This is my opportunity...

[david0tey]

With one year left of college, I'm having to really start thinking about what I want to do with my life. After talking with my dad and ensuring him that I have a serious interest in pursuing the military aviation route, he tells me that he has a connection with an Air Force guy who I could speak with. When he tells me this, I am honestly just assuming it is some retired Air Force pilot that he has come across. Turns out... this "connection" is a retired 4-star general, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and former Commander of Air Combat Command. I don't think connections get much better than that. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody had any experience with the process of getting an OTS bid. Is there anything in particular that I should say or should not say when I meet with this guy? My GPA is around a 3.0 but I am a private pilot a former college athlete. I realize the AFOQT scores are important but is there anything else I can do to make myself more attractive to the powers that be? Thanks.

 

[Todd Copeland]

Act like an adult, be polite, respectfully and honest. Talk about your passions, work ethic and why you want to be an aviation officer.

 

[nddons]

My sin was being 1/4" too tall sitting height, according or a chunky female airman during a flight physical at Offutt AFB hospital in 1982.

I think you'll do fine. Perhaps brush up on your math for the Officer's exam.

Good luck to you.

 

[david0tey]

My sin was being 1/4" too tall sitting height, according or a chunky female airman during a flight physical at Offutt AFB hospital in 1982.

I think you'll do fine. Perhaps brush up on your math for the Officer's exam.

Good luck to you.

This doesn't make me feel good. I am just under 6'4" but have never even considered my sitting height.

 

[david0tey]

This doesn't make me feel good. I am just under 6'4" but have never even considered my sitting height.

Just checked it. I'm a dolphin's chest hair under 40 inches sitting down. It will all depend on how accurate my measurement is, I guess. I may have to request to do the measurement naked to shave off the quarter of a millimeter that the clothing material will add.

 

[nddons]

This doesn't make me feel good. I am just under 6'4" but have never even considered my sitting height.

Don't worry. I've been told by a USAF Lt. Col. That if I had gone in 3 years earlier or 3 years later, either it wouldn't have mattered, ot I could have received a waiver. Back then the advanced trainer, even if you wanted to fly heavies, which I did, was the T-38. And you had to fit in the ejection seat.

 

[LDJones]

This doesn't make me feel good. I am just under 6'4" but have never even considered my sitting height.

Try slouching...regardless of what your mother use to tell you?

 

[Threefingeredjack]

Try slouching...regardless of what your mother use to tell you?

Posture is critical in an ejection seat if you plan to walk again after an ejection.

 

[ColoPilot]

Posture is critical in an ejection seat if you plan to walk again after an ejection.

I was told by someone who has ejected you lose a little height from the "experience".

 

[poadeleted20]

Act like an adult, be polite, respectfully and honest. Talk about your passions, work ethic and why you want to be an aviation officer.

Amen!

 

[poadeleted20]

I was told by someone who has ejected you lose a little height from the "experience".

That is common. It is also possible (but not common) to be unfit to ride a seat again and find oneself relegated to non-ejection aircraft. But after 2000 hours in ejection system aircraft, if I had it to do over, I wouldn't trade the experience for the reduction of risk.