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Dream Of Flying High? Consider Becoming An Army Helicopter Pilot

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Flying aircraft is a coveted career in the United States armed services, and the process to become a military pilot is a competitive one. Most candidates need at least a bachelor’s degree to apply.

The exception is the Army, where the fleet consists mainly of helicopters rather than fixed-wing aircraft. Becoming a helicopter pilot in the Army does not require higher education or prior enlistment.

“We have a program called ‘High School to Flight School’,” said Lisa Eichhorn, a spokeswoman at Fort Rucker in Alabama, where the Army trains its pilot recruits. The program allows high school graduates to apply to become warrant officers, a rank necessary to attend Army Aviation School.

To get into that fast-track program, you must write an essay, get letters of recommendation and meet the same requirements as every other Army flight school candidate.

Here they are, step by step.

Index: Becoming an Army Helicopter Pilot

  1. Dream Of Flying High? Consider Becoming An Army Helicopter Pilot
  2. Age Requirement
  3. Citizenship
  4. Testing
  5. Physical Condition
  6. Training

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