Becoming an Army Helicopter Pilot

You must be a citizen of the United States. If you’re not a citizen, you can apply to become one as soon as you enlist, no matter how long you’ve lived in the U.S. Usually, you’d have to put in five years here as a legal permanent resident to apply. Not in time of war and not under a July 2002 executive order issued by President George W. Bush to expedite the process for members of the military.