I want to be a pilot (ideally fighters) in the Air Force or Navy. I’m currently entering my freshman year of college at a school that has AFROTC. Keep in mind, I was accepted to this school for spring semester this year, so if I do AFROTC I’ll start a semester behind most of my classmates (not sure if that changes anything). 
 

If I want to fly, should I join AFROTC when I get to school in January, or should I wait until after college and try to get a pilot slot through OTS/OCS? I wasn’t sure where my chances would be higher. I have a non-technical major, but I think I will do well in it. 

 

Thank you!

Since you never got a response it might be too late already but I'll chime in- AFROTC is still way easier to get a pilot slot out of than OTS. Pretty much everyone at my old Det that wanted one got one, some with PCSMs in the no kidding 30s and saw guys who got other Rated bumped up to pilot (granted this was pre-pandemic so things might've changed)

Go guard!💪

Do both! Took me 2+ years to get hired and multiple interviews/apps.

I was already out of college when I began applying and one of the things I wish I knew about earlier was ROTC.

Applied for RegAF OTS and Guard units at the same time, and got picked up for both. Gave some flexibility in choice, but you will burn the AD bridge if you go this route.


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