USMC Astronaut candidate selections
For those of you who might be interested, the Marine Corps released the year's astronaut candidate selections this week. The numbers looked a little like this:
Pilot:
2 F/A-18 pilots
Mission Specialist:
5 F/A-18 pilots
4 F/A-18 WSOs
7 helo pilots
1 C-130 pilot
1 air control, 1 comm, 1 intel, 1 unspecified officer
Pilot and Mission Specialist:
5 F/A-18 pilots
6 AV-8B pilots
1 EA-6B pilot
This was released on the web (in a MARADMIN), so it's nothing secret or sensitive...