My Boyfriend [Really!] wants to join either the Canadian Forces (CF), or the United States Air Force (USAF), as the competitive, yet cliche, role of a pilot. You can probably guess what type of pilot he wishes to be in either country.
Anyhow, to get straight to the point:
Question A) What are the main differences, and similarities, of either 'side'? [Country].
Question B) Are there any specific thingies he needs to get? [For example, Changing his citizenship from Canadian to US, Education Differences of Canada and the USA, If he requires to be an American citizen for a period of time in order to be allowed his US pilot's license, etc].
In-depth research / Links are much appreciated!
Sincerely S/Y
[P.s. It'll be also nice if this doesn't turn into a 'flame' topic, whereas, Either country's army are not made fun of. That's just mean. After-all, we're all on the same side... I think?]
His...
GPA= 3.6 + [Last i checked, 3.6, however he's upgrading.. & yes, All University, not college]
Physical health: 19 yrs old & Very healthy... For ex. he has 6pack, can do 60+ push, yada yada. you get the pic.
Mental health: No history of 'illness' or w/e.
Also, if it helps, he's old school Eurepeon... Bold russian looking [TMI], and follows the 'old ways' of respecting his eldars. Aye, I know it's rather cliche to say, but seriously he's a strange one. He even asked my father if he was allowed to date me : /
- anywhom-
I suppose his Maturity, respects & self esteem near his supiriors is already established. On the other hand, who cares for this info? .__.
@ Bradley245,
Thanks for stating that he needs to be an... American citizen in order to be apart of the USAF. However your suggestion and tone / perspective could still use some work,
Especially when I already mentioned that no1 really cares for his appeal / Gpa/ whatever at the end of my question... It's just there for extra details, than again, I blame myself for not clearly specifying this.
Unfortunately [if you care] I will not choose your first answer for this particular question of mine, through myself being somewhat offended [@ light cusses towards bf unit, whereas I have little to know of his specified amount of pushups, or whatever, and only have his appeal to go on about], and your lack of references / experience / links / research in general.
Regardless, thank you for your response, S/Y : )
[Note: pretty sure you'd be voted in some time now for best answer, and I fore- apologize if you're a current USAF soldier. I'm simply not seeing any proof of this thus f
Answer by Bradley245
He would need to be an American citizen to join the USAF as an officer. It would not be worth it for something as uncertain as becoming a military pilot. I would recommend he try applying to the Canadian Forces.
Nobody will care if he has a six pack or looks like a bold Russian, he must still pass the medical and fitness requirements and also get through aircrew selection.
Check out www.forces.ca or talk to a recruiter.
Answer by Vettepilot
To be a USAF pilot you must be a commissioned officer. To be a commissioned officer you must be a US citizen. It is possible to enlist in the Air Force without US citizenship; however, he would not be able to become a pilot as an enlisted member.
If your boyfriend is serious about becoming a pilot then I suggest he do his own research. I find it very strange that you are asking these questions and not him. Most pilots on the US side are type A personalities and I would imagine it is the same on the Canadian side. Having his girlfriend who in turn has someone else do the research for them suggests that either he probably doesn't have what it takes or you are much more interested in it than he is.
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