When doing a street to seat packet for WOFT, would it help if the applicant had a fixed wing private licenes? Would it help more to have a rotor licenes? Ya, I am sure this has been asked before but I can not find.
I am sure this has been asked before but I can not find.
As a matter of fact, it has.. by you.. in another thread. Don't ask a question you know has been asked over and over again when you won't bother to read the material posted here for yourself.
Read the whole WOFT thread if you want answers on everything packet related.
Thank you Firefighter Specialist. Yes I asked the question before and it was not answered. I have read and not found the answer. If you have seen the answer can you please give some direction where to look. Thanks.
He gave you some direction, read the entire WOFT thread. If by some miracle you can't find the answer among the wealth of info previously posted here, post away and I'll do my best to help.
you wont find a definite answer. Because the fact is that they look at everything not just your ratings. You can have all the ratings in the world but that doesn't mean s**t here. I'm sure it doesn't hurt, but it's not what's going to get you selected. Put together the best packet you can, submit it and hope for the best.
Not even in the Scrabble Dictionary. Ok, License. Airborn, so it would be a positive in the packet to have fixed wing license? Any other things that might be good? Just trying to see what the best street to seat packet would look like. Thanks.
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My son turned in a street to seat packet and was not selected. Just trying to see what can be added to the packet when submitted again in a few months.
He needs to decide what he wants to do. Does he just want to fly or does he want to be an Army aviator. If you wants to be an Army aviator than he might want to consider enlisting into a job that he would enjoy, it doesn't need to be aviation related, get some time under his belt and then submit a packet from active duty. Re-submit the street to seat packet as many times as you please, I'm not trying to push him to enlist, but if being an Army aviator is his true dream than he just might have to work a little harder at it.
Mr Numbers, I agree with AirborneMO, between a private pilot license and service time I think the latter is better. Not just on paper, but for the changes a person goes through after basic training and some time in.
I'm envious of your son for having a father who, apparently, is willing to put him through flight training to see him off.
I sort of... preemptively saw myself out. Then again I needed those changes I spoke of. Everyone's different.
I'm still curious, what were his GT and AFAST scores?
Airborn, I found a great post from November 2007 and it was you. About the averages from the civilian board selection. Thank that is very helpful.
Mr Motivated, GT 127, AFAST 118. Ya, I saw myself out to so I know what you are saying. When he showed interest in the military and flying I had him skydive and what he realy liked was helecopter flight orientation classes (hands on flying). Cost a good chunk of money $225 per hour, but well worth it and he knows this is what he wants to do. He also will enroll in college and some other stuff. If this all does not work, then he might go the active duty as suggested. If ya want it ya gota work at it.
He could update his statement, and photo. A clean slate is good, but maybe a revised statement with an emphasis on assuring the selection board would be beneficial.
Does that make sense? I mean, nobody wants to make a bad judgement call. Maybe there just wasn't a strong enough vibe in his statement.
If he wants to make a career of it, he should mention that and in what specific way he wants to contribute to Army Aviation (IP? Test Pilot, etc).
A "wishy-washy" or idealistic statement is understandable, but it can also mean the person doesn't have a full grasp of what is ahead. It would be better to remove that doubt by using a "realist" tone...
