minimom age to be in air force?
413439
17 with parental consent, 18 without.  stay in school, learn to spell or at least spell-check
817124
Your lifelong dream doesn't include your husband and baby? Sorry, but you now have to put your little dreams second to raising your child for the next 18 years. If a military career was so important, you wouldn't have diverted off your path to get married, get pregnant and have a baby. It's not about what's "best" it's about what's RIGHT.
353538
It's going to be extremely tough to get in to, especially considering the fact that you'll be in the upper epsilon of the age bracket. \n\nThe Navy and AF don't really need a lot of pilots right now, they may even see a reduction in force. If you want to be an officer, stay Army and go to OCS. If you want to be a pilot, be a WO and fly helos.
360034
By federal law (10 U.S.C., 510), the minimum age for enlistment in the United States Military is 17 (with parental consent) and the maximum age is 35. This is to ensure than anyone who enlists on active duty can be eligible for retirement (20 years of service) at the mandatory age of 55 (60 in some cases). However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. The individual services have set the following maximum ages for non-prior service enlistment: \n\n\nActive Army - 34 \nArmy Reserves - 39 \nActive Air Force - 27 \nAir Force Reserve - 34 \nActive Navy - 34 \nNaval Reserves - 39 \nActive Marines - 28 \nMarine Corps Reserve - 29 \nActive and Reserve Coast Guard - 27\n\nHowever, prior service enlistees can receive an "age waiver." In most cases, the amount of age that can be waived depends upon the amount of time the individual previously spent in the military. For example, let's say that an individual has four years of credible military service in the Marine Corps and wants to join the Air Force. The Air Force could waive the individual's maximum enlistment age to age 31 (Maximum age of 27 for the Air Force, plus four years credible service in the Marines). For the Marine Corps, the maximum age of enlistment for prior service is 32, after computing the prior-service age adjustment.
111760
Recruiters have a job to do and most are very good at it, the question you need to ask yourself (assuming you ask this question from talking to a few then you are considering joining the Service) Is which branch of the service is right for you. Because you will be in that branch if you enlist for 2 to 4 years and your recruiter will be long gone. And the best way to decide what branch is right for you is ask yourself what do you want to get out of the Military. Money for Education? A career? or what ever that may be and see which one can offer you what you are looking for because once you enlist you belong to them. So we hope you get what it is you are looking for in the long run. I do believe in the military and was in the Air Force for 6 years with no regrets. Good luck to you.
819844
My recommendation would be this.  Go to each of the armed services recruiters and talk with them.  Before you go, write down exactly what it is you want from the military, i.e. job, benefits, etc.  Second, take someone with you, preferably someone older than you like a parent, grandparent or aunt/uncle.  Tell that person you do not want to make a decision right now, you want to find out as much as you can, before you make a decision.  Ask that person to intercede if the recruiter starts pushing you towards making a decision.\n\nRecruiters are taught methods and questions to use that will get you thinking along their lines.  I know I worked with them before and saw/used many of them.  Once you have all of your questions answered, leave.  Thank the person for their time and leave.  Do not make a decision until you have talked to each of the four branches.
822113
It's pretty common these days, mostly done by signing for 6 years active instead of 4. \nMy daughter finished tech school as an E-3, went below the zone for E-4, was selected  Air Force Material Command Airman of the year (automatic promotion) and made E-5 in 3 years .\nSo if you want rank quickly the way to do it is to first enlist for 6 years active, and then get serous and work your butt off instead of drinking and carousing.
531857
That depends on whether or not you graduated high school, or if you have a GED.  The Army will take high school grads with a minimum score of 28, sometimes.  You can safely say that the minimum for the Army, USMC, and USN is 31 and the USAF is 40 (as of 2000).  Please note that these score requirements are subject to change, and may have since I was a recruiter.\n\nThat, however, doesn't tell you what job you qualify for.  The main score on the ASVAB is known as the General Technical (GT) score.  That's the overall score of your test, and focuses on math and English.  Within the test, there are a variety of sections that test your vocational knowledge and learn-ability.  The Army breaks these down into 10 different sections, the Air Force into 4 sections, and I don't know what the USN and USMC break it down into.  It's THESE sections that determine what jobs you qualify for.  These test scores show your knowledge and trainability.  \n\nHope this helps.
768721
The draft age has been extended to 35 so it is now 18-35.  Keep in mind there are a number of things that effect when you would be called such as number of dependents and so forth.
