On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:34 -0700, "W. D. Allen"
wrote:

"...better shot for a pilot slot by getting his BS in aeronautical
engineering...."

An engineering degree would have no bearing on selection for flight
training.

- From an old, no longer bold, naval aviator

end

One can be both old and bold. And, once a tactical aviator, always a
tac aviator. It's sort of like that Marine thing---once, then always.
(With a couple of highly recognized exceptions...)

Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com