My application process

I, too, am concerned that you are concerned about managing academics, workouts, athletics, and job. Time management is one of the most important skills you can acquire, and I strongly suggest getting busy on that NOW.

You have asked a lot of questions about flying, and make sure that you know: last two in the class drop RPAs from UPT

Especially as a foreign student, you should have plans B,C, and probably D in place as well.

(Assume you practiced SAT/ACT from a book - did you? how did you do?)
 
fencer,

As a foreign HS student they do not take the ACT or the SAT, hence why he stated TOEFL.

go41force3,
Please realize that TOEFL will not be accepted once here. Please follow Mike's advice. That is for foreign students wanting admissions as non-citizens.
~ You have stated you will have at least a green card.

Additionally, you need to understand the CC world here in the US.
~ My HS kid took CC classes. It is a program that most states have. In our state it is called JUMP START. They spend 1/2 of the day at the HS, and the other 1./2 at the CC.
~ CCs do not request or require from an enrollment aspect your SAT/ACT scores.
~~ There is no admission board like the 4 yr colleges. You basically prove you are eligible to enroll and you enroll.
~~~ They will have full time students typically take math and english placement tests before allowing you to schedule your classes
 
I have an older son who wanted his PPL - he SOLOED in 40 hours but the PPL came somewhat later...

What makes you think you'll be on this timeline?
 
OK..Thanks...

Forget USAFA....

Yes I have a Plan B, C and D:

B)AFROTC(SOAR, POC-ERP orASCP , because these programs are''rated/flying'')

C)OTS

D)Career as an enlisted crew chief OR CCT

More info about SOAR, POC-ERP or ASCP?
 
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I wouldn't like a RPA drop because they work 24/7(i.e, almost there's no free time to spend with family).Just because of this.

And I was thinking attend the Academy because they have more ENJJPT slots (so my chances of getting a fighter slot would be better than the normal UPT).
 
g041rf0rc3 said:
I wouldn't like a RPA drop because they work 24/7(i.e, almost there's no free time to spend with family).Just because of this.
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:D:biggrin:

Thank you for my laugh of the day!

I am not trying to be mean, but obviously you need to do some more research. Yes, RPAs are undermanned, but you image of what a flier's life is not realistic. Here are some of my memories as a spouse of an F15E WSO.
1. Hurricane barreling down anywhere, and the pilots are flying them out to safety. Spouses typically stay behind and hunker out the storm.
~~ Hurricane Floyd hit SJAFB. Goldsboro was ground zero. It made national news. The aircrews were gone for @10 days. The runway was underwater for that entire time!
2. When we were stationed at Elmendorf, Bullet's squadron was not there ever for what is called break up.
~ His squadron got a no notice deployment to Korea. It came down on Saturday a.m. and they were gone for 4 months by Thursday.
~~ Our DS1 received his 1st Communion while he was gone. Bullet's parents and my Mom flew from the east coast to AK to be there. Guess who was not there? Yep.... Bullet
~~~ I play crud (google it) Unfortunately, I was severely injured....to the point that they placed my on major drugs. The spouses in the squadron took care of our 3 kids under 8, because I could not leave my bed via for 10 days via the docs orders. Bullet was in Korea and they did not send him home. They did allow a daily 10 minute phone call (patch).
3. Bullet was assigned to what is called CGSC (ACSC equivalent/O4 PME school) He was so excited for Halloween. It was going to be the 1st year since our youngest was 4 months old that he would be home for Halloween. Our youngest was now in 2nd grade!
4. I do not have enough fingers or toes on my family of 5, and including our pets to count how many times his jet broke down somewhere or was diverted. Nor how many times he was gone for our anniversary, my birthday or my kids birthdays. Don't even get me started on how many holidays, such as Easter or Thanksgiving he was gone.

Yep, you are right they work long hours, but don't fool yourself, it is not a cakewalk on the rated side either.

Let's be honest RPAs don't work 24/7. RPA community does work 24/7. You are confusing things in my opinion.

OBTW, my DS flies the C130J, so does on of fencers. Our boys are going to deployed for 4 months very shortly. Meanwhile they also probably go TDY at least 1x a month. They also have report times at O Dark thirty. They have at simulators at 3 a.m. That means they are in bed very early even for the show time of O4:30. Think, 30 minutes prior to leaving your home, travel time of 15 minutes, and you want to be there 15 minutes early. That means you will get up at 3:30 a.m. 7 hours of sleep means 8:30 eyes closed, and 8 going to bed. Than again, you could be flying at night, which means a show time at 10:00 a.m., and not getting home until 9 or 10 p.m.

Have you read raimius's blog yet regarding life at USAFA and UPT?
~ He has a blue link on his tag line. Please, please, please read it.
 
g041rf0rc3 said:
I wouldn't like a RPA drop because they work 24/7(i.e, almost there's no free time to spend with family).Just because of this.

And I was thinking attend the Academy because they have more ENJJPT slots (so my chances of getting a fighter slot would be better than the normal UPT).
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Why do you assume your chances at enjjpt are good?

