama) and, unless I can get an ART or AGR position, it would be part time and I don't think that the 6 months of active duty upgrade training would leave me qualified to go get a civilian aircraft technician job. So id be leaving home with little security and trying to pay for college. And from what I've heard its extremely difficult to AD after joining the reserves so Its not like I can change my mind if I do. Thoughts?

Yea but doesn't the guard only cover like $4000 a year for tuition assistance?

Local recruiter. However, I did contact the recruiter in anchorage (not sure if it was the 477th), and he said it was possible to enlist from a different area. So, I'm not sure who to believe.

Yea I've already tried that. One of my dreams is to live in Alaska so I went to my local AF Reserve recruiter and tried to enlist as a 2A3X7 (tactical aircraft maintenance 5th gen) maintaining for the 302nd reserve fighter squadron. But he said that I'd have to report to the D&T flight for that squadron as soon as I enlisted even If I didn't leave for boot camp months later. So basically, he said he can only enlist me for local positions.

So, I'm 17 and am a senior in high school. My goal is to be a pilot in the reserves or ANG and, after doing some extensive research and talking to many recruiters, I've developed A semi cohesive road map on achieving that goal. My plan is to enlist in the AD Air Force a few months after graduation. I'm hoping to enlist for 6 years as to give me so extra cushion time as well as a better starting pay. I'll probably go into some sort of maintenance AFSC although I scored pretty well on the ASVAB so I should be qualified for everything. During my time in the AD Air Force, I Plan on using the benefits such as TA as well as many benefits online military colleges give, to get my bachelor's degree. Along with this I will hopefully be able to get a PPL and some flight hours under my belt. With all of this I hope to have a somewhat competitive chance to get on with a squadron (hopefully fighter). My concern Is that I might not possibly have enough free time/money to get these things in a reasonable timeframe, as I've heard maintenance jobs work very long hours. And even If I can, I might not have the time to study and such to keep my GPA to an acceptable standard. Does anyone have any tips or insight on how to improve this plan or whether it is viable in the first place?