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Chiming back in after a couple years. I got selected at age 31. So if you are wondering, it is possible if you are determined to make it happen!

Interesting commentary from LtG Heithold on potential usage of friggin laser beams on AC-130J's in the next 5 years. https://pulsegulfcoast.com/2015/09/air-force-wants-laser-weapon-on-gunships

Arguments over socks? The rest of your problems must be solved at this point...

Dude! You should know better than to post about Spec Ops Fighter Pilots on this board!!!1 OPSEC

I got a bit more information from discussion with some peers, and I should retract my optimism. Assuming the Navy would not give you a waiver because you are not asymptomatic due to the pain, your chances of staying in fighters in the Air Force are diminished. You also almost certainly will need an MEB/Fitness For Duty, either before you leave the Navy or as soon as you arrive in the AF. Your best chance is probably to pursue RPA. Whether the Navy would consider you for non-high performance airframes is a question for your Navy FS.

I like to think of C-17 pilots as dudes in tuxedo t-shirts. They are here to be formal but they like to party. I like to party so I like my C-17s to party.

You sound like a woman who just realized the guy she's been sleeping with doesn't want a relationship.

Three years on and you are still very much missed, Rich. We raise a glass in your honor, brother!

Some of those cut scenes are footage from the national ad campaign that was in full force about a year ago (I still see them occasionally). The ads that the footage was taken for were actually fairly well done. Although I personally would have never participated, if I had been featured in them I also wouldn't be so ashamed of the final product that I would have to quietly sneak out the back door every time one of them came on while I was watching a football game with buddies. But of course once you put yourself on video for the Air Force, they own your image. Now you've been shoehorned into this and it'd make me physically ill. Who knows what else you might end up in over the next 50 years. Moral of the story: DON'T TALK TO THE FUCKING MEDIA...and that includes PA.

I'l be the witch here - while Champ, myself and everyone else have solid reasons for being disgruntled with AD and many dudes jump off the burning ship for those solid reasons, I would still absolutely recommend to you (or any young dude wanting to fly in the military) to go for it. What you see in those threads referenced above is a lot of bitching (many valid) and negative outlooks derived from years of this lifestyle and dealing with the bullshit. Do not read those threads and change your mind or lower your desire to serve and fly in the AF. You may very well be "us" at 8+ years into your AD time, but despite all the assholes and bullshit you'll run across, you'll still do awesome things, go awesome places and have a job that is untouched by 99% of the world. Yes, some people get hosed more than others, but there is risk in all walks of life - you could not do the AF and risk wanting to suck start a shotgun every day you drive in an hour of traffic to get to your shitty cubicle job you thought for sure would be a great career after finishing college. So, don't get discouraged by anything you read here, continue to work your ass off (as you clearly have been) and get a pilot slot. It will be awesome and you'll never regret the decision - even if you say "fuck this place!" and leave at 10 years.