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Sub officer to Astronaut

Hair Warrior

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Kayla Barron, USNA grad, Cambridge scholar, and fully warfare qualified submarine officer, joins the astronaut corps.

Part of the same incoming class as a Navy SEAL with an MD from Harvard (who served under Jocko in TU Bruiser in Ramadi, 2006) and a Marine cobra driver with an aerospace engineering degree from MIT, among other hyper talented individuals. So, the DoN is well represented.
 

taxi1

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I’m glad that NASA was her fallback in case the Navy didn’t work out. ?
 

Brett327

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Interesting that she was selected by NASA during her first shore tour. I suspect that most of the aviators are selected as much more senior officers.
 

Griz882

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I understand the SEAL...you might need to punch ET in the face...but isn’t a submariner’s focus the opposite direction of space?

Just kidding...I am in awe of these highly educated and talented people. I hope they all make a trip to space.
 

Notanaviator

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I understand the SEAL...you might need to punch ET in the face...but isn’t a submariner’s focus the opposite direction of space?

I am fully cognizant of the overlap in skill sets between the submariner and astronaut... because the shared “man I hope this thing holds up because the outside will kill us pretty quick if it doesn’t” aspect of both gives me the heebie jeebies.
 

Griz882

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They'd probably have a leg up with long cords on space walks, but you'd also have to account for the penises etched on the ISS.
...and “yellow“ water bottles floating in space.
 
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