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(32,777 posts)burrowowl
(17,632 posts)skydive forever
(443 posts)calimary
(81,110 posts)Science FACT, not science fiction.
iluvtennis
(19,833 posts)GB_RN
(2,334 posts)To Commander Farrell! Cheers!🥃
LoisB
(7,183 posts)FakeNoose
(32,579 posts)Thank you for your service!
keithbvadu2
(36,655 posts)Commanding an aircraft carrier... It's quite a path.
TheRickles
(2,047 posts)So it's not quite an aircraft carrier, but still quite a path to get there!
keithbvadu2
(36,655 posts)zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)I don't think you have to be a naval aviator to command an aircraft carrier. Just like they send them to nuke school, but don't require them to spend time in a nuclear engine room, I think you could take a nuclear engineer, and with proper training about flight operations, teach them what they need to know about aircraft operations.
keithbvadu2
(36,655 posts)You have to be a Naval Aviator but not necessarily a pilot.
A rear seater can qualify.
10 U.S. Code § 8162 - Aviation commands: eligibility
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/8162
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https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-become-a-commanding-officer-of-an-aircraft-carrier
There was one exception in the Royal Navy
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)MFM008
(19,803 posts)Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)The best person for the job should get the job, and gender should not even be a consideration.
The good news is we are making real progress toward that ideal world. The bad news is that misogynists still exist in this world. The worse news is, they are all Republicans, and hold more power than they should be allowed to.