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Old May 9, 2019 | 7:53 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
I would have expected a bachelor's degree to be required. Most military pilots in the USA are officers and have either graduated from one of the military academies or have done ROTC at university.
In BA’s case, they have historically employed many ex-RAF pilots (plus I’m sure ex-FAA and maybe ex-AAC). A degree isn’t required for the majority of Commissioned Officer training in the UK Armed Forces, including flying training. UK and US initial officer training differ in some significant areas, therefore there isn’t the link between degrees and military aviation that you have in the US.
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