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Woah..all over the place there. In order to fly in the Navy you have to have a college degree. You won’t become a pilot by enlisting. You need to talk to an officer recruiter, who will then submit a package to become a Student Naval Aviator. If you are selected, you will then attend OCS followed by flight school.
How come you're thinking about joining the Navy if you're interested in flying in the Air Force? You'll definitely want to get a degree if you're hoping to become a pilot. But you might also want to slow down and figure out what you really want because it sounds like you still have a lot of uncertainty in general.
Maybe OP wants to be a naval aviator, which I highly recommend. Lots of fun flying off carriers. The main difference I can think of is when you get deployed in the navy, you miss out on a lot of family events and stuff back home. It's not much of an issue in the air force especially if you get a house somewhere close to base.
Consider this:
1. You MUST be an officer in the Navy or Air Force in order to Pilot air craft.
1a. Pursue a BS if you're interested in becoming a Naval Aviator or Airforce Aviator.
1b. The Army, to my knowledge, is the only branch that offers the rank of Warrant Officers the opportunity to pilot aircraft without a college degree
2. The navy's flight operations are primarily based off of CVNs, and LHAs. If you don't want to live on a boat for 6-9 months at a time, do NOT join the Navy.
3. Best practices for any form of service you'd like to pursue, first talk to a recruiter, and PLEASE, take everything they say with caution. They are salesmen. They want you to join. You're best friend for all matters service related is reddit r/Navy r/AirForce
The Navy operates aircraft carriers and focuses on naval aviation, while the Air Force specializes in air-based operations. In the military, officers typically hold leadership positions and are responsible for making critical decisions. Enlisting as an officer requires a college degree, while enlisted positions do not. If you're interested in pursuing a leadership role and have the opportunity to attend college, becoming an officer could provide additional benefits and career advancement opportunities.Aviation positions in the military often have specific physical requirements. Prioritize your physical fitness and engage in activities that improve your endurance, strength, and agility. A lot to choose from and decide here. You should talk to a recruiter to decide what you want to do. Good luck.
Retired Air Force Non Commissioned Officer
Congratulations on knowing what you’d like to do with your future. As others have already stated you’ll need your 4 year degree to become an officer. I’ve seen many people enlist and attain their degrees within their first two terms then apply for Officer Training School. This especially works well if your truly dedicated to your goal but have limited financial resources as the military will pay for much of it without tapping into your GI Bill.
Currently serving in the military. I flip flop back and forth wether I recommend joining the military or not but in all honesty it’s dependent on the individual. Here’s my advice.
- Take a look at student debt, don’t rely on government bailouts for your future. If being in debt and paying it off until you’re 50+ then look into joining for the Post 9/11 bill you get with honorable service.
- You can go enlisted to officer if you really want to fly one day. Need degree to fly planes.
So I was a 42A in the Army and I am here to give you some tips regarding each branch. If you are Enlisted in any branch besides the Air Force then prepare for a much different military than what the recruiters tell you about. The Air Force is the only branch where being Enlisted or Officer doesnt matter when it comes to QoL. If I were to give you a rating for each branch it would be
1. Air Force
2. Army
3. Marines
4. Navy
If you join as an officer then the only branch id say dont join is Marines. This is of course based on Active Duty not NG or Reserves. The Navy is at the bottom because while its health care is the same as all branches often times you are on a Sub/Boat that makes that health care inaccessible for weeks and sometimes months at a time. I have met a lot of people from the navy who were enlisted including E7's and 8's who needed mental health help and couldnt receive it for months due to being out on the water. All in all if you go officer route then choose anything besides marines. Enlisted route go Airforce or Army. Army does also fly and it isnt hard to do Green to Gold or become a Warrant Officer if you put in time and dedication.
If you want to fly, become an Army Warrant Officer and fly helicopters. The Army is the biggest service and has helicopters everywhere. Airlines also have helicopter to fixed wing transition programs, so you can fly for an airline after having a ton of fun flying with the Army.
The air force is the most laid back branch and least hard branch. As others said you will still need a degree to fly. If you go enlisted you can submit officer packets and hopefully eventually be picked to cross train to flying if you have the right skills and leadership will help you out.
also officers get paid way more than enlisted
I think a lot of folks forget about the Coast Guard. We have a bunch of ex Marines, Army, and Navy aviation personnel that crossed over for a better quality of life. Flying search and rescue is one of the most rewarding things you can do. I'd look into the kid brother of the services...
If you really want to fly and that is your passion look at the army warrant officer program, they will allow you to join a flight program right out of high school. They have the best program for it, I wish you luck. If not and you want to join and go to college later look into becoming air crew so you can ride on the planes you won’t fly it but atleast you can learn if you enjoy being on those aircraft or not
Go Army, you stand a better chance of flying as a warrant officer than you do in the Air Force or Navy.