988914
The best thing to do is ask the Air Force Recruiter. His job is to get people into the service, and if you have no chance of passing the entrance requirements, then he won't want to spend his time courting you and your parents, and will tell you straight up.
1085777
Good luck with that one.  The Air Force can be rather selective since they usually aren't hurting for recruits.  I knew someone who had a minor drug possession charge which had been wiped through an ARD Program and the only way the Air Force would take him (after spending months on the paperwork) was if he took any 'job' they gave him despite him scoring 98 percentile on his ASVAB.  He didn't want to get stuck doing something he didn't like, so he joined the National Guard instead.
137960
Go talk to the local Air Force recruiter. I'm sure they have several to hand out
700752
My son just finished 9 weeks of basic training and 11 weeks of "Schooling" for the Army.  It depends which career field you are in as to the length of the schooling part of it.  My husband's school was three months for his career field in the Air Force.
1018330
Unfortunately, probably not much.\n\nThe maximum ages for joining are:\n\nAir Force/28 years \nArmy/35 years \nCoast Guard/27 years \nMarine Corps/29 years \nNavy/34 years \n\nAge limits for Reserve units vary, but the age was 40. A year ago, the Pentagon asked Congress to increase the maximum age for military recruits to 42, in all branches of the service. I haven't heard of, or seen any change so far.  Try calling on a recruiter, but for active duty it's too late.
91968
The best way is via the Air Force Academy - they get as many pilot training slots as they need for their graduates.  Next is via any Air Force ROTC program offered by many colleges and universities. Graduating from college and receiving a commission via ROTC is not a guarantee of acceptance into flight training. Enlisting in the Air Force (enlisting means as an E-1) is a long road.  First you must be selected by the Air Force for entry into an undergragduate program at a college or university and graduate.  Normally this approach (USAF funding of Enlisted college degree programs)is used by the USAF to get officers into fields where they have shortages - normally technical -not flight training. Basic requirements are a college degree and ability to pass the flight physical which for a young person is usually not a problem.  Uncorrected 20-20 vision is a requirement for entry into flight training. Glasses/contacts are allowed AFTER flight training.
421680
I signed up when I was 17, but I needed parental consent, which got tricky.  I spent 1 year in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), graduated high school, and went to boot camp about two weeks later.  Keep in mind that a typical enlistment is 8 years, 4 years active, 4 inactive reserve.  Your time in the DEP will count toward the 8 years.  Good luck and Semper Fi.
1050377
United States Air Force  Master Sergeant  retired with 22 years active duty.  OK that's my pedigree.  And here's the answer to your question.\n\nYour son will be subject to being put in harms way.  That is the military.  We are there to stand between the American People and danger.  It is a noble profession and most men and women who wear the uniform will agree.  Very few civilian professions are equal to the experiences of a typical military man.  I was responsible for millions of dollars worth of aircraft and the safety of their crews before I was 20 years old.  Try to realize that at IBM or Ford Motor Co.  It simply won't happen.  So, yes it is worth it, but if and only if he does it for the right reason.\n\nIf your son is joining because he is an American, a patriot proud of his land and liberties and with a burning desire to do something to preserve that land then he is on the right track.  However, if he is enlisting to get money for college, thinks he wants to kill people, can't find a job, is sick and tired of being at home, wants to purge an arrest from his record or any of a dozen other reasons, it will be the hardest job he can imagine and he will hate every minute of it.\n\nThe purpose of the US military is to enforce our foreign policy.  Since the President is the only person authorized to make foreign policy your son will not be asked, he will be told what must be done.  That means whether on not he agrees with it.  He will not be allowed to pick and choose the orders he will obey.  I served under Lyndon Johnson, the worst micromanager this world has seen for centuries.  I served under Jimmy Carter, a fine moral man who was totally incompetent.  He was simply in over his head.  But it made no difference, while I didn't like either of them, I respected and obeyed both of them.\n\nMy wife and I have four children.  When my youngest daughter considered the military she came to me.  I was blunt with her as I am with you.  I told her that I would support any decision she made.  I told her I didn't want to hear her complain because she didn't get the job she wanted or that it was hard for a woman or she didn't want to go over seas.   The only absolute is the President.  When the Boss calls for help the military helps.  So if the President of the United States picks up the phone and dials 911 I expected her to answer, and you should expect the same of your son.\n\nI guess I was too blunt because she opted not to enlist.  A wise move for her, she wasn't acting for the right reason.\n\nI can be contacted through my profile.  Drop a line if I can be of any further use.  And Good Luck to your son.