<p>What percentage of the students from USAFA actually fly?</p>
<p>I think around 60% end up going to flight training, but I could be very wrong. Doesn't USAFA have to graduate a certain number of pilots per year?</p>
<p>it's right around 50%, i'd say. They don't HAVE to graduate a certain number of pilots each year, but they are given a certain amount of slots (usually around 500) per class that there would be no reason not to fill. And it turns out that somewhere around 50% of the class is actually pilot qualified and wants to fly, so almost no one gets shafted out of a pilot slot if you want it.</p>
<p>Like those two said, it works out to be between 50-60% almost every year.</p>
<p>Hmm thats good to know. Anyone know how that stacks up against the other academies?</p>
<p>Well, Army only flys helicopters so i think only a very small percentage of people branch aviation and it is very competative. Navy is also very competative and has way less flying slots then the Air Force. If you want to be a pilot, don't even bother with Army or Navy (unless you really want to fly off of carriers and have the potential to be top 10+% in your class)</p>
<p>The USCGA website tells me that the Coast Guard has a higher percentage of pilots than any other service ("even the Air Force"). Granted, if you fly in the Coast Guard you'll be flying either helicopters, C-130's, or falcon jets, but if you don't just want to fly to drop bombs its a viable option.</p>
<p>Wow thats definitely really useful to know. I hadn't heard about how competitive it was for flight slots At USNA and WP.</p>