dr150
Diamond Member
Most, most likely. Fighter pilot positions are given to choice graduates of the AF Academy. It is extremely selective even for them.
All the OCS people I knew that were assigned as Pilots (which you could count on one hand) at Montgomery were for transport planes....and most likely in the Reserves. You take what you can get, but these guys all dreamed and worked hard to obtain a fighter pilot assignments, to their dismay. From what I understand, it is again extremely difficult to go from flying transports to some type of fighter jet.
The Air Force is VERY inflexible and regimental. They IMMEDIATELY put you into boxes which are VERY difficult to get out of--despite what the AF Propaganda may say otherwise.
Morale at Mongtgomery is VERY low from Generals on down. They're all rat-race careerists scratching over each other to climb the pruned-off officer ranks. Lots of Pilot wash-outs (as well as Missiliers) also roam the halls of Montgomery as Instructors--they have a major bug up their ass with Pilots assignees. Keep your head low b/c if you have an instructor hate you, they can do a lot to run you out of OCS. The program is set up to fail out a good portion. They fill the beds to keep their OCS budget, but they only need so many heads to fill the stagnant AF ranks so they fail out many as a rule.
Other things you need to know is that AF Pilots are Gods in the AF. They write their own rules and are the ones that make the higher Officer levels. Every, and I mean EVERY non-pilot is second rank in status. If someone is ambitious and has bad eyes, stay away from the AF.
Despite the morale, which I assume is even lower nowadays b/c of the war, as a AF Pilot you will ultimately have a CHOICE spot at some Airline with open arms extended. You'll have an upper middle class job with the airliners with GREAT hours. Truly one of the best positions out there. 😀
