Can i become a usaf pilot?

Question

i had surgery on my head after trauma accident,i had internal bleeding and was all removed does this restrict me from becoming a fighter pilot in the us airforce

Answer 1

More pilots are dropped for color blindness then any other reason in the USAF. I would have you're color vision checked prior to entering the service for pilot training.  

Answer 2

People make a big deal about being in perfect health, 20/20 vision, etc for the Air Force. However, in truth, I've seen so many guys with bad vision, etc get picked up. The strict rules are guidlines and not the only criteria the Air Force uses. Of course you will have to pass a complete physical which will likely include a brain scan as a result of your past. However, if you have no current side effects, and are not on any meds, I wouldn't worry about it.

The important thing is to do well in college, get a good 4 year degree, etc. Remember that a fighter pilot spends most of his time doing his ground duty (maintanance officer, etc) and may only fly once a week or less. You will spend more time studying changes to the aircraft and taking tests than flying so you'll want to get the study/test taking skills down cold before you go to the USAF.

Answer 3

It's going to depend on the results of your CT scans, and when it happened.  If it was at/before age 14-and it's healing properly MAYBE, and that's a big maybe.  Unfortunately, one of the issues with head trauma is some of the injuries may not manifest themselves for years i.e personality and emotional changes.  (Hopefully your doctor has fully explained all this to you.)  You would probably have to undergo a series of EEG's and have those submitted to the Flight Surgeons Office.

To correct some misconceptions:

The Class 1 Flight Physical requirements aren't guidelines, they are go/no-go criteria.  Waivers are occasionally granted for certain things, like lo BP and sitting height.  Doesn't matter how often one flies once through SUPT, once/twice a week is actually low I would fly about 3 times a week more on deployments/exercises; you will fly every day or nearly every day at pilot training.  Which is also irrelevant as you need to get past the selection board.

A quick way to see what your odds are is to get a Class III FAA physical for private pilot.  If the FAA Flight Surgeon won't pass you-none of the services are going to let you fly.