Hey All! This is my first post on here. First of all i wanted to say that this website is great! it has helped me get a lot of answers so far.

Here is a little background information about myself. I am 27 and a half years old. I went to the Florida Institute of Technology and got a B.S. in Aviation Meteorology with flight. I have a commercial multi-engine instrument rating as well as my CFI, CFII and MEI. I have about 770TT flying. For the past 3 years i have been working as a Dispatcher for a private jet company while trying to figure out what i wanted to do with my life. Recently i found out that LASIK is an approved waiver in the Military and I had gotten that about a year and a half ago (its been great by the way....20/15 in both eyes). As soon as i found out about this i got really excited because flying in the military was something i always wanted to do, but i had given up on that dream since my eyesight was terrible before the LASIK and then after I had gotten the LASIK there were no waivers available for it.

Anyways... So i really want to fly Fighters. I would be happy flying anything in the military but fighters would be amazing. I cannot decide however which path i should pursue....Air National guard or Active? What i am worried about is if i shoot for the Air National guard that by the time i finally get an interview i will be too old. Also there doesnt seem to be very many slots at all in the Air national guard for any type of plane, let alone fighters.(does anyone know if the Pilot slot page is accurate on this website?) If i got active there would be a better change of getting a pilot slot, however you cannot "choose" which airplane you want to fly.  This may be a dumb question, but is there such thing as a "full time" pilot in the Air National Guard? if i did decide to go Air National guard, i would love to be able to do that as a full time job, rather than doing it on the side and having a different full time job. I have already talked to a recruiter for the Air Force and he said that with my experience that i have had so far, if i do well on the AFOQT and TBAS that i shouldnt have to much of a problem getting a pilot slot. If i were a couple years younger and had more time i would probably have my answer (Air National Guard) but being as old as i am, i dont know how that will affect my ability to go Guard. Another question i had was are there National Guard Recruiters that can help you out at all or do you just have to go to each individual wing and talk to the people there? is there a list anywhere with all the contact information for all the different wings throughout the U.S.? Any input, comments or answers to this post would be much appreciated!