The nature of the medication was an aviation DQ. Another in the sponsor family, had a PPL and IR, dead set on Navy air from childhood, jets, test pilot, NASA, astronaut, aero major, top 15 in class rank, NASA summer internships, was found to have a condition in the pre-comm physical that would require lifelong daily medication. Excelling, but after all the work to get superb grades, be an aero major, graduate in top 10% of the class…life happened. DQ from Navy air, now a meteorological officer. Navy medicine tried everything, but nothing worked permanently. ![]() Over the years we have sponsored USNA mids, one got all the way through USNA, flight physicals, flight school, jet pipeline and into Hornet training squadron - and developed migraines. There is also the possibility of being medically DQ’d for flight, because stuff happens or isn’t apparent in initial physicals. There are a number of aviators from those airframes who became astronauts as well, and even plenty of servicemembers without wings at all.Ĭlick to expand.Prudent and wise advice. Stay motivated towards your goals, but don't let it be the end of the world if something beyond your control fails you out, or even just sends you down the cargo/tanker/helicopter route. Failure might not be an option, but it's always a possibility. That mindset might work in most military training pipelines, where it's just a matter of toughing it out, but in pilot training there are a million things that can get you booted no matter how hard you try. You say "failure isn't an option" when it comes to pilot training. One thing that just jumps out at me in your post, and it's not necessarily a bad thing, but more just advice from someone who's been there and done that. I wish I could tell you there's one choice that's better than the other, but everything has its pros and cons. ![]() You've also laid out some solid reasoning for each branch, so I think you've just got to do enough research to get a solid feel for each service. Someone with brains, a relevant degree, and flying ability will end up at test pilot school eventually regardless of which branch they choose. MidCakePa is right about picking the branch with a culture that suits you. If there are any pilots who went on to engineering after serving hearing your path and story would be of great assistance. I know I probably sound a little too starry eyed right now, but any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Serving as a 62EXB in case the pilot thing doesn't work out (but failure is not an option and I intend to put everything I have into training).A more stable family life (have a long term girlfriend and will not be single going into training).Would prefer to avoid tanker/cargo aircraft.The prospect of serving on a carrier sounds exciting.The Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) role allows a lateral transition into an engineering role for naval aviators. ![]() Some of the reasons I'm currently considering each branch are: This brings up the question of which branch provides the most options career wise and would best allow me to go down this career path. At the very least I would like to put myself in a position to go back into engineering later in life. Ideally I would like to fly fighters, become a test pilot, and then an astronaut but I realize these goals are far, far down the line and are besides the point right now. I love engineering and would like to work in the space industry at NASA or SpaceX after the military, but I want to fly and serve while I'm young and I feel like if I don't its something I'm going to regret. My biggest confusion in this whole process is what life will look like after the military, as I am not interested in the airlines and that is a majority of the information out on the internet. I have had the thought of being a pilot in the military in the back of my mind for awhile and as of recent it has become a much stronger consideration. I also have a private pilot's license and around 200 hours. I am not in ROTC so I will have to either do OTS or OCS. I am a rising senior studying Aerospace Engineering (grad May 2022), and in a 5 year program where I will graduate with a master's in Aerospace Engineering in May 2023.
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