Some of the most exciting jobs in the United States Air Force F-22 Fighter pilot Careers. The Fighter is the basis of some of the most state of the Art engineering. It has its origins in the observations of the Soviet fighter aircraft Flanker and Fulcrum in the 1980’s. While the Soviet Union eventually lost the Cold War, they did have some various military design successes that advanced the state of military aircraft, missiles and other fighting equipment. The advances that were made with the Fulcrum and Flanker military airframes in the 1980s gave designers in the United States an advantage that were later incorporated in the F-22 military jet fighter.
The United States Military decided that it needed a ATF strike fighter, and so they commissioned designing a new strike fighter aircraft. The F-22 was commissioned in early 1981 as a new air superiority fighter, and it was refined into the strike ATF fighter that is now known today. There are some specific requirements for becoming a US Air Force pilot. You have to become an officer and earn a commission, and there are some different ways to do that. One of the ways is attending the Air Force Academy, most of the pilots in the Air Force come up through Air Force ROTC cadet training. But even by participation in Air Force ROTC there are some requirements. There are two positions available to fly on Air Force Aircraft, Jet Fighter Navigator, and Jet Fighter Pilot.
Navigator: To become a Jet fighter Navigator, you have to have no allergies, asthma after 12 years of age, and meet certain vision requirements. You must have distant vision of at least 20/200 but corrected to 20/20, and near vision of 20/40 but corrected to 20/20. You have to meet the same height requirements; a sitting height of between 33 and 40 inches, and a vertical standing height of between 64 inches (5 foot 4 inches) and 77 inches (6 foot 5 inches) tall. You have to have normal color vision and meet other physical weight requirements.
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Here are the basic requirements to becoming an F-22 Air Force pilot-
Pilot: You have to be able to pass a Air Force military flight physical, and your sitting height has to be between 34 inches and 40 inches. You cannot have allergies, no history of asthma or hay fever after the age of 12 years, and meet the same vision and height requirements as Navigators.
January 25th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
I am a sophmore in high school and I was wondering what some things are that I could be doing that will prepare me for a job as an F-22 Air Force pilot.
January 26th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
KEEP THOSE GRADES UP. The Air Force will scrutinize your academic standing. Bottomline is to keep your goal in mind over the next few years and keep working hard.
January 27th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I have been selected as a NAV in 2009. Make sure to keep your grades up, and a technical degree of some sort is recommended(though not required). I would recommend getting or at least logging a few hours toward your private pilot license so you know if you even like to fly. If you’re serious about it, keep your physical fitness in check because if selected you’ll need to be in top shape. Keep searching online. airforceots.org and similar sites are recommended. Good Luck and keep your dreams in sight!!
March 4th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
I am 18 and about to graduate High School. I am very interested in being a F-22 Air Force Pilot but have one concern. My doctor says that I have a slight allergy to milk. I am not lactose intolerant but will have a slight reaction if I drink too much liquid milk. Does this count as an allergy that will exclude me from fulfilling this position?