r/TACPJTAC

I’m 17M and I’d say I’m pretty physically fit but yk you can always be better, I’m looking to become JTAC or CCT and had a couple questions:

1. How is the selection process and what is the time between BCT and selection
2. Does personality play a major role in becoming JTAC or CCT and can you just get dropped if the instructors don’t like you
3. If 2 is true what do they look for in somebody?
4. Any tips on how to mentally prepare? Not just for selection but school house as well, anything I should study?
5. Physical preparation, what should I focus on?
6. What security clearance do you get?
7. JTAC and CCT, What is the difference between them they seem kind of the same to me.

Torn between this and being 0331 for the USMC, I come from a Marine family so I’ve been around it my entire life. Looking to be this because my dad doesn’t believe I am able to do it and thinks I should do something else.

Sorry if this post is kinda dumb I don’t know anything about the airforce at all.

If you guys have questions about me I can answer them.

To all the dads who are TACPs/PJ/SR/CCT how did you know that it was okay for you to go AFSW. I’ve been in the guard as a maintainer for 5 years and I’ve wanted to be a TACP for all 5 years, recruiter legit told me to join to get basic done then I could cross-train when I got back from tech school(obviously a lie). Ive been waiting for the opportunity to crosstrain for a while and only recently has it opened up, I’m a civilian firefighter/emt and got married 2 years ago and now have a kid on the way. When I’m training, working, or doing anything alone really I’m dead set on TACP. I still feel the desire to push the envelope very strongly, but when I see my pregnant wife and am taking care of her I feel so selfish like I’m taking a father and a husband away from them. I just couldn’t live with idea of taking that from them but at the same time I don’t know if I could ever be at peace with myself for not going for my dream; I’m already so ashamed of my service and there’s not been a day that’s passed where I haven’t thought about TACP. I’m just coming here hoping someone could tell me what the smoking gun was for you and what made you know whether or not AFSW would be okay for your family. Thanks for any advice.

Is the terminology outdated? Cant find any definition not in the pubs, jfire and even DOD dictionary.