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Welcome Aboard

Welcome to Training Squadron SIX, home of the "Shooters"! Now begins one of the most intense chapters of your aviation career, Primary Flight Training; the first step towards joining the ranks of the best military pilots in the world. Becoming a Military Aviator is a challenging goal to achieve, the standards are inevitably high, and not everyone will be equal to the task. You've chosen a tough road to travel but the rewards are enormous. Some students mistakenly assume that success is based on past superior academic performance; that is incorrect. Unlike college, flight training involves much more than mere textbook comprehension. In addition to academic ability, the development and incorporation of highly coordinated motor skills and the ability to make expedient decisions based upon good judgment and situational awareness combine to develop the Naval Aviator. The "whole brain" concept must be implemented. In other words, equal amounts of both cognitive and abstract comprehension are required n understanding aviation principles.

You will be assigned a Class Advisor (CA) and an On-Wing Instructor. They are the first links in your chain of command for all training, administrative and personal matters. They will monitor your progress through training and are excellent sources of information. Other staff members who can offer assistance are the Flight Leaders and Student Control Officers. Student Control is the central administrative location for all student-related matters. The staff is on board to serve you.

Prepare diligently for each exam, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), simulator, and flight event. Proper knowledge of procedures is solely your responsibility. Your instructors will assist you in understanding concepts and demonstrate flight techniques; however, they are not here to teach procedures. They will offer several proven study techniques that will assist you in retention of these concepts. There is no valid excuse for not knowing all procedures.

Flight training requires total concentration of your part. Ensure that all personal problems are "squared away" before climbing into the cockpit. If you think your performance will be hindered, you have an obligation to communicate this to someone in the chain of command. It's better to solve the problem rather that suffer an "unsat" or make a fatal mistake because your mind was somewhere else. Let someone (i.e. Class Advisor, On-Wing, Student Control Officer, or FDO) know what your problem is as soon as possible.

You are an officer in the U.S. Armed Forces or Foreign Military Service and will be treated as such. While attached to VT-6 your peers, subordinates, and superiors will judge your conduct on and off duty alike. Inappropriate behavior, which brings discredit to the officer corps, the service, and this command will be dealt with accordingly.

Read the information packet! You'll find it helpful while training with the "Shooters."

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