While you are in rotc, be as involved as you can be in your det. Take on leadership responsibilities, and then carry them out well. Do VERY well in school. If you are going for a scholarship through rotc, they may tell you what you will major in. Otherwise, major in something that you love, will study very hard at, and will get good grades in. PoliSci major with a 4.0 does better than a techie major with a 2.9. (This is all "so I'm told" and general observation of the past year. I didn't go rotc.)
AFOQT- don't waist another second worrying about it. It is used to gather historical data only, not used in determining whether or not you personally will get a pilot slot. (rotc guys correct me if I'm wrong here!!!!)
Yes, you can get a pilot slot later in your career, but it is extremely tough. If this ends up being the case for you, pray the Airlines boom again, all the fogeys get out, and the AF suddenly realizes it's grossly undermanned. But it IS possible.
Marriage- she's got to be REALLY understanding about the fact that you will work 12+ hour days. Every day. All week. All year. For the rest of your career. And then if you get off early after 10 hours she'll be pleasantly surprised. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle> And the deployment rate has been anywhere from 200-320 days per year. Typical deployments depend on what kind of plane you fly. I'm headed to cargo/tanker shortly. cargos usually go for a week or so at a time, but constantly. Tankers are more along the lines of deploy for 3-6 months, come home for a couple months, rinse, repeat. I'm not sure about the fighter guys, but I understand the carnies have an even bigger time commitment than us herbies! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
I don't mean to scare you away, but nothing is sadder than the couple who had no idea what kind of all around commitment being a pilot (really any job in the military!) is, and marriage trouble ensues. It's pretty common, though. There IS always a way to make it work, though. One of the guys in my class has two kids, and his five year old daughter could probably start our plane and fly to the MOA without help, because she always chair flys with dad. Of course, her standard kid ADD would kick in before she got there! <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle> Warthog30 may be able to help you more with this. I hear he's quite the sweet-heart family guy! I'm still a swinging single myself.
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Well, right to the point, i am probably gonna join AFROTC next semester, enrolling in the 200 lvl courses. Now, what are my chances of getting a Pilot slot through AFROTC? What could i do to increase my chances of actually getting a slot? How hard is the AFOQT and what is the best way to prepare for it? Say i don't get a pilot slot is there a way for me to get into pilot training after i have been commissioned as an AF officer?
