For enlisting they generally will not care about your stutter. Your stutter may prove quite intrusive if you intend on pursuing your fighter pilot aspirations however. I’m currently 2 years away from commissioning in the Air Force so everything I’m saying is from experience. First, Pilot slots in the Air Force are extremely hard to get. During field training (the officer evaluation boot camp during your sophomore year of college) you will need to rank the top of your class to even be considered. On top of this, your peer evaluations and instructor evaluations during your 4 years of training in college are going to need to be top in class as well. You will also need extremely high AFOQT scores (the officer test you take freshman year) and they suggest some flying hours prior to commissioning. You also have to pass the DODMERB medical test and another test which I’m forgetting the name of to even know if you qualify. I know you said that you wanted to enlist but you are going to have to commission if you want to fly in the Air Force and this is what it would like. I am not trying to discourage you. Just know, with pilot aspirations in the Air Force you will need to do all of this and unfortunately stuttering does have an impact when you are commissioning. Stuttering has effected my rank in FT and peer evaluations and it’s due to the fact that we just take longer to speak and are less effective at communicating. When you are pursing a rated slot (Air Force pilot) you need to rank high in peer evaluations and FT evaluations more than anything and stuttering may skew their perception of your leadership capabilities. The keyword is “may” though. You may be a very effective leader with a stutter and they may not care what’s so ever. I really do think you just pursue commissioning— I just wanted to share my experience for reference. Also it’s important to note that they can’t restrict you from joining ROTC but the air Force has a whole list of disqualifying conditions (DQ) and while stuttering is not on it, they claim that “anything that inhibits you from effectively executing the objective” is I’m paraphrasing). This is a very general statement and for good reason. They want a generalized statement they can use to justify kicking anyone out with. They will NOT kick you out during training though so do not fear this. My captains have been very understanding. When you fly out to Alabama for Field training however, they can kick you out and stop you from commissioning. This is only a 2 week boot camp though and if you prepare enough you will get through it trust me. Ok so, 1) Pilot slots are incredibly competitive and 2) stuttering will not DQ you from enlisting but it might DQ you from commissioning when you go to Filed Training. If they don’t DQ you from commissioning it might still affect your aspirations of becoming a fighter pilot because it’s so competitive. PLEASE DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED THOUGH. The most effective treatment of stuttering is engulfing your self in unconcomfrotable situations. We stutter because we are insecure and get anxiety — that’s why we speak pretty fluently on our own. This has been the best decision of my life even if I do not get my commission! Never let a stutter stop you from your goals or trust me you will regret it in 20 years. I was so scared and I still am to an extent but it has helped me. please do not take what I’m saying as a reason to not pursue your goal. Instead, look at it as a challenge! If you are looking at institutions to commission at I think you should try the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. That’s where I’m at right now. It’s 1 of 6 senior military colleges and the instructors here are really understanding. On top of this, it’s a top tier military college so it’s easier to commission. If I wasn’t here I wouldn’t have gotten a slot to Field training. If you do intend you pursing commissioning and your pilot aspirations please take the institution of choice into consideration because it plays a role.