Getting a Marine jet....

[FlyingFortress]

Is the Marine Corps still hurting for pilots? Specifically jet pilots?

Competition pretty stiff for Marine jets, or is it fairly easy? I hear people saying how if you are a Marine and you get above a 50-55 NSS, your going jets.

Do any Marine jet pilots just have some wisdom to pass down on how to get jets? Thanks.

 

[Raptor2216]

i'm not trying to burst anyones bubble here but variables such as this are ever changing and what may be true this month could change entirely next month. I would suggest that you concentrate on PFT, your education, and OCS before you stress over anything else. I will say one thing, if your deciding factor on joining the Marines is probability of flying jets then you have a long way to go. Trust me when I say, you have to want to be a Marine Officer first and OCS will make you realize that like nothing else. Everything has a place and time and worrying about how many jet pilots are necessary will come when you are flight school. Just my two cents.

 

[USMCBebop]

Competition pretty stiff for Marine jets, or is it fairly easy? I hear people saying how if you are a Marine and you get above a 50-55 NSS, your going jets.

Whether the USMC is hurting for aviators or not, the competition for a jet billet is always stiff. Sometimes it's the luck of the draw.

You will always hear, "The needs of the Marine Corps." So if the Marine Corps is short on C-130 pilots, then they can order all 2d Lts in one class or more to go the multi-engine pipeline of flight school.

The point is, the USN/USMC will not lower standards regardless of how much of a need for aviators there is. It is still competitive no matter what.