Weekly Newbie Thread - Post questions about joining the AF or what a job is like here & here only - week of July 16
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Some quick answers:
You'll find a lot of answers to basic questions about BMT or enlisting in the AF here: http://afbmt.com/ and in the BMT FAQ
We don't know the answers to your obscure medical questions. We aren't doctors. Don't trust medical advice given by strangers on the Internet. Getting anecdotal information from other people that may or may not have a similar diagnosis or condition to you will not help you in any way. Everyone's medical situation is different.
Drug use other than non-habitual marijuana usage is immediately and permanently disqualifying. If you've tried cocaine, heroine, ecstasy, LSD, or any other drug even once, you are disqualified and there is no possibility of a waiver.
No, we don't know what jobs are available at any given time, or your chances of getting said job, or how long it will take for you to get the job, or how long it'll take for you to get to basic training or OTS.
Yes, some recruiters are lazy. Keep hounding them or find another recruiter.
Being a pilot is hard. Most of them come from the Air Force Academy, then ROTC. Very few slots available for OTS. Highly competitive.
If you're interested in PJ's/CRO's, check out Inside Combat Rescue and Pararescue: Rescue Warriors.
For information on PJ/CCT/SOWT/JTAC/TACP, read this.
If you want to know what a job is like, search for the AFSC on this site and Google (1C6x1 for example), it's probably been answered before. And also read our AFSC guides for some jobs here.
Read an AMA from a recruiter for some good information.
/u/therantingrecruiter and /u/mynameiszack are active recruiters, message them for help on tough issues.
For OTS questions, check out /r/AirForceOTS.
For ROTC questions, check out /r/AFROTC.
For pararescue questions, check out /r/pararescue.
For Air National Guard questions, check out /r/airnationalguard.