Its another step. Some guys don't bother and then lose out when they
get out. There is a limited number of years you have to request an FAA
certificate based on your military. If you don't do it in those years,
you have to do the whole checkride. In anycase, I think you have to
still take the FAA writen.

-Robert


"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message ...
If one learns how to fly single engine and multi engine aircraft in the
airforce at a military flight school, does one automatically get a single
engine, multi engine and commercial license upon graduation? Is this valid
for civilian flying after discharge?