Can I Guarantee Myself a Shot at Being a Pilot?

I've had my heart set on being a pilot since I was very little; I'm very passionate about aviation and aeronautics, I couldn't imagine ever doing anything else.

The only true guaranteed way to become a Military Pilot is to apply to Army WOFT, if accepted you are guaranteed flight school. The only caveat is that you would be flying either Apache, Chinook, or Blackhawk Helicopters, or a C12 fixed wing.
 
There is one way you can guarantee an AF pilot slot, but that is years to come, and not necesssarily an easy path. Guard or Reserve. You will have to apply to the actual unit, you will need your undergrad degree to be in contention. Each unit will have a specific airframe they fly. They will send you to UPT and that base knows you are going to track that airframe because you are going to go back to that unit. However, understand it is like any employment opportunity....they will have that decision whether or not to select you, and if they even have an opening, thus it is no guarantee that they will hire you, but if they do it will be for pilot.
 
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