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Originally Posted by The Fez  While Lt Hultgreen's crash can be evaluated in terms of gender, I hardly think she was the first questionable pilot to make it through training for reasons other than her abilities. How many general's sons have received the opportunity to do stupid things as a result of their DNA?
Just one more example of politics affecting the safety and effectiveness of our forces. |
IMHO and experience, not many make it through flight training because of their lineage. However, there were many NATC policies in the 90s which pushed many pilots into the Jet pipeline as long as they had met the minimum qualifications.