What advice for enlistment options will you give for someone 29 years of age with a graduate degree?
I qualified on the med eval for htis while I was USAF, after going USAF OTS, after not finishing 3 yrs of Army ROTC, the last two on scholarship...I was never able to go intersvc, though to actually do it....
Naval flight officer - Wikipedia
A Naval Flight Officer (NFO) is a commissioned officer in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps who specializes in airborne weapons and sensor systems. NFOs are not pilots (naval aviators) per se, but they may perform many "co-pilot" functions, depending on the type of aircraft. Until 1966, their duties were performed by both commissioned officer and senior enlisted naval aviation observers (NAO).[1]
Read this, you'd certainly be suitable to apply to the USAF and USN FTE programs, the UK and France also have such programs at their test pilot schools (TPS programs), there's also one for flight-test navigators (FTNs), if flight as a nav/WSO might interest you, possibly....
Flight test engineer - Wikipedia
The flight test engineer generally has overall responsibility for the planning of a specific flight test phase, which includes preparing the test plans in conjunction with other analytical and/or systems engineers, overseeing the buildup of the aircraft to the proper configuration, working with the flight test instrumentation engineer to ensure the sensors and recording systems are installed for required data parameters, and preparing the...
This, my unit CO, an O-6, recommended me for to do my masters, I couldn't get this one, either....
Naval Postgraduate School - Wikipedia
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It grants master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, and certificates. Established in 1909, the school also offers research fellowship opportunities at the postdoctoral level through the National Academies’ National Research Council research associateship program.[3]
Read this...all senior enlisted in all svcs, thus far, i've seen for Army and USAF, can apply here for a PhD, as can warrants and commissioned from all svcs, not just USAF, I could never get it....
Air Force Institute of Technology - Wikipedia
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Armed Forces and is part of the United States Air Force. It is located in Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton. AFIT is a component of the Air University and Air Education and Training Command.
This is less well known....
US Marine Corps Platoon Leader Course: What You Need to Know
The Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course (PLC) is an alternative for NROTC or OCS for college students who wish to become commissioned officers.
This is the NOAA Corps 5-yr flight program, they're the smallest, very selective, often overlooked....
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations |
Learn about the NOAA Diving Program, which trains, certifies, and equips personnel to safely support underwater missions
This only needs high school, the age limits, I don't know, you hadn't said if you'd want pilot or navigator/weaspon systems ofcr (WSO), however, read it, OK?
If you have dreamed of becoming a helicopter or fixed-wing pilot, the Army can help you turn that dream into a reality. Warrant Officers fly some of the most exciting, technologically advanced aircraft in the world.