I’m becoming an Aerospace Propulsion Apprentice and I’m gonna work towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, I know I’m gonna be working 10 – 12 hour work shifts because jet mechanics is a tough job. I know the Air Force will teach me a lot in general of the career during tech training but I also need to go to school to expand my knowledge and craftsmanship of the job field, and I know the Air Force will want me to progress in my education but will they give me time to go to school for my job career choice? So when can you go to school and is there any available classes during the night that you can go to after I’m done with my work shift for the military? Because I know I can’t do Aerospace Engineering as an online class nor do I want to I want hands on training and teaching of the course instead of the online courses. And I know it all depends on where you’re stationed and everything else, but if some people can just give me an idea of what they had to do for this I’d appreciate it.
Thank you.
1. Aerospace engineering, has nothing to do with aerospace propulsion.
Aerospace engineering, is basically mechanical engineering, that focus’s on aircraft design and materials.
2. After you have your 5 level, you can go to school in your off duty hours. You can take class’s offered at the base education office ( generally lower level class’s taught by contract instructors) , at a local university or online from whatever online school you want to take class’s from.
3. truthfully the AF doesn’t care if you take college class’s or not, that’s entirely up to you.
They will NOT let you off work, to go take a college class.
4. The availability of class’s, just depends on where you are based and if the local university has alot of class’s at night.
But your assuming you will be working in the day time, and chances are, after your 5 level training, you will be working 2nd or 3 rd shift, not day shift.
5. Hand on training, there is no hands on training for a aerospace engineering major.
You will be taking class’s like calculus ( several years worth ), calculus based chemistry, calculus based physics, thermodynamics, materials structure