Here is the BUPERSINST 1401.4E, which defines the minimum requirements to even submit an application.
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You need hard science/math to even apply, but I'm sure they appreciate a range of disciplines other than engineering.
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You need hard science/math to even apply, but I'm sure they appreciate a range of disciplines other than engineering.
It depends. I applied for Mission Specialist when I worked at JSC, at the time they wanted medical doctors and material processing types. Docs to see how the human body reacts to long term exposure to micro gravity and material processing types to do experiments. My comp sci degree wasn't what they were looking for, but I wanted to try anyway. That was back when station was a U.S. only venture, not sure how things have changed since then or what they are looking for in applicants.
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BURN HIM!
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The wise warrant was just alerting you that pilot and subs have never been a backup plan for not going SWO. Even in Supply, if you don't go Subs very early on, you won't get a choice later.
Says the guy who abandoned helos to fly fixed wing....
This. I struggle to stay in the top 10% of Primary. I couldn't imagine being among the top 1% of all winged aviators, both academically and professionally.
That's her.
The top 1% is a very subjective figure. I have seen some complete goobers who were just adequate pilots/NFOs go to TPS and go on to a successful VX tour and be in the potential pool of astronaut applicants. By the same token, I have seen plenty of guys who had very high NSS scores in Primary go on to fly helos because their femurs were too long or because they just wanted to. In Primary, you can quantify your percentile with a NSS. After flight school, however, that NSS means absolutely nothing and it is truly impossible to quantify anyone as being in the "top X%".
Yes. The bubbas who go on to NASA are smart, hard-working and generally piss excellence, but they're not untouchable gods you could never aspire to gaze upon.