Naval Aviators Naval Flight Officers -- What Was Your Major?

[zippy]

I go to college next year, and I am not great at math. Is the Navy really heavily moving towards engineering degrees for pilots? I honestly dont think I could maintain a 3.0 gpa in aero engineering, or anywhere near that.

Sure, the Navy says they perfer engineering degrees, but there are PLENTY of pilots (and officers of other designators) out there that do not have degrees in engineering. This isn't just my gentlemen's D in calc talking here... major in something your interested in and excel at it. IMO, doing well should offset the lack of an engineering degree.

 

[HueyHornet75]

B.S. Biochemistry, Minors in Psych and Art
OCS
Hueys West

 

[wrk]

BA in History, minor in Art History (yes, Art History)
NROTC

I go to college next year, and I am not great at math. Is the Navy really heavily moving towards engineering degrees for pilots? I honestly dont think I could maintain a 3.0 gpa in aero engineering, or anywhere near that.

Unless the Navy changes how NROTC works, it doesn't matter what you major in. Besides, I always hear that non-technical majors do better in flight school anyway.

 

[HighDimension]

Besides, I always hear that non-technical majors do better in flight school anyway.

Uh oh, this should spawn a lively conversation.

 

[squeeze]

Besides, I always hear that non-technical majors do better in flight school anyway.

correlation does not equal causation

/history major

 

[paikea]

correlation does not equal causation

/history major

Coulda fooled me for a psych major...

Where my astronomy majors at?!

 

[FMRAM]

correlation does not equal causation

/history major

One has to be aware of lurking variables.

 

[MinesFO]

BA in History, minor in Art History (yes, Art History)
NROTC



Unless the Navy changes how NROTC works, it doesn't matter what you major in. Besides, I always hear that non-technical majors do better in flight school anyway.

That may be, but I haven't heard of many Art majors going on to become Test-Pilots or anything similar. I guess art majors would be more interested in making sure the planes are pretty anyway.

 

[HighDimension]

That may be, but I haven't heard of many Art majors going on to become Test-Pilots or anything similar. I guess art majors would be more interested in making sure the planes are pretty anyway.

They're scared of the change!

 

[JClaw34]

B.B.A. Economics
SNA
STA-21
(BTW-while technical degrees are not required, but highly encouraged, Calc I&II and Calc-based Physics I&II are required - except nurses)

 

[Gatordev]

B.B.A. Economics
SNA
STA-21
(BTW-while technical degrees are not required, but highly encouraged, Calc I&II and Calc-based Physics I&II are required - except nurses)

Unless you're college program...at least that's how it used to be.

 

[paikea]

Yeah, aren't MIDN required to take calculus and physics?

 

[RockyMtnNFO]

English, Baby!

P-3C Tacco.

 

[FrankTheTank]

Masters- Bourbon and Coke
B.S.- Math

JU NROTC

 

[Sarah Ruth]

B.B.A. Economics
SNA
STA-21
(BTW-while technical degrees are not required, but highly encouraged, Calc I&II and Calc-based Physics I&II are required - except nurses)

Whoa!!! I'm a History major that just got recommended for NFO and I'm hoping this really doesn't mean I should have learned calculus and physics. The highest I went in math was statistics and the highest in science was high school chemistry. Is that going to be a problem?