Why does a person want to become an air force officer?

Answer 1

Well, honestly (no bs), I am British and am on course for 10 A* and 3 A grades at GCSE, as well as Additional Maths. I have already pre-liminary set 5 A-Level subjects, of which I will be very disappointed and under-achieving if I got anything less than A* for them (they have A* now at A-Level). I then plan on going to University and getting a degree in Maths or Physics before joining Sandhurst and entering the Combat Arms as a 2nd Lieutenant, do 3 years service, one tour of duty, leave as a captain (normally after one tour of duty or 2 1/2 years service). I am joining the army to get experience and to live life to the full. The Army mentality (depending of course on not getting injured mentally or psychologically or killed) sets you up well for life. I want to be mid 30's in a successful city job, with wife and kids, knowing that I helped make the world a better place and will have many memories and experiences, the Army will also give me a better sense of responsibility and authority. I all goes to plan (as above), that leaves me at 25 currently as a Captain with the responsibilty of acting as 2IC 9second in command to a Major) or 130 men and 14 Warrior vehicles. With a base salary of £35,000 a year, council tax of £2.48 a month, accomodation and food much cheaper than civilian life, extra bit of cash in the pension fund, and free public transport.

Answer 2

Most who enter the AF Academy or become AF Officers through other means, normally join for 1 or more of several reasons:

1. Become a Pilot (the #1 reason most become an officer)

2. First steps toward becoming an Astronaut

3. College Degree in a Science Discipline - Aeronautics, Astrophsyics, Engineering,etc.

4. Military Career

5. Follow in Father/Mother's career footsteps - Military Academy graduates who become retired officers pass on to their kids the Legacy eligibility to join the same service Academy when they become old enough. Normally, you need a Congressional appointment and a lot of recommendations to get in.

6. Life Challenge

7. Patriotic Duty / Give back to the Country

8. Lead during wartime

There's and endless list as each person has their own reason, but for each service, including the Air Force, becoming an officer usually is driven by one of the above reasons. Pilots either join the Navy/Marines (the Marines, though a separate Military branch, is actually a part of the Department of the Navy) or the Air Force; Army officers usually wish to either by Helicopter pilots, Tank Commanders, or Infantry leaders.

Really, the biggest reason is that becoming an officer means you need to either go to the AF Academy, or get your commission another way, but only those with a college degree become officers. Getting into the Academy means you get a free college degree (relatively anyway). The rewards of a military career are numerous, though the toll it takes on personal and family life is equally great. When you retire or leave the service, you normally can pick your job as you have many advantages over a civilian; security clearances, experience, training, leadership skills, things they don't teach you in school and have to learn the hard way in the business world. The only thing you give up in the service is your liberty and time away from family. While civilians don't really know what it's like to lose their liberties (military members are not judged by civilian law for military infractions), those who have served have a better appreciation for it when they leave.

I speak from many years of experience - though not an commissioned officer (I chose to remain a Senior Enlisted Non-Commissioned Officer) most of what I have achieved in my life is due to my Naval Submarine career.

Answer 3

I'm a 16 year old boy. When I was younger (probably 6 or 7 years old), I wanted to be a police officer. As I grew older (8yrs old), I wanted to become a SWAT officer. As I became older still, I wanted to become an Army Ranger (10yrs old), and now (16yrs old), I want to become a Navy Seal.

I constantly changed, or as I like to think, upgraded my career choice because I realized that the previous job choice didn't see as much action as the next one. I want to be in the Special Forces because these guys are real bad a**es. They're the best there is.

I want to become a Spec Ops soldier because I just want to tear s*** up when I'm called upon to do so and I want to shoot some ***holes that want to kill me or my team. Some people want to and do join the military for the many benefits that the military offers. I see all the benefits as a plus.

I realize that our government really doesn't give a f*** about our soldiers. I see war veterans on the streets, homeless. It's sad that our government doesn't help the men and women that risked their lives to defend our country. I also realize that the United States really has no business being in any war because nobody f**** with us. Nonetheless, I still want to be a soldier, not so much for my country, but more for the countries that cannot help themselves.

Answer 4

Always being fascinated with flying and the idea of being a pilot.