How long is flight school?
There is no solid answer to this question. Flight school can be as little as fourteen months and as long as two years. The average is probably around 18 months. Flight school involves a number of difference stages, many of which have hold times (called bubbles) between them while waiting for students ahead of you to finish and open a seat. Every flight student must complete JOPD (1 week), Dunker (1 week), SERE (3 weeks), BOLC3A (3 weeks), Primary (22 weeks), Advanced Aircraft (12-23 weeks, depending on aircraft), and BOLC3B (3 weeks). Warrant officers may also have to complete Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS) and the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC), and commissioned officers must complete BOLC1 and BOLC2. So, assuming you were to come for Blackhawks, which has the shortest Advanced course, already completed BOLC and or WOBC before arriving, and hit absolutely no delays or bubbles along the way, you MIGHT get out in just over a year–this doesn’t happen. Plan to spend a coupl
