Military Aviation Question

[HuggyU2]

So it's true... you guys do go both ways.

You beat me to it!!

While I often saw top guys go to fighters, I've also seen the top guys take heavies. Not everyone wants a fighter.
I've also seen the bottom guy in a class get an F-16. Really.

Keep in mind (my opinion): a pilot graduating top of his class is no guarantee he will be great in 4 years. We all learn at different rates.
Saying a top grad from UPT will be the next Bud Anderson is like selecting a law firm partner based on his Freshman GPA.

 

[alphaone]

I'm working on getting carrier qaul'd in the C-5 irate:

maybe I should finish getting qual'd period first......

Dude I tried calling you but no answer

 

[MikeD]

Dude I tried calling you but no answer

He no longer has the time for non-winged riff-raff.......

 

[ian]

Dude I tried calling you but no answer

really? when? I have your number stored in my phone

 

[ian]

He no longer has the time for non-winged riff-raff.......

:rotfl: not true at all

 

[challenger]

I'm working on getting carrier qaul'd in the C-5 irate:

maybe I should finish getting qual'd period first......

That sounds exhilarating! I want to try! :rawk:

 

[bunk22]

AMG - On a side note, I was a DV on the Truman in January, and observed aviators doing their first solo quals in the hornets...One of the guys made maybe 7 passes before being sent back to the beach...Only landed once, and only got wheels on the deck once or twice...

I was told that if this was this guy (or girls) second attemp at quals, that would be it for him...He would lose his wings, and most likely have the option to seperate, as it is hard for him to join any other communitys, especially as an Officer, having failed out of aviation...

How much truth to that, and could you explain a little more of that process?

thanks.

Generally, an an aspiring carrier pilot gets two attempts at the boat or FCLP and the boat. Every situation varies of course. Back when I flew the T-2C with VT-4, we had 3 student aviators get attrited out of the program. Two of them field DQ'ed and were sent packing. Their overall grades were poor and thus another chance was not deemed justified. The other guy went to the boat twice and DQ'ed twice. His grades were overall good except for the boat thing so he was sent to another community...P-3's as a I recall.

So if this Hornet pilot was on his second attempt at CQ and failed, the chances are it would be his last attempt, time to move on to something else. When I was an FRS instructor, an E-2 pilot DQ'ed twice and he was sent packing to another community (P-3's as I recall).