The USAF awards pilot ratings at three levels: Pilot, Senior Pilot, and Command Pilot, to active duty officers and to officers considered as "rated assets" in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (i.e., the Air Reserve Components).

2024年6月17日 · Those who complete this phase of training will then receive their Air Force remotely piloted aircraft wings.

RPA Pilot is one of just seven types of Air Force officer categories eligible for an aeronautical rating from the USAF. Pilots in the 18X specialty code can earn the RPA Pilot aeronautical rating badge, including RPA Pilots for Special Operations (18SX), Reconnaissance (18RX), Experimental Tests (18EX), Attack (18AX), and General missions (18GX).

Once you are qualified to join the Air Force as an officer, you will take this path to get your wings: Complete Officer Training (Air Force Academy, AFROTC, or OTS). Enter Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) and begin flight training (~1 year). Nearing completion of UPT, you will be assigned an aircraft, which is called getting your seat assignment.

A United States Aviator Badge refers to three types of aviation badges issued by the United States Armed Forces, those being for Air Force, Army, and Naval (to include Marine and Coast Guard) aviation. Air Force Pilot and Army Aviator Badges are issued in three ratings: Basic, Senior, and Command (Air Force)/Master (Army).

Once pilots complete their training, they earn a set of wings. Like a rank, these wings are proudly worn on uniforms and distinguish pilots from other careers. The wings evolve according to the number of flight hours and experience a pilot gains throughout their career.

2010年7月1日 · Air Force leaders are working to build a new pilot culture in the service, creating a career track designed to turn officers without prior flying experience into operators of remotely piloted aircraft such as the MQ-1 Predator.

The aircraft are assigned to the 432nd Wing, which trains pilots, sensor operators and other remotely piloted aircraft crewmembers, and conducts combat surveillance and attack operations...

The proposed UAS operator badge combines the historic pilot shield with space-operator wings, recognizing that only Airmen who physically take to the air earn the right to wear feathered wings. It symbolizes the role of these op-

These wings, recently approved by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, are worn by unmanned aircraft operators who have not attended undergraduate pilot training. The wings were presented to the graduates of first Beta class during a ceremony at …