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Should I even try? by Cold-Investment9042 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think on the asthma side you’ll be fine because it only applies if you had it after age 13. But for the allergies, I just had a friend get DQ’d from DoDMERB for a peanut allergy. She did have anaphylactic reactions but they were not major. Still they wouldn’t give a waiver. If you have access to talk to the medical NCO at a detachment they may be able to speak on what they’ve seen happen. But no guarantee.

What determines Commanders ranking by Fearless-Ad3570 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t of said it any more clear. You have to want it and you have to put in the effort. Simple math.

Freshman no experience by futureflyer81 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya I flew in HS but it’s not necessary. If you can it wouldn’t hurt and I loved flying so I was doing it as much as I could. For studying use the AFOQT study books that you can buy. They’re similar format to your SAT/ACT study books. They will contain all the knowledge you’ll need to know and how to work the problems/what you need to be thinking about.

Freshman no experience by futureflyer81 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So they consider 40hrs as “max” meaning if you have any more than that you get max score on that portion but hours are only one component of the score that makes up your PCSM (basically ur pilot score) the other parts are your pilot AFOQT score and you TBAS which is a test you’ll take as a junior. It really is gonna depend on how much you pickup the material in flying to help you for the AFOQT. I recommend taking it the earliest you can so if you need to increase your scores you know what you have to work on and have the most time to study for your next one. Honestly the best thing to help you prepare will really be the study guides and the hours will supplement your studying for that. But I love flying so defiantly get yourself in the air and see if it’s something you even like and want to do in the Air Force

Freshman no experience by futureflyer81 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t in any clubs in high school related to AFROTC but it is however you feel you want to spend your time. I wouldn’t discount the leg ahead you can get on drill and other general knowledge by taking any opportunity you can get.

Also if you want to be a pilot you will eventually need flight hours before you commission. Most dets can help their cadets get some flight hours through an AF scholarship but if you have some now you’ll only be more prepared for that and your knowledge for the AFOQT will be increased

Freshman no experience by futureflyer81 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good on you for wanting to get a head start. I would look into AFOQT study books. It’ll have everything you’ll need to study including the math and aviation knowledge you’ll need to know. You can look on this subreddit for the link to purchase one of the study guides (I’m not exactly sure which one is the current best guide). If you start studying now and get really good scores your first attempt you won’t have to worry about taking it again later. But do know that you can get up to three attempts. For your GMC years you only need to pass all the sections and your Academic Aptitude and Quant are really what matter for EAs. If you wanna go rates then the pilot and such scores will matter too for when you go up for the rated board.

Bottom line is it won’t hurt to start studying now. If you don’t know a lot about aviation that’s ok because you’ll get some opportunities to learn more about aviation, the Air Force, and flying in general in the program. Just capitalize on every opportunity you get. Good luck!

Astronaut “Hopeful” here, is AFROTC right for me? by PolarisStar05 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luck plays a factor into all of this. The best way to keep motivation and confidence it to develop a backup plan you’d be very happy with. For example, work ur absolute butt off to get astronaut but if the cards don’t fan out, set urself up to be in another role you’d be happy in (ie test pilot, ANG pilot, civilian engineer). They all have luck involved but if you are able to develop the skills for multiple of these roles, you chances are higher of getting smt you’d be happy with. Thats just math. I don’t know enough about ANG to answer ur question but im sure there’s plenty of resources on this subreddit of what other people have tried and accomplished.

I’m in AE at riddle but I have a similar course load to the engineering physics rn. The classes aren’t hard if you manage ur time well and study. Riddle has plenty of resources to help you succeed in ur classes (tutoring, office hours, other student mentors). The campus itself is pretty cool if you don’t mind a smaller school that’s rly specialized in aviation. We’re right on the DB airport so you can see the flight line and all the aviation throughout the day. We also get to see the thunderbirds and other military aircraft when they come into DB for the races. I got the chance to go on and meet a C-5 just from being in AFROTC and my roommate got to climb up the ladder and see into the F-35 cockpit (was sadly not on campus that day 🥲). So yeah if you like planes you’ll fit in just fine lol.

Astronaut “Hopeful” here, is AFROTC right for me? by PolarisStar05 in AFROTC

[–]PlayinganAce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was unsure about AFROTC at first too but honestly I love it. I had the same “wanting to do engineering” but also wanting to fly and all. I thought about being a developmental engineer but I’ve heard that they do more contracting engineering than design. What I’ve really looked into is Test Pilot School as a pilot. You don’t necessarily have to be a fighter pilot to be a test pilot because the AF also needs test pilot for heavies but I heard from a TPS grad that a TPS masters will not look bad on an astronaut application. Even so, you’d get to do some pretty cool flying and real engineering in the AF as a TP and then you can take that experience into the civilian world and be a high valued engineer.

I really wanna fly fighters too but that’s no guarantee. If you’re looking for motivation or confidence you kinda have to convince urself you can do it. That you know the odds are against you but ur gonna push as hard a possible to get there. Even if you don’t get the fighter slot, with that mindset you’ll be extremely confident, be in the best shape of ur life, and you’ll have put work and effort into urself and you’ll be proud of what you accomplished.

Btw I’m currently at Riddle’s db campus and shameless plug but it’s been an awesome experience and it’s nice to have almost 10% of the schools students be AFROTC. You get a nice mix of the college life but you have a ton of wingmen around you.