Topic: Want to be a pilot or an aviator? 3

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View Poll Results :Was this Topic Helpful to you to decide if you wanted to be a pilot or an aviator?
Yes 20 38.46%
No 7 13.46%
Undecided 10 19.23%
Too Little Information 3 5.77%
Not Enough Information 3 5.77%
Dont You Have A Life?? 9 17.31%
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October 6th, 2008   Post 21
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Post; Naval Aviator swim quals.


Ever since I was about 10, Ive always wanted to be a Navy Aviator. Ive taken numerous steps to improve my chances of becoming a pilot, but the only thing I haven't done is join my high school's swim team. Ive always been more of a wrestler than a swimmer, and since wrestling and swimming fall in the same season, I'm forced to choose between the two sports. Ive wrestled freshman and sophomore year, and plan to this year. Ive been running myself in circles with this question: Do you REALLY have to be a varsity swimmer to be in the running for a job as a Naval Aviator? Can I just be very comfortable in the water? I go out to the pool regularly during the summer; should I consider a membership to a gym with a pool for the cold seasons? I'm also planning on joining water polo this Spring. Should I still consider a gym with a pool if I stay in wrestling and join water polo and continue swimming over each summer?
 
October 6th, 2008   Post 22
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One of my classmates is now a Naval Aviator. An F-18 pilot. He didn't seem that terribly athletic to me. You just kind of have to be good at everything. Especially the math and stuff like that.
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