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Old April 15th 06, 01:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.rotorcraft
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Thomas Ewing wrote:

And one more thing: do I need to do anything particular to get in shape
(physically or mentally) for my upcoming physicals and tests?


Stop smoking, forget drugs, say goodbye to the beer cooler,
and don't have sex more than three times a day.
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Old April 15th 06, 04:03 AM posted to rec.aviation.rotorcraft
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Shiver wrote:
Thomas Ewing wrote:


And one more thing: do I need to do anything particular to get in shape
(physically or mentally) for my upcoming physicals and tests?


Stop smoking, forget drugs, say goodbye to the beer cooler,
and don't have sex more than three times a day.


Heh Heh... Good advice. Actually there is not much you can do to
prepare. Either you pass a Class 1 flight physical or you don't. That's
why it's necessary to sign nothing until everything is done and you are
accepted. That Class 1 physical is the last one you take. All after
that are Class 2 physicals. I don't think it's too good to be true. The
recruiter must enlist as many as possible and he has to know the steps
to take.

This is good. I'm happy for you. Let us know how things are going......

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boB
Wing 70

U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)
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Old April 15th 06, 06:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.rotorcraft
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Thomas Ewing wrote:
And one more thing: do I need to do anything particular to get in shape
(physically or mentally) for my upcoming physicals and tests?


Run a lot, although that is for after the physical. When you get to
boot camp/WOCS/OCS or wherever exactly you end up, you'll run a lot
there, so best get started early
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Old April 15th 06, 11:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.rotorcraft
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Congrads on getting a good recruiter... the #1 clencher for holding you
up is going to be your security clearance. You have to have an Interim
Secret or better before you can leave for WOCS and WOFT, and while I've
never done a clearance outside of active duty, it takes us about a week
of 8 hours a day to get one pushed through battalion level S2, a month
to get it through division, then a year or so to get it accepted --
though interim is awarded as soon as it gets through division. Ask the
recruiter how to get started on that stuff.

Get an AFAST book, the Arco is a good one
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076...lance&n=283155).
The test is not hard, but the 2 things that kill a lot of people are
the complex movements (move the dot into the circle bit) and the
helicopter knowledge. Complex movements is 5 minutes for 30 questions,
so you're really at an advantage if you have a method for answering the
questions (I use the "upper right" philosophy, look at the upper half
or the right half of the arrows to tell you where to move it... once
you see a sample question it might make more sense).

The helicopter knowledge... I think I picked a lot of that up on this
group, the PPRUNE board, and surfing the internet... plus the day job.
There are all kinds of questions you can only get away with by knowing
them, like translational lift, dissemetry of lift, ground effect,
coning, lead/lag, etc. all the way down to what ISA is (29.92 inches of
mercury, 15 degrees C, no cheating on that one) and what color beacons
mark a heliport.

Make yourself sound like a confident, educated, team playing leader in
the personal questions, and think through the bit on the levers and
pulleys and force (can't remember what that section is called).

As for letters of reccomendation, get a good meet-and-greet with a w3,
w4, or w5. I'm not sure if you can use a retired warrant, as they will
usually have a bit more time and a better attitude (at least thats what
I've found).

In your resume, make sure you reinforce that you're doing this because
you "want to be an officer in the army, a leader and a member of the
team... and that (my) skills and abilities would be best used as a
pilot".

PT Test -- plan on doing something like 42 pushups, 50 something
situps, and a 2 mile run under 16 minutes. Ask your recruiter to let
you go in for every PT test they hold, and run at least 3 or 4 times a
week. You'll get better. Body fat -- get your recruiter to weigh you,
make sure you pass weight -- if not, get taped. If you push tape, work
on getting a smaller waist (good eating and running helps) and bigger
neck (crunches help). You'd be amazed at the people that fail weight
and tape -- they don't look fat at all, but because of their build, the
measuring tape says different.

And most importantly, if I can give any advice from my uneducated
hole-in-the-wall point of view, don't dance around on this stuff. Make
a decision that you want to join the hell that is the army, leave home
for 7 years or more, do multiple deployments, deal with a LOT of
bull**** and a LOT of idiots, while not making a great amount of
money... and if you say yes, then pick up a night job and do nothing
but work on your packet all day long, every day. Too many people
(especially active guys trying to do it) get wrapped up in work or
personal life, and never get around to finishing it... the WOFT program
is way, WAY too simple and easy to get into if you only spend a little
time and energy and doing it.

Good luck buddy!
Mike

 




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