>>88821290for pilots? they're the fittest physical specimens Uncle Sam has under command, because you do not want pilots with undiagnosed heart, brain, eye, whatever conditions, and they need to be able to withstand extreme gravitational shifts, etc etc
they also need to be pretty fucking smart just to avoid burning all their fuel off and ditching a $40m aircraft over enemy territory
for test pilots? you know how Top Gun is based on a real thing? like the thing it's based on, without the stupid callsigns and cheerleader bullshit
still the gayest thing outside of a submarine tho
military pilots all qualify for a first-class certificate (every year) by being equivalent to or better than any commercial pilot
to be given control of a jet fighter is literally to be an officer in the peak of physical health
on top of that they get the same training about being captured/interrogated/running for fucking miles through the middle of goddamned nowhere that you'd think they'd need, they're not trained to sit tight and wait for the SEALs or whoever to come pick 'em up
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