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06-22-2008 | 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by fallujahff

I gotta ask---

How does an enlisted guy in the Navy Fly Helos--to the tune of 1800 hours?

I know the Army has warrant officers that fly but I thought the Navy/Marine Corps required a commissioned officer to go to flight school--?

I know they did do it in the Vietnam era but thought that was stopped in the 80's.

It is all flight time accumulated in the back.

06-22-2008 | 08:11 AM

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And us Navy types have seen the start of Warrant Officers flying in the Navy. Helicopters are in the slot for Warrants. We select sharp enlisted sailors. Unfortunately, age 27 is cutoff age for commissioning as a Warrant.

That is a great program too. A good friend of mine got selected for the flying warrant officer program and he will be flying the E-6 Mercury (Navy's version of the B707). What a deal!

Unfortunatley- tried to go that route and I would have been a prime candidate...but one year over the age cutoff.

06-22-2008 | 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

They are going into the P-3 community too - and if they were to get the P-3 replacement (737 type isn't it?) then that would be a great set-up for the future.

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Yeah- the P3 is being replaced by the 737. Im not sure how they are going to transition the pilots. I've heard that a lot of P3 pilots will not be changing over...but it is all rumors. Who knows what will happen. It would be a good deal to get that slot- automatic 737 type rating for free.