Naval Aviator Slots- HELP!!

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John wrote:


Any advice given on this subject is much appreciated!!

suppose to be really well. Is there any hope of getting in from this
point on?

What obligation will he have after graduation from the MMA and how
does that affect his ability to get an aviation slot (what guidance
does he have from the school on this?)?

I honestly have never heard of any aviators that came this route, even
when I was in the NAVAIR Training Command in the 70's and 80's when
the need for pilots was greater than now. Not that it does not happen,
just have not known anyone.


My step-brother became a naval aviator (HSL/SH-60B) through Kings Point
route in the late 80's.


--Mike

Keep applying every year and go see the Ensign detailer at Main Navy in D.
C.

Hillary - there are always many reasons and one of the 1st ones you get
with these kinds of lists is that your future hubby simply missed the
quota, that is the list filled before he got into the final cut. Sounds
to me he has some immediate options "after" he gets his Reserve
Commission - and remember the Navy is cutting the Reserve forces
drastically to the point there will be no aviation reserves down the
road so the mix-mash of who's and what's may just put him in the wrong
place.

Before he graduates he may want to see if the USAF will take him in a
interservice transfer, but the USAF is cutting 44,000 yet again being at
the bottom of the pile may help here. And then he can pull a George
Bush, that is look to the National Guard for an appointment but the
Guard is not the "skaters" dream job anymore, it is the tip of the
spear - hence he may have a good chance to fill a billet within a year
or so and then after graduation he can pursue (at great expense but
great value) his commercial license while he serves in the Reserves of
the Navy and holds a day job. The aero crap and whatever mean nothing
if he can pass the flight perception and spatial orientation tests and
has the attitude of a killer - so he will then keep pressing. The
academics will start to count if he gets to Test Pilot school, but he
has to get his feet pointed first.

Pursue commercial and military flying at the same time, make them
overlap and twist together until something fits. if not buy XBot or
Playstation. Keep your eyes and hands safe - stay in shape and don't
let up.



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Any advice given on this subject is much appreciated!!

Just an hour and a half ago we received the news that my fiance
was not on the unofficial list of names of those students who had
received the Pilot and NFO slots. He attends the United States
Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York which is one of the
federal service academies. He has worked his butt of to get great
scores on all the tests for the navy aviator slots. Unfortunately we
receievd the bad news today. He's trying to get over his
disappointment but this is really getting to him because this has been
his dream since he was a little boy at one of the Aircraft shows. Upon
graduating this school in June he will be a commissioned officer in
the Naval Reserve however I know he will still long to be a naval
pilot. He has a great gpa, was the Company Fitness Officer so he
passed all the physical test with no problem, went on pilot
internships, and scored 7/9 on the avaiation test, which i hear is
suppose to be really well. Is there any hope of getting in from this
point on?