Thanks to the enthusiastic support of my juniors at the Air Force Academy
It contains a rich story of pilot training after graduating from the military academy.
Everything you need to know about being a cadet, from an active-duty Air Force officer!

The book "The Sky is Open to Me," which received an enthusiastic response from students dreaming of becoming pilots and juniors at the Air Force Academy for its lighthearted and honest portrayal of the real-life and training content of the Air Force Academy, has been published in a revised edition that includes the process of becoming a pilot after graduating from the academy.
The number of students wishing to attend the Air Force Academy is increasing because they are exempt from tuition fees during their studies and their career path is determined upon graduation, guaranteeing them honor and stability.
However, because most people are only interested in the entrance exam process or strategy, it is also true that many find the educational process difficult, which requires them to live together under strict discipline after entering school and undergo various military training in addition to degree education.
This book contains the story of the author, who, like many students, applied to the Air Force Academy without ever seriously considering what the academy was like or what life as a soldier would be like, and how he came to have a clear sense of conviction and mission about his career path as a cadet, as well as the training process to become an Air Force pilot after graduating from the Air Force Academy.

The author's honest and lighthearted account of four years, and the two years of pilot training that followed, will serve as a friendly and pleasant guide not only to students dreaming of entering the military academy, but also to juniors going through the difficult life of a cadet, and parents curious about their children's military academy life.
Additionally, through the pilot training story added to the revised edition, you can follow the author's experiences and find clues on how to overcome the difficulties you may encounter during flight training.

There is something the training battalion commander said to the cadets when they began training.
The 4th company of the basic military training unit I belong to, after finishing the march, said, “If you must die, you will live. If you must live, you will die.”
“If you want to die, you will live, and if you want to live, you will die.”
“The pain that doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.”
These words still linger in my memory.
Because I experienced self-discipline while receiving basic military training, and when I faced my limits, I overcame them.
Before I started basic military training, I thought I was confident in my physical strength.
But every training always required more than just my physical strength.
Also, when I saw my classmates who could easily complete difficult training unlike me, my self-esteem dropped and I wondered, 'Why can't I do well?'
Even when I see the same movements, I can't follow them right away, but my classmates follow them right away as if they've done it before.
But the good thing is that I also completed all of the basic military training.
--- From "My First Military Training"

During the first year of the Mechuri World, first year cadets can feel comfortable doing things they previously did while keeping an eye on their seniors' opinions, and they can even try things they were unable to do because they were concerned about what their seniors thought.
When I was a first-year cadet, I had to eat ramen only in the break room, but during the Mechuri Cheonha period, I even boiled ramen in my room and ate it.
It was a small thing, but it was really exciting to experience it.
Also, I would sing without thinking while showering, gather with my company mates in the break room as if we were renting a place, and chat or gather in a room and talk until dawn.
There is an action that is absolutely forbidden in normal times, but is tacitly tolerated only during the Mechuri World Period: climbing on exhibits such as fighter planes and towers and taking commemorative photos.
Since it is a kind of tradition that is only done during the Chuseori Cheonha period, this behavior is not done even when the Chuseori period is held in the 2nd to 4th grades.
In addition, they play pranks on their seniors' belongings, such as drawing on the white shoes of their juniors with a black pen at the direction of a senior in a higher grade, or they take out their seniors' diaries and secretly read them.
Of course, if you get caught, the aftermath is not only your responsibility but also that of your classmates.
--- From "The World of the Magpie"

In some ways, educating juniors is similar to maintaining military discipline.
When you discover a junior's mistake or when they don't do what they should have done, don't just ignore it, but point it out.
But since I can't say this with a smile, I speak with a somewhat scary expression and a serious tone.
This is also something that requires investing time and effort in the hopes that the junior will adapt well.
There is no one who educates his juniors without loving them.
I also approached education with a heart of love for my juniors.
I didn't want to be so bold as to say harsh things to my junior.
But the junior didn't take it that way.
If I were to call my juniors in and educate them directly, they would have to stop what they were doing and come. So, from my perspective, I educated them through a group chat room out of consideration for them, but it seems like my juniors thought differently.
Teaching juniors is even more difficult because it's not just about getting angry.
I had to think carefully, think again, and then act.
--- From "Squadron Cadet"

What's the most common complaint an Air Force cadet might hear? Perhaps it's the question, "Will I become a pilot when I graduate?"
It seems that this is because the perception of the Air Force Academy as a place to become a pilot is ingrained in most people.
When the Air Force Academy is shown in dramas or movies, most of the time the main character who wanted to become a pilot went to the Air Force Academy, and all the main characters who graduated from the Air Force Academy became pilots.
It seems that there has never been a case of a regular officer graduating from the Air Force Academy not becoming a pilot.
So it might be natural for people to ask these questions.
However, the Air Force Academy not only trains pilots, but also trains elite Air Force officers with unique specialties in various fields who will raise the skies of the Republic of Korea.
This means that not everyone who graduates from the Air Force Academy becomes a pilot.

--- From "I'm not a pilot yet!"