Bio major relevance to pilot

FØB Zero

FØB Zero

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Howdy y’all,
I am set on majoring in a biology branch no matter what route I take in the military. do any of you know how this will serve as beneficial to me in aviation? What about in the marine corps? I know the major and career I want are so different, but would like to pursue both.

Thank you.
 
FØB Zero said:
I got asked an interview question the other week how this major will prepare me for profression, and I blanked. What would you say? o_O
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My bachelors and two masters degrees are in non hard sciences. I teach high school medical sciences and biotechnology which makes me an expert in nothing. But, I’ve worked post-Navy as a recruiter and my subjects are in the career and technical education sphere. A big part of our curriculum is job interview techniques.

An interviewer doesn’t expect a candidate to immediately spew out an answer so a pause to form an answer is good. I would say to that question in an interview: My first two years of college will prepare me to communicate, calculate, and think critically. My major courses in biology will further develop my natural and scientific curiosity. Fine tuning my skills in the scientific method will benefit my job performance and thus my employer. The hard work required to complete a degree in biology will translate to hard work in the work place.

That’s a few comments off the top of my head. Get somebody to do a mock interview regardless of the type of interview. Practicing when it doesn’t count will prepare you for the real thing.
 
@Devil Doc - I thought Marines were non-academic types? What gives ;)

To the OP - I also have a BS and 2- MS degrees (Engineering) - I had no idea what I wanted to do until I was deep into it. As @Devil Doc said, it's not about having an answer (what you want to do), but more importantly - why you are choosing Biology? What excites you about Biology or....The Marine Corps (if you are in an interview for a NROTC-MO Scholarship).
 
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EEBTTF said:
@Devil Doc - I thought Marines were non-academic types? What gives ;)

To the OP - I also have a BS and 2- MS degrees (Engineering) - I had no idea what I wanted to do until I was deep into it. As @Devil Doc said, it's not about having an answer (what you want to do), but more importantly - why you are choosing Biology? What excites you about Biology or....The Marine Corps (if you are in an interview for a NROTC-MO Scholarship).
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Great advice. I owe that other poster (non-academic person) an answer which I’m still drafting in my mind.
 
FØB Zero said:
Howdy y’all,
I am set on majoring in a biology branch no matter what route I take in the military. do any of you know how this will serve as beneficial to me in aviation? What about in the marine corps? I know the major and career I want are so different, but would like to pursue both.

Thank you.
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OP - Getting back on track. One thing that has not been mentioned is you will need to pass the ASTB before you are offered an aviation contract in The Marines. There is a well documented pilot shortage going on, but that could be up in the air with the COVID pandemic. I would guess that USMC/NAVY pilots that were looking to transition to commercial will re-think. The Marines are also looking at unmanned systems. Still a great way to get a pilot slot if you want to be a Marine.
 
Devil Doc said:
My bachelors and two masters degrees are in non hard sciences. I teach high school medical sciences and biotechnology which makes me an expert in nothing. But, I’ve worked post-Navy as a recruiter and my subjects are in the career and technical education sphere. A big part of our curriculum is job interview techniques.

An interviewer doesn’t expect a candidate to immediately spew out an answer so a pause to form an answer is good. I would say to that question in an interview: My first two years of college will prepare me to communicate, calculate, and think critically. My major courses in biology will further develop my natural and scientific curiosity. Fine tuning my skills in the scientific method will benefit my job performance and thus my employer. The hard work required to complete a degree in biology will translate to hard work in the work place.

That’s a few comments off the top of my head. Get somebody to do a mock interview regardless of the type of interview. Practicing when it doesn’t count will prepare you for the real thing.
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Wow that’s quite a well thought out and quick answer. Props to you and thank you.
 
EEBTTF said:
OP - Getting back on track. One thing that has not been mentioned is you will need to pass the ASTB before you are offered an aviation contract in The Marines. There is a well documented pilot shortage going on, but that could be up in the air with the COVID pandemic. I would guess that USMC/NAVY pilots that were looking to transition to commercial will re-think. The Marines are also looking at unmanned systems. Still a great way to get a pilot slot if you want to be a Marine.
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Thank you!
 
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