MrBoeing.
You must find out through official channels only whether you can fly or not. Do not assume anything. If you get turned down - keep trying. Two rules in this business I've learned from first hand experience:
1. Don't believe anything unless it comes from the horse's mouth, and;
2. If that horse blocks your path find a different horse.
I wouldn't have flown fighters or even been a professional pilot of I listened to the first three horses who said I couldn't do that.
Canuck51: I call BS.