yakfishr19 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Hey guys my name is Dan Hill and im currently a Senior at Purdue University studying Aeronautical Engineering Technology and going to get an A&P certificate when i graduate this May 2012. I am getting my WOFT Packet all set up with a recruiter now and need as much information on the PRK surgery and LOR's. Im currently trying to find good LOR's but dont know what is best. Would a current warrant officer be good? Another question i have is how long will my PRK surgery postpone me from getting a WOFT slot? Does the board look down on applicants that have had PRK. I currently have 20/50 and thats with squinting. Thanks Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 I had PRK done the week before I walked into the recruiters office. It took three months until I could get a physical (if I remember right). LORs from a Warrant are great. Pilots are great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 20/50 should be fine without PRK. My eyes were worse and I got in. As for letters of recommendation, don't get wrapped up in who is writing them. Focus on getting the best quality LORs you can from people who are best able to describe why you would be good for the program. My best LOR was from my high school history teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zVo Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 I went the street-to-seat route and got in with PRK.As far as I know, selection is not like the Air Force where they have a percentage cap on how many selectees with refractive surgery waivers they can take at each board. akscott60 is right -- it's a three month minimum wait before you can have your vision tested for the physical. While I agree with SBuzzkill about the letters of recommendation (quality is super important), the trend in my WOCS class was that everyone had letters from field grade officers. At the very minimum, try to get a letter of recommendation from a CW3-CW5 or O4 and up -- it couldn't hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirOneMatthew Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Use the search key for my PRK post. Lots of info in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakfishr19 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Well guys i got my PRK surgery Dec 16th so right now my vision is pretty good 20/30 but in about another month it should be 20/20 or better hopefully. I am going to complete the rest of my packet before graduation but im just wanting to know from prior/current street to seat guys if i will be competitive for a pilot slot with my bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology? also will my A&P certificate and private pilot license help me get selected? it's been my dream to fly helicopters so any information to help me succeed and complete my dream would be very much appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Only 256 applicants boarded in FY11, and the selection rate is almost 70%. Yes, you have a good shot. A BA is great, flight experience is great. FLIGHT SCHOOL APPLICANT STATISTICS FY 11 WOFT– 256 Boarded | In-Service – 977 BoardEd SELECTION RATE – 69.1% | SELECTION RATE – 21% AVERAGE AGE – 25.5 | AVERAGE AGE – 28 AVERAGE AFAST – 123 | AVERAGE AFAST – 129 AVERAGE GT – 123 | AVERAGE GT – 121 AVERAGE GPA – 3.12 | AVERAGE ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE – 6 AVERAGE APFT – 274 | AVERAGE APFT - 276 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakfishr19 Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Those stats are pretty promising and thank you for the info. Still currently working on the LORs and my APFT score hopefully i can get that higher, other than that any more recommendations for applying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAR153D Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 FLIGHT SCHOOL APPLICANT STATISTICS FY 11WOFT– 256 Boarded | In-Service – 977 BoardEd SELECTION RATE – 69.1% | SELECTION RATE – 21% I wonder why the selection rate is so much higher for civilians than those who are in service/prior service? Do the civilian stats include those who are prior service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Those are the people applying for the WOFT or "street to seat". Why are they selected more often? Probably to keep the spread even. I know Chief Reese wants a 50/50 spread, but I dont see that happening with numbers like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.o.n.y Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I wonder why the selection rate is so much higher for civilians than those who are in service/prior service? Do the civilian stats include those who are prior service? It's right there in your quoted test. Only 256 civilain applicants were looked at vs nearly 1000 in service applicants. There just aren't many civilians applying so most of them get picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakfishr19 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I was reading on usarmyaviation.com that LORs are only good for 90 days is this true for civilian applicants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I was also wondering about the 90 days for LOR's. I really hope I get picked up coming in as a civilian !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.o.n.y Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Civ LORs are good for 12 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Civ LORs are good for 12 months Awesome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakfishr19 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Will an LOR from a high ranking person that doesn't know you be better than someone who knows you extremely well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helipilot PTK Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Will an LOR from a high ranking person that doesn't know you be better than someone who knows you extremely well? I have been told that you want a combination of high ranking officials and people that know you very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakfishr19 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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