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Major affects chances of getting a pilot slot?
- Thread starter Davfo
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In the end, it's up to you; if you weren't going in the service, what do you see yourself doing in the civilian workforce?
If you choose the hard path and fail, at least you can say you tried. If you never try the hard path, then you will never know.
-ea6bflyr
If you choose the hard path and fail, at least you can say you tried. If you never try the hard path, then you will never know.
-ea6bflyr
MasterBates
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Not sure how the boards view Engineering Technology vs Engineering, but in the civilian world it is the difference between a gourmet chef and a cook at McDonald's.
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*sigh*
What is it that you folks don't get? Why do you insist, incesantly I might add, on playing this "what if, what degree, might not work out, I need a graduate degree, can't decide" bullshit? What if your other career doesn't work out for you? What is it that your passionate about? What is it that motivates the hell out of you when you get up in the morning? Find it and chase it - until you're either dead or successful.
I've had to show transcripts for my Naval Architecture degree a number of times to prove it was a "real" engineering degree (and that is even with having an M.E. as well). Some HR departments (the initial screeners at large to medium companies) might let those engineering-lite degrees through for engineering related jobs but the actual hiring authority will junk them.
All of the jobs I looked at that involved managing engineers wanted real engineering degrees - though DAWIA quals seemed like they could substitute for PM-type positions. I only just retired so that is fairly current info.
The point here is that at some point, you've just gotta 'man up and get dirty'. I say that in reference to the Math stuff and difficulty of the degree.
Can you go to school for "Cake Baking and Basket Weaving 101" and still get a pilot slot? Yes, absolutely you can. But, if you're not good at math (or whatever) and genuinely want to get better/learn the hard stuff then you're gonna have to suck it up and put the work in to get better and get the degree that you want. If you really want the engineering degree.
I was in the same boat that ea6bflyer was in. I sucked at math in high school and didn't really have the advanced background to do EE in college, but I said "to hell with you" to anyone who doubted me and pushed through the 'hellaciousness' of it in college to get my degree. And yes, it has paid off in the end.
phrogpilot73
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Here's the thing - if you select an engineering degree so that it sets you up for aviation (especially at a service academy, where your ability to take 5 years to complete an engineering degree is limited at best), and your mind doesn't work that way/you don't enjoy it... You could end up not graduating because of your grades. I've seen it happen.
Life does not start nor end with being an aviator. I had a buddy that barely graduated from USNA, was a prior Marine - but got SWO. He's now and MH-60S pilot, after having been a SWO and a MH-53E pilot.
Degree means shit. Hard work/good attitude means everything.
Life does not start nor end with being an aviator. I had a buddy that barely graduated from USNA, was a prior Marine - but got SWO. He's now and MH-60S pilot, after having been a SWO and a MH-53E pilot.
Degree means shit. Hard work/good attitude means everything.
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What phrog said . . . .
Not quite that high. 45% of USN 1310s are rotary.What percentage of Coast Guard pilots fly Helicopters? I know that approximately 65% of all Naval Aviators in the Navy are Helicopter pilots....What is the breakdown for the CG?
-ea6bflyr
Ha, ha....I graduated USCGA and often wish I had transferred and spent my money on beer and booze at a 'normal' college!
Probably a good thing I CAN'T choose again.
x2 (million). I as all set to go to RPI and I get a late call about an alternate spot at CGA. And look at me now!!!!!
Rensselaer
Not extremely - most 65 drivers are going to either Atlantic City or HITRON within their first 3 tours - so if you seek a spot at one of those two-you have a decent chance of getting it.
And yes-Rensselaer -My buddy was going to the SUNY Albany campus so we were gunna light upstate NY on fire.
I understand the romance in your declaration, but ultimately, we need to be pragmatic. Have a plan A, do your damndest to make it work, but have a plan b c and d. If you don't, well.... then good luck. Just like the sailors I tell at CDBs to come up with multiple plans and actually start carrying them out instead of "I'm just gonna get out of the Navy, and I'll figure it out then".
It's a nice thought to invest EVERYTHING into a career in art, but it may not be the most financially successful plan.