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Originally Posted by Mrmerlin
FWIW its a good idea to get the private pilot certificate before getting into the service it will give him a leg up on flight experience
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That's what I've heard. He just got his PPL on his 17th bday and will be taking glider lessons and aerobatic lessons to learn energy management. I train quite a few military pilots and they have all reccomended gliders/aerobatics to learn energy management to best prepare for fighters.
I know fighters are hard to get into, but that's what dreams are for and it looks like our son has a decent shot at the Academy so we'll keep our fingers crossed.