A selection board evaluates all applications, considering not only test scores and college grades, but also subjective factors, such as leadership, potential for growth and character.
In addition to their base salaries, pilots also receive a variety of benefits. These include 30 days of paid vacation, food and housing allowances, tuition assistance, low-cost insurance and a generous retirement package. Air Force pilots may also be paid retention bonuses to encourage them to extend their length of service. Becoming an Air Force pilot is no easy task. Once you have proven your mental and physical stamina for the job and done all of your training, you are assigned to a location and squadron.
You may be deployed oversees to a combat zone for a few months or a year. You may also be deployed locally on a temporary assignment to attend a conference, participate in an exercise or help an undermanned unit. Where you are deployed and the nature of your assignment can mean significant time away from family and dangerous situations. Air Force pilots move up in rank and expertise the longer they serve. That means more responsibilities, but also higher salary. The more years a pilot is in the Air Force, the more deployments and missions he goes on.
That can lead to burnout and less time with family. Hugh burnout leaves many Air Force pilots looking for other positions within the military or seeking pilot jobs elsewhere, such as commercial airlines. There are always ongoing opportunities for entry-level and experienced Air Force pilots. Deployments and the assignment process are terrible at times. You have to put up with poor leadership as well. Pros Regular raises, promotions.
Cons Bad assignments, deployments. Was this review helpful? Yes No. The Air force is a perfect place to start out. You choose a job you are familiar with. You get skills training and on the job experience. Pros Job security an benefits. Flying fighters is hard to describe to anyone who has not flown them. Very fun, challenging, and demanding. Job entailed long hours and was very competitive, but very fulfilling nonetheless.
Pros Great airplanes. Cons Long hours. Yes There are 1 helpful reviews 1 No. How much should you be earning? Get started. Browse all U. Air Force salaries by category Accounting. Administrative Assistance. Chemical Engineering. Civil Engineering. Customer Service. Electrical Engineering. Others attend the Air Force Academy. Civilian college graduates must start by completing Officer Training School. After receiving your officer commission, you then enroll in a special one-year Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training course to begin flight training.
Air Force officer candidates must meet additional requirements. Only U. You must pass a military medical exam and a background check. The Air Force also has specific vision, height and general health requirements for pilots.
The U. This salary stays level for the first two years of your active duty service, unless you receive a promotion to 1st Lieutenant, O2, or the president increases salaries for all military officers. Air Force had , members in It is the second largest branch of the military, after the U. Although not all these members are pilots, the Defense Department created this branch of the military for flight operations.
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