You get your job while at the academy. Whether that job is pilot, logistics, intel, whatever. You already know what your job is. If you get accepted to grad school, of any kind, your job is simply put on hold until your grad school is done. You've probably seen the poster on here; Hornet. He is at Rand getting his PhD. He finishes up in the next few weeks after 3 years. He's getting ready to head to pilot training. He's had his pilot slot since the academy. FWIW: My son is at the same school getting his PhD and he too has his pilot slot and will be attending UPT when he graduates Rand in 2 more years.