Sorry to bring up a relatively dead topic, but I just went through MEPS today, got a 95 on my ASVAB, Chief pulled me aside and sold me on nuke, which I'm perfectly fine with. I'll gladly do my 20 years (assuming my patience lasts that long) in nuke if I don't make it, but I've always wanted to be a pilot (uncle, cousin, father... all pilots) and I want to do it from the enlisted ranks.
So my question is...... when's the best time to apply to STA-21? Do it out of boot? after A school? after power school? Or should I wait a couple years, make PO 2nd class then apply? I'm just trying to figure out when the BEST time to apply is, as far as chances of getting accepted are concerned. I understand that at the end of the day you stand on your own merits, but working in the admissions office of my old college (no, i dont have a degree, decided I didn't like where I was going with life) I know that there's better times to apply than others.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!
Chris