Ways to become a pilot in the airforce?
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Ways to become a pilot in the airforce?
What are some advantages and disadvantages of becoming a pilot through ADFA or becoming a pilot through direct entry?
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Go through ADFA - get a degree and get paid for it. Less study and fewer courses required down the track for future promotions.
Direct entry - fine if all you want to do is fly, but means more work later on if you want to progress. Shorter ROSO.
Direct entry - fine if all you want to do is fly, but means more work later on if you want to progress. Shorter ROSO.
Last edited by FoxtrotAlpha18; 18th Aug 2012 at 00:50.
Go to a normal uni, have the time of your life, get scurvy from 2-min noodle diet, win drinking games to win your Friday night booze & join a political organization you know nothing about.
Then join direct entry and have fun doing only flying.
Then join direct entry and have fun doing only flying.
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What is the point of shagpile's idea when at the same time could be doing the ADFA course and get paid more at the end of studies (correct me if im wrong) besides having a bit of fun at a normal uni?
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direct-entry just keeps you flying as long as you want?
Becoming a QFI is a pretty good way to prolong the flying career, or at least make it more likely that you'll do so, but avoiding the desk can be very hard to do.
Never looked into the RAAF when I started training.
What is the average time frame from graduation to flying the desk? Is it something that is forced upon you if you're on a certain fleet? or just a given that it will happen and just deal with it?
What is the average time frame from graduation to flying the desk? Is it something that is forced upon you if you're on a certain fleet? or just a given that it will happen and just deal with it?
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Direct entry is that, Direct entry - ADFA is just doing Uni in a military college before you go in. Entrance requirements are basically the same so its not about smarts, just path of entry.
Put it this way - when I applied back in 97 we were told for the entire area of south Queensland that of the 400 applications for pilot entry via ADFA, they would select 2. Of those, one would fail flying training on average.
Also remember you are an officer first and a pilot second. You will do plenty of other jobs as an officer as well as any pilot duties (mess officers, duty officer etc). You also will have a return of service obligation so if you fall out of flying training expect to find another job waiting while you complete your ROSO.
Put it this way - when I applied back in 97 we were told for the entire area of south Queensland that of the 400 applications for pilot entry via ADFA, they would select 2. Of those, one would fail flying training on average.
Also remember you are an officer first and a pilot second. You will do plenty of other jobs as an officer as well as any pilot duties (mess officers, duty officer etc). You also will have a return of service obligation so if you fall out of flying training expect to find another job waiting while you complete your ROSO.
