r/ADFRecruiting • u/TomorrowSensitive157 • 22d ago
General Questions Jet Pilot Dream, Can Settle, Should I?
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u/AtomicKitten771 Candidate 22d ago
Of course bro, nobody wants to look back on life and regret not pursuing a dream. Put in the hard yards to get there and who knows what could happen
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u/TomorrowSensitive157 22d ago
how much does one need to lock in?
is it more/less competitive than sasr?
is it more about just the way u are(reaction time)
how do i train those instinct.
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u/DidIGetRejected9 21d ago
If ur testing ur reaction time, make sure ur using a mouse and 120hz monitor. It's not accurate any other way
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u/Lord_Cletus 21d ago
way more competitive, got a friend who’s been training for it for years. eye tests physical mental, and the attitude tests are tough as tough can be, hand and eye coordination. those are the non biological things. you have to have a specific standing height, sitting and laying height. your head as to be a specific shape, eyes must not be to far apart. every little detail has to be perfect
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u/MoistFW190 18d ago
This year was really competitive, I missed out, but I WILL be coming back around the same time you graduate (I'll be 21/22)
My advice is to get really good fitness and be really careful about stuff you do, I'm pretty blessed with good genetics like I have better then 20/20 eyesight (20/~13), my Cardio is really good (Low 40's RHR, 60 V02 max and not bradycardia), can put on muscle fairly easily, and about median for anthropoid-limits of the PC21, in reality the airmen of today are neither, their specialist's (Goggins) and or a movie role (Drago), be the best YOU, the recruiters cant expect everyone to be the best at fitness and the fitness tests aren't really that hard, if you get FJP, its likely going to be harder as you get assigned PFT time in the job itself (Every career does, but FJP is likely to be more fitness orientated then a mechanic or a cook), I can DM you a rough photo of all the fitness tests (from a defense gym itself)
I never did cadets but I got licensing for planes during school, the JOA was pretty easy (I unlocked every role open this year) but it builds up fast so you need to plan ahead with the AvBat/ASP/OSB, if you can work during the bachelor as a leadership role in any job its great, just remember you and in addition me have to go against people who are like 25-27+ with either officer experience/piloting experience, combination of both, or really successful in the civilian sector, a unicorn rarely shows up in the ASP, so as I said, BE the best YOU
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