<p>Okay…</p>
<p>-first of all, do height requirements and such differ for each aircraft individually? (I know there is a general one on all the generic websites, 77 inches…specifically the F-22)
-Is there any specific exercise that was used during beast that caught you off-guard, that I could possibly start training for? (or any physical suggestions)
-Would playing a varsity sport be more beneficial as far as time/stress than not?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>OK, I can at least answer question #1.</p>
<p>Height requirements for Air Force flyers is based on seating height (they measure you sitting in a chair), and is the same for all ejection seat equipped aircraft (based on the limits of the ACES II ejection seat). Please allow me some time to look and and post the actual reference link.</p>
<p>AS promised</p>
<p>U.S</a>. Air Force ROTC - Flying: Prerequisites</p>
<p>And from this source:
Have standing height of 64 to 77 inches and sitting height of 34 to 40 inches</p>
<p>And based on your question regarding the top end of this scale (77"), I'm guessing your worried about being too tall. My recommendation when they measure you: Slouch :) (even though your mom always told you to sit up straight! :) )</p>
<p>It would be no fun to tell you what weird exersizes you will be doing. Just keep practicing push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups (and running!).</p>
<p>If you want to play a sport, then do it. If its not a top priority, the time commitment will drive you crazy.</p>
<p>Ha ha, like hornet said, half the fun is not knowing what's coming next. ;) You'll encounter a number of things that you probably didn't expect, especially on the courses in 2nd BCT. As far as normal, day-to-day training goes, the list of approved exercises is pretty extensive. To give you a feel for things, here's the list from our current training regs:</p>
<p>• Any variation of the pushup
• Front leaning rest
• Sit ups
• Flutter kicks
• High knees
• Ranger claps
• Arm rotations
• 10, 8, or 6 count body builders
• Normal bridge
• Any variation of the pull-up
• Any variation of the chin-up
• Sprints
• Jumping jacks
• Partial Squats
• Crunches
• Lunges
• Bicycle crunches
• Mountain climbers
• Bear crawl (50 yard limit)
• Crab walk (50 yard limit)
• Low/High crawling
• Oblique crunches
• Leg lifts
• Reverse curls
• Oblique bridge
• Box jumps
• Reach throughs
• Running stairs
• Fireman’s carry
• Charge run carries
• Running, to include rifle and rucksack runs (with a maximum of 20 pounds of weight)</p>
<p>Agreed about IC sports. If it's something you want to do, go for it, but if you're not really enthusiastic about it, it'll be quite a sacrifice of time and energy.</p>
<p>So Petko, is that a complete list of what the 4-Digs can expect to do in a typical 10-minute period during BCT, or did you miss a few items? :)</p>
<p>He missed a few, there are actually more. ;) But, PU, flutterkicks, and pull-ups are the favorites.</p>
<p>"On your faces" and "GET YOUR KNEES UP!" are pretty common.</p>
<p>Great, thanks. I am fairly tall (about an inch or so over 6 feet). Which I hope leaves me a little room to spare for each aircraft. </p>
<p>Also, thanks for that list, I will definitely work on all of those.</p>
<p>As far as IC athletics, there are many aspects that bear weight in my decision, and I would like to make the best one. If it would detract from my experience more than help, I would rather focus my efforts on academics and areas within the academy/af, rather than across the country while playing a sport.</p>
<p>What sport is it, just out of curiosity?</p>
<p>soccer.</p>
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Great, thanks. I am fairly tall (about an inch or so over 6 feet). Which I hope leaves me a little room to spare for each aircraft.
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<p>My best friend (guy I've been crewed in F-15Es with several times during the past 10 years, him in the front seat, me in the back) is 6' 4" tall, or around there. Lots of guys in the squadron, and in the rest of the AF flying community, 6'2" or over. You should have no problems!!!</p>
<p>Well that's very relieving! Right now my "far off in the future" dream consists of fighter pilot, test pilot, and then maybe astronaut. Although, there are a variety of back up plans and other options in case it does not work out for whatever reason. Thanks.</p>
<p>well that is good news for me also considering I'm about 6 4 and i also hope to fly after graduation. But I think I should focus more on the 4 years at usafa and graduating aspect of that goal right now. haha</p>
<p>I'm 6' 7/8"... Looks like cockpits will be getting larger over the next generation!</p>
<p>Hooray for 5ft 7in, ehhh i know iam short, iam gonna be looking up all during BCT... ;)</p>
<p>nickb312</p>
<p>Why do anything, if not for some purpose?</p>