One of my good friends just made it through basic training for an Air Force position, he's 27..albertdesalvo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:38 pm The military has zero interest in 30 year olds, I don't know why it's in the conversation at all.They want you at age 18, not 30.
Advice for a 30 year old
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Walk in to a recruiting station. Tell them you're 30. See how far you get.
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This is patently false. We just put a 33yr old on the fighter track. He’ll be 35 or 36 before he’s on Sqn. The oldest student I’ve seen through Moose Jaw was 47. He’s flying Herc’s now.albertdesalvo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:38 pm The military has zero interest in 30 year olds, I don't know why it's in the conversation at all.They want you at age 18, not 30.
Age doesn’t matter, ability does.
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How old was he when he signed up? They told me I was too old when I tried, and I was considerably younger than 30.
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Unknown.
If you were turned away, it’s not just age but a multitude of factors, timing included. I won’t comment to current policy but look around for the latest news articles on military recruiting practices. It may provide insight.
To the Op,
What I can say is that the military has worked out exceptionally well for me, though it doesn’t for all. If it’s something you truly have interest in then go for it, but don’t be disappointed if you end up flying a Helo instead of a Hornet. If it’s a means to an end, you may not enjoy the experience.
If you were turned away, it’s not just age but a multitude of factors, timing included. I won’t comment to current policy but look around for the latest news articles on military recruiting practices. It may provide insight.
To the Op,
What I can say is that the military has worked out exceptionally well for me, though it doesn’t for all. If it’s something you truly have interest in then go for it, but don’t be disappointed if you end up flying a Helo instead of a Hornet. If it’s a means to an end, you may not enjoy the experience.
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This is going back a long, long, long, LONG time, and I can't pretend to recall the specific conversation. But I recall this... I walked in ready to sign on the dotted line. I had made a decision, and I was ready. And I wasn't some JO off the street, my uncle flew the Voodoo and I had seen a few RCAF bases from airside. I understood what signing up meant.
But the conversation at the recruiting office was a brief one, and it basically went like this: "You should have come here a couple of years ago. Right now, we are not enlisting people of your age."
They didn't know anything else about me. Nothing. All they knew was my age, and I was disqualified. Once they knew how old I was, they had no further interest. They were polite, but I was shown the door.
Again, I can't pretend to remember how old I was at that time, but it would be somewhere between 20 and 25.
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Which makes your experience, and subsequent advice, completely irrelevant to today’s applicants.albertdesalvo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:28 pm This is going back a long, long, long, LONG time, and I can't pretend to recall the specific conversation.
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Don't trust any flight academy and do your own research. Flight academies have only one goal and that is to make a profit by luring in as many naive students and their money as they can with tales of the glorious pilot's life. They don't care about their students getting hired.
If you wish to become an airline pilot you need to research the jobmarket and evaluate the risk that you can't find a job after you have graduated.
If you wish to become an airline pilot you need to research the jobmarket and evaluate the risk that you can't find a job after you have graduated.
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I work at AC and have no degree. No post secondary at all. Zero problems in training at any companies I worked for in the past including AC, contrary to what they want you to believe. In fact I would consider I've been well above the average standard, but then again I am probably biased.WannaBushPilot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:45 am Hello guys,
I'm 30 year Canadian citizen living in the EU - I moved abroad to pursue med school but I have since dropped out and unhappy with academia for the most part. I guess you could say academia 'burnt me out'.
I have always loved the idea of becoming a pilot but due external pressures, I was pushed towards academia where I just did not feel happy.
Recently, I've been thinking of coming back to Canada & going to flight school. However, after searching around the forums and reading some topics; the 'no degree no future' statements have left me a bit discouraged and am afraid of pulling the plug.
Is it truly that awful to enter the field without a degree?
Thanks for the feedback.
It's all a lie. If you work hard and have a good attitude you can get far in this industry.
I started flying later in life as well and things are moving quickly these days. If AC was your goal I could see you being there by 35-37 if you start training now and have the motivation to go find a job and build experience, and the knowledge to know when it's time to move on to the next step and not "get stuck."
Good luck.
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I got my ppl at 29. No degree, and finished cpl after 30. No degree and did just fine getting a good flying job
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I should mention that it took over a year to get the first flying job, and lived pretty cheaply for many years to reach the goal. If it's a real desire, you will have to make sacrifices and organize your priorities. I drove a crappy car and lived very minimalistic in order to achieve this dream. It was fun, an adventure and worth it
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Good advice from my own life, at the same age.Foregone wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:02 pm
I should mention that it took over a year to get the first flying job, and lived pretty cheaply for many years to reach the goal. If it's a real desire, you will have to make sacrifices and organize your priorities. I drove a crappy car and lived very minimalistic in order to achieve this dream. It was fun, an adventure and worth it