I'm sure that statistically your primary NSS is a "somewhat" valuable predictor of your performance in the next phase of training, but (isn't there always a but) you have to be honest with yourself at selection time. Know yourself and seek self improvement. Did you struggle to get jet grades if you got them or was it pretty easy. Could you handle alot more, could you put in more time. Also know that although each phase of training will seem progressively more challenging than the last, and you'll wonder what you did with all your free time at the last squadron, certain procedural things will become second nature and memorization and brief preperation will seem easier. If it's a tweener (gradewise) the XO or CO might even call you into his office to explain a bit about the rigors of Jet training, and tell you that he attrited guys from the RAG when he was an instructor there. You'll be afraid of failure no matter where you go, but that's because of your desire to succeed. And when you drive into Kingsville or Meridian and see the orange and white jets coming into the break at 400kts you'll think "what am I getting myself into?" And sometimes in the training command and especially in the rag the coolest thing about flying jets is saying you fly jets, because it can suck when it's not going well. That will pass, and you have to remember a bad day flying is better than a great day walking. You'll be fine in flight school, if it's for you. If you don't make it, you'll die knowing you went there and tried it which is all anyone can do. A good friend of mine killed himself when he attrited from flight school and I've never forgiven him. You should all be very proud just to be considering this line of work. There is no less appropriate reaction to failure of any sort than suicide. If someone decides you aren't what the navy is looking for in a pilot then at least you made them look at you.
As for my RAG attrited friend, because everyone knew him as a hard worker his board agreed that he could fly other aircraft, but not jets. I haven't called him in a while. I'll have to check up on him. That stress you speak of will not go away until you finish the FRS, at least not completely. It had gotten so stressful for him that he almost seemed relieved when he found out he was done. He had never smiled so much even though he was wearing the punishment suit, he was in good spirits. Like I said, as disappointed as he might have been, he seemed to know that there was nothing more he could have done. I hold him in very high regard as a person for doing everything in his power to make his own dream come true. How many of us have conversations with people who thought about being a naval aviator, or thought about even getting a pilot's license but never did. Guys who fail in flight school are not to be looked down upon unless they just don't give a hoot and never study and get booted for that.
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As for my RAG attrited friend, because everyone knew him as a hard worker his board agreed that he could fly other aircraft, but not jets. I haven't called him in a while. I'll have to check up on him. That stress you speak of will not go away until you finish the FRS, at least not completely. It had gotten so stressful for him that he almost seemed relieved when he found out he was done. He had never smiled so much even though he was wearing the punishment suit, he was in good spirits. Like I said, as disappointed as he might have been, he seemed to know that there was nothing more he could have done. I hold him in very high regard as a person for doing everything in his power to make his own dream come true. How many of us have conversations with people who thought about being a naval aviator, or thought about even getting a pilot's license but never did. Guys who fail in flight school are not to be looked down upon unless they just don't give a hoot and never study and get booted for that.
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The more flight time, the better. Get as much as you can before TBS, don't worry about it while at TBS, and then do some at Pensacola Regional or Milton when you arrive in PCola. Having flown before, you have an advantage and an instrument rating will be even more beneficial.