Recent content by hornetrhinodad

Very surprised at the earlier comment of being drafted in to aviation. Quite the opposite for my son. He was drafted in to nuke subs, even though pilot and NFO were his top 2 choices and he had excellent ASTB scores, a high GPA, and an aero eng. major. Needs of the service, needs of the...

Thanks for your replies. Yes, we both understood there's no guarantees, but this does seem extreme. He mentioned he did speak to his CO and did not get any encouraging information. I don't know how he was informed or the specifics of his conversation with his CO. This all just happened. I...

I did a quick search but couldn't find anything. Sorry if a repeat. My son is in NROTC and has been on track for aviation. He did one year no scholarship, then was awarded a CO scholarship. Scored way high on all tests and passed all medical. Number 2 in his command. Was assigned to to a...