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Are they really the "best of the best?"

posted a year ago by blindfolded (1539)
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Viper says the Top Gun class is the top 1% of all Naval Aviators.

But it also seems as though Stinger was essentially forced to send "somebody" from his squadron to the school...as if he wasn't allowed to pass if he didn't think Maverick and Goose didn't cut it.

And is there a new batch of TG students every five weeks? It really seems like at some point the "Top 1%" is going to be just about every Naval Aviator.

[–] Gd5150 (11131) 10 months ago

The plaque for the alternates is in the ladies john.

[–] Ilyathe2nd (149) 7 months ago

THE US Naval Aviators* number over 100 000 active and reserve, with turnover, so 1000 as a literal interpretation is not a low number for TOPGUN to train, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Strike_Fighter_Tactics_Instructor_program

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander,_Naval_Air_Forces has that number under their command.