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Civilian-Trained Pilots May Get Leg Up in Air Force Career Through New Program
Maj. Ryan Scott, 99th Flying Training Squadron “A” flight commander and T-1A Jayhawk instructor pilot, and 2nd Lt. Aimee St. Cyr, 99th FTS instructor pilot trainee, prepare to take off in a T1-A at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph May 16, 2016. (Lauren Ely/U.S. Air Force)
4 Jun 2021
Thirty-three aspiring Air Force pilots with previous flight experience they got as civilians have joined a new program that may allow them to jump ahead in training.
The service s Civil Path to Wings program has approved pilot candidates from active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve units; graduates from the Reserve Officer Training Corps; and civilian applicants aspiring to earn their Air Force wings, according to Air Education and Training Command, or AETC.