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Show Page 16 The Tfumderbird Monday, September 26, 1983 miAEiAKnrisEE) POL SL8 D3l"J THE MARINE CORPS CAN TELL YOU The most difficult task in flying is landing aboard an aircraft carrier cake). All Marine pilots are carrier qualified. (10,000 ft. runways are a piece of 2 The Marine Corps has the best pilot to aircraft ratio in tactical aircraft; better than any service. What this means to you is more aircraft are available which translates into more flight time. 3 Most career officers learn to fly both fixed wing and rotary aircraft. Diversifying your flying skills is impor tant. Getting checked out in more than one aircraft is easy and highly encouraged. 4 g It has the most modem fighter aircraft in the world... the F 1 8 Hornet. Our career pilots are receiving bonuses currently of up to $5,000 to $9,000 per year, to keep flying, addition to their regular salary. Do you? all in C In the Marine Corps, whether you are a pilot, engineer, lawyer, general or private, you are still required to stay in superior physical condition. You cannot get fat and you must have pride in looking sharp in uniform. 7 In the PLC program you get longevity for pay. What this means is more than $3,000 in the first year alone. When you figure the difference over six years it is quite a bit of money. Oh, yes, in our program you can quit right up until it is time to graduate with no obligation. O Your obligation is four and a half years after flight school. 9 Upon designation as an aviator you will go to a squadron and do one thing, 2fly. We are not paying bonuses to pilots to do other jobs. We need pilots. (You do not drive tanks or sit in missile silos.) BUT What you want to hear is guarantee. We guarantee your pilot slot now, not next semester, not when you become a junior, not Well see how your grades are, or How many are available. You apply, you are approved, it is guaranteed. When you graduate you know your slot is still there. No uniforms, no haircuts, no military classes. Guarantee your flight training today. For further information contact Capt. Stinemetz Call Collect (602) 261-388- 0 or 261-4080. The Marines will be on campus 28, 29, 30 Sept. In front of the Student Center. |