How do I become a Navy Jet Pilot?

Question

How do I become a Navy Jet Pilot?

Answer 1

Join the navy and say you want to be a jet pilot

Answer 2

Join the Navy ?

Answer 3

I love how people just say "join the navy", as if it is as simple as going to your local recruiter's office and saying "I'm here, where do you keep the fast jets?".   Becoming a naval aviator is one of the most difficult endeavors one could undertake, and most who try never make it.  But, obviously some do make it.  I am not in the navy, but I was once, and although I was not a naval aviator, I do know what is required to become one.  

Let's assume that you meet the physical requirements (height, weight, eyes, ears, etc.)  To be a naval aviator, you must be a commissioned officer.  To get a commission in the US Navy, you absolutely must have a 4 year college degree, no exceptions.  A degree in any major is acceptable, however preference is given to candidates with degrees in scientific or technical fields, such as engineering, math, physics, etc.  However there are pilots flying with a degree in history or english as well.  You could go to the US Naval Academy (very stringent admission standards), where you would get your college education along with your military training, or go to a civilian university.  If you get your degree from a civilian college, you must then apply for and be accepted into a commissioning program such as AOCS (aviation officer candidate school) or, you can do your military training while in college by participating in the university NROTC program, if it is offered at the school you are attending.  Be aware, however, that once you begin your junior year in NROTC, you will incur a military obligation to the Navy, and if you do not qualify for flight training, you must still fulfill your obligation as an officer in the Navy, but in a non-flight capacity.  Whereas if you graduate first and then apply specifically to AOCS, you will be on a flight track commissioning program from the start.  Aside from the education requirements, you must demonstrate leadership qualities, decision making capabilities, high moral character, and other attributes associated with being a commissioned officer.  If you make it through college and your commissioning program, you would then go to approximately 2 years of basic and advanced flight training.  The aircraft you will be trained to fly will depend on several factors, including your wishes, but the needs of the Navy will always have priority.  You may want to fly the fast jets, but the Navy might have you flying an E-2 hawkeye, or helicopter.  Military flight training is second to none, and if you are lucky enough to get it, you will need to commit a minimum of 10 years to the Navy in exchange for the flight training.  

Becoming  a Naval Aviator is very challenging, and will take years and a lot of hard work and trying just to get a foot in the door, but if you do, it can be very rewarding.

Answer 4

To become a navy Jet fighter you first have to join the navy (duhh) and then you have to ask them if you can become a jet pilot. If they say yes you gotta get trained to fly special navy planes.  Navy jet fighters defend a certain area. YOu gotta learn and get practice flying over and over. i'm not in the navy but mark my words the test will be hard. Its not easy.