Forget fighter pilot, it would be great to fly ANYTHING...I too would like it very much, flying had always been my dream. My plan is to finish my degree at university and do some time in the reserves, then head to Australia (I have dual citizenship) and apply to their airforce. My family is from there and I got my sister to call an ADF recruiter, they are currently "evaluating" the "possiblity" of training pilots with laser eye surgury. Apparently, 40% of the Australian population of 21 million wears corrective lenses, so I guess they‘ve decided it‘s not worth losing 8 million prospective candidates right off the bat.
If not that, there is always getting a private license (starting at only 22 thousand...!) and applying from there.
My father (don‘t live with him) does physicals for air force pilots and RCMP officers, and said they have to be in rather good shape, to say the least.
May I ask what degree you are getting? When I was researching the trade, I found that Ground School is rather heavy in maths. I‘ve never had severe problems with them (did some calculus at university), but I chose instead to work on a degree in political science (useless as it is), and in a competitive selection environment (wide open doesn‘t necessarily mean desperate), I‘m just not sure how I‘ll stack up.
Hence the plan for military experience. And hey, if that doesn‘t work out, there‘s always the regs.