You assume a lot. The only thing you should be doing, is trying to receive an appointment. You attend a military academy primarily to serve your country as a commissioned military office. Whether you do this via usafa or ROTC, that is the primary purpose. Get accepted for that reason first, then worry about pilot training. You assume too much. You do realize that most pilot slots don't get a choice. In the older days enjjpt was your ticket to fighters. Now, you can get fighters from any of the UPT. Some of the top notch academy grads, top enough to get PhD grad schools, with pilot slots, got Laughlin and Columbus. So don't assume anything. Especially that you'll get enjjpt. Just worry about getting an appointment. Until then, you're wasting a lot of your time on things that you have absolutely no control over. Don't do that.
 
Christcorp,

I don't said that get an ENJJPT slot is EASY...(therefore would be cool training with NATO Air Forces members because IF I would send to some base in Europe, probably I already had met the other pilots of this base.Ex: Aviano AB/Italy or Spangdahlem AFB/Germany)


Of course.. I really like this country(US) and I want serve it..


In fact, I WOULD LIKE to attend the Academy, but as you said I can't ''control the time/future'' (I have a short time to do manage many things ).

So I'll try my other plans.
Do you know something about AFROTC programs(POC-ERP, ASCP and SOAR)?
 
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Everything I said you disagree with me.
Always the OTHER guys are better than me.Do you think I'm a *******?
I'm always been understimated.
I'm young yet and I know that I must learn many things about life, but be understimate like this let me down.
 
g041

Please do not confuse contrary viewpoint as 'disagreement'. The people on here are trying to give you better intel on the reality of AF life at and beyond USAFA. No one is saying 'the OTHER guys are better', just that the competition is pretty ... well...competitive. Please don't take things personally, we just want to be honest and transparent with you regarding the field you are considering. Pima, fencer, and Christcorp have always called it the way they've seen it and have real experience with USAF. There are current cadets and alum (Ramius and HornetGuy) who have chimed in to give you real valuable advice with the intention of helping you make informed decisions based upon facts and personal experiences (as opposed to assumptions and unsubstantiated guesses).

Remember that a lot changes in 4 years at USAFA. Many cadets enter with the intention of being fighter pilots and later find that another career will better match their skill set.

Last bit of advice: Do your best at everything you put your hand to, find activities that you enjoy and EXCEL at them, be a leader at work, on a team, and in your community, make time to help others, set your goals high, have crazy-good back-up plans, and be confident and comfortable as the person you are (not what others think you should be). If you do these things, you will be happy wherever life takes you. Best wishes.
 
go,

I am not picking on you, just clarifying your assumptions.
g041rf0rc3 said:
I don't said that get an ENJJPT slot is EASY...(therefore would be cool training with NATO Air Forces members because IF I would send to some base in Europe, probably I already had met the other pilots of this base.Ex: Aviano AB/Italy or Spangdahlem AFB/Germany)
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That is not how it works. The bases you have mentioned are American. You will be flying with Americans. Your squadron will be all American, unless another country has sent them there for an exchange tour.
The foreign students go back to their country and fly at their bases, not ours. The reason they send their students to ENJJPT is in part for them to learn how the Americans do things.
Think of ENJJPT for the foreign students as an exchange tour.

For AF pilots the number reason they want it is simple...guaranteed, or almost guaranteed a fighter. At UPT all students start training in the T-6. @5 months in they will track. They either go T38(fighter/bomber) or T1 (heavies). At ENJJPT there is only the T38 track.

For what it is worth, ENJJPT is not the only place foreign students are sent. My DSs class had 2 foreign natonals. One from Saudi Arabia and 1 from Germany. He winged out of Laughlin.
~ When Bullet went through F15E training at SJAFB, 1 guy was from Australian. This pilot never went to ENJJPT.

Again,
I don't think anyone is picking on you or saying you can't do it. I think most of us are saying from being around this block that while these dreams and goals are great the chances of all of them coming true is not as high as you might think. Just getting an appointment is around a 10% chance. Than you have to make it through, USAFA has never had 100% retention rate. During that time you compete for a UPT slot (pretty much a given, but still you compete). Than you need to be cleared medically for the FC1 physical. Finally it is about tracking/winging out of UPT That is about a 75% chance when you add in IFT. Out of UPT only about 20% get fighters. It is great to have goals, but don't assume anything and don't get tunnel vision.
 
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OP,

I am going to ask - are you for real?

First post you stated "Enroll at the English as Second language program to improve my poor english skills." I would say your English skill is pretty good

Alos posted about "EB-5 visa." According to the USCIS webiste, EB-5 visa has requirements to
" Make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers"

Post of your posting has some much in depth background, either you spent a lot of time reserching with your "poor english skills" or you are not who you are claiming to be.
 
g0, I assume you are waking up about now, or shortly will do so.

NO ONE HERE IS PICKING ON YOU.

Simply, you made so many assumptions about how "the system" works and how you were going to arrange time, governments, paperwork, and the have the stars all align just so, you make it difficult for us to give you cogent advice, or even constructive criticism (ok, yes, I am pretty skilled at that last one). Especially, since you are a foreign student, you made assumptions which would be fairly laughable to parents of US-born & raised kids. Not that your dreams and aspirations are laughable, so please do not take offense at that.

You know what they say is the first thing to go in battle, or sometimes in life too? The Plan. That's why B,C, & D are all in place to get you to or at least near where PlanA would have taken you.

So, get busy on those things you can DO now. Make a timeline, an outline, and start with getting all the proper paperwork you need NOW.

And again, please know that none of us is here to destroy your dreams... but we are here to offer advice, well-earned, and of long duration. If you choose to be angry, well, ok, but really, how does that help you?
 
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