Originally Posted by
Work4life
I think you meant to comment on ASpilot's comment and not Gucci. Attention to detail. You're not ex-mil, I can tell. I had friends in SUPT who chose the T-1 track when they could've chosen T-38s because they wanted to fly heavies. Some even wanted tankers believe or not. If you knew anything about the pecking order, you wouldn't sound so ignorant on a public forum. There's a reason why the Air Force is short of fighter pilots. Been there done that and it's not what's cracked up to be.
You are probably right, but I am afraid of heights so they would not let me in the Air Force, so not sure how it was on the land lubber side. Just anecdotal evidence.
Come to think of it you are right though. I do remember during the recruiting boom after Top Gun came out, there were a pretty high percentage of the kids from Stanford, Santa Clara and Cal that came through the door of the Officer Selection Team at Alameda. They usually said something like "so I saw the movie and being a fighter pilot looks like a lot of fun and great way to see the world....but I am wondering if you have any way the Navy or Marine Corps would guarantee me a spot to fly a tanker." Happened all the time.