Originally Posted by
gr4techie
I read somewhere that TopGun was the best thing that ever happened for US Navy recruitment. When the film was in the cinema, recruitment applications went through the roof.
I can attest to the above comment. Before TopGun was released, I routinely ran across US Navy recruiters flying the T-34 sharing the ramp with us as they traveled the US while I was flying right seat for Learjet charter outfits. I was in my senior year at a US College at the time and casually conversed with them about requirements and timelines to training. My lame 2.5 GPA as a Business Marketing Major seemed good enough to get me a slot in Pensacola.
Before graduating with my Degree a short time later, TopGun was released. After that, things changed. At the same time I had the feeling regarding my flying job, which could be described as a feeling like, "Is this all there is?"
The next time I ran into a Navy recruiter, he told me it was too late. Their average guy was a Electrical Engineering Major with a 3.9+ GPA.
Oh well. All those guys are very junior to me at my airline.
