i want to enlist and then get my degree so i can eventually be a pilot.

i heard about the AECP program that lets you go to school full time while remaining on active duty. is this a sighn up and youre in kind of thing? or do i have to apply and its competitive to get into?

and if i end up not being able to do that, how hard is it to get a degree while on active duty, for anyone who has done it? either by regular school, or online school, how tough is it?

i want my degree in aerospace engineering btw

thanks

Hate to say this, but that plan is the long way and least likely way to be a pilot in the Air Force.

If you aren't already Air Force Academy material, than odds are you won't become an Air Force pilot via the enlisted route.

deganajo, I feel that you have been in this forum before asking the same question again, right? Forget becoming a pilot the way you describe it. Getting a degree while on active duty (or working in civilian life) is a tough road that few can walk. I worked night shifts at Boeing while going to the UW during the day. I lived on no doze pills and after a while I got chest pains.My grades suffered and I was put on Probation. After 8 months I gave that dual role up, things improved and I made it through ROTC.

There are a lot of Officers in the AF hoping to be able to fly. However, I believe that the slots are reserved for the Academy Cadets.

I too would recommend that you go ahead and get your degree, then decide if you wish to stay in the civilian job market or join a branch of the military.