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You cannot enlist to become a pilot; you must enter the service as a commissioned officer. Commissioned officers must have a college degree and once they accept their commission, they have a service obligation rather than an enlistment. Unlike enlisted personnel, officers continue to serve past their obligated service unless they resign, retire, request transferred to the reserves, or are involuntarily discharged. Officers serve "at the pleasure of the President of the United States" and requests to resign, retire, or transfer to the reserves can be turned down.

Active Duty Service obligations for aviation:

Navy: Jets: 8 years Active Duty from earning wings; Props and Helos: 7 years Active Duty from earning wings

Marine Corps: Fixed Wing (Jets/C-130s): 8 years Active Duty from earning wings; Tiltrotor and Helos: 6 years Active Duty from earning wings

Army: 5 years Active Duty from earning wings

Air Force: 10 years Active Duty from earning wings

All branches except the army require pilots be commissioned officers.

In the Army you can be a Warrant officer pilot right out of High School if you get selected.

Good Luck

Look for the requirements, but never the minimum. There is an old saying in the Army: Be all you can be!

Talk to recruiter in the air force or navy. They know what they r talkin bout :)