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How long would it take a Marine to complete Top Gun training?
"Dave in San Diego" wrote in message . 30... Eris wrote in : What is the difference between a mechanic and a pilot? Training, the can train anyone with in certain skill levels to be a pilot. It takes a college degree to fly them, but only a high school diploma to fix them. High School *dropout* is the way I hear it (at least in the Navy). Maybe USAF has *slightly* higher standards? :-) |
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How long would it take a Marine to complete Top Gun training?
On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:01:00 GMT, "reader" wrote:
"Dave in San Diego" wrote in message .30... Eris wrote in : What is the difference between a mechanic and a pilot? Training, the can train anyone with in certain skill levels to be a pilot. It takes a college degree to fly them, but only a high school diploma to fix them. High School *dropout* is the way I hear it (at least in the Navy). Maybe USAF has *slightly* higher standards? :-) Try to get into any of the Armed Services (at least here in East TN) without a HS diploma or GED and watch what happens. (I'll give you hint: it won't). I work with recruiters from all the services on a regular, if not real frequent, basis. The AF and CG have by far the toughest standards. The Navy and MC are in the middle right now (but not too long ago the both were approaching AF/CG standards). The Army (including Reserve and NG) are fairly "easy" but still have some "floors." I was a Driver but also spent some time as Aircraft Division Officer (and higher up in maintenance depts. in Naval Reserve units). I have a vast respect for the "wrench turners." They often get the ****ty end of a short stick. I did what I could to make the stick a bit longer and cleaner, but was not always successful. :-( Bill Kambic Haras Lucero, Kingston, TN Mangalarga Marchador: Uma Raça, Uma Paixão |
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How long would it take a Marine to complete Top Gun training?
wrote in message ... On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:01:00 GMT, "reader" wrote: "Dave in San Diego" wrote in message .30... Eris wrote in : What is the difference between a mechanic and a pilot? Training, the can train anyone with in certain skill levels to be a pilot. It takes a college degree to fly them, but only a high school diploma to fix them. High School *dropout* is the way I hear it (at least in the Navy). Maybe USAF has *slightly* higher standards? :-) Try to get into any of the Armed Services (at least here in East TN) without a HS diploma or GED and watch what happens. (I'll give you hint: it won't). Agreed. It's been like that since I last spoke to my recruiter in 1978. I work with recruiters from all the services on a regular, if not real frequent, basis. The AF and CG have by far the toughest standards. The Navy and MC are in the middle right now (but not too long ago the both were approaching AF/CG standards). The Army (including Reserve and NG) are fairly "easy" but still have some "floors." I was a Driver but also spent some time as Aircraft Division Officer (and higher up in maintenance depts. in Naval Reserve units). I have a vast respect for the "wrench turners." They often get the ****ty end of a short stick. I did what I could to make the stick a bit longer and cleaner, but was not always successful. :-( Bill Kambic Haras Lucero, Kingston, TN Mangalarga Marchador: Uma Raça, Uma Paixão |
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