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Old 25th Mar 2016, 23:23
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- First of all, achieving your military wings takes longer than a year.
- Next, it's a very steep learning curve or you're gone! So only the best of those that actually desire to fly in the Military make it to fast jet.
- I have never seen anyone who woke up one day and decided to be a pilot, out of the blue like we see in CX, actually succeed at becoming a fast jet pilot.

I'm not saying that after 10 or 20 years of experience that a military pilot is any better than a civy pilot but it's fair to say that a military pilot is a guaranteed fast learner.
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