Shoe,

None, unfortunately. I had my OCS/flight school application approved and all tests except physical passed and the Marine Corps (Navy) docs found a touch of a color perception problem so it was a no-go. They said if I really wanted to pursue it that perhaps the Army would let me fly helos. Since I had already been to Vietnam as a tactical air control radio operator (1965) and since the year was 1969 and the bullets were flying even thicker than '65, I politely declined their offer. I finished my 12 years as a Marine Corps radar/computer technician and got out. I am just a (former---lost my medical) private pilot with a deep curiosity about and interest in aerodynamics and Naval Aviation history. BTW, I would have given my left .... to have attended flight training with the best. Their "Handbook for Naval Aviators" was the aero-standard for a long time and I would love to have another one. (All deference to the U.S.Air Force (my bro' was a U-2 pilot), Army, and Coast Guard pilots out there; you are all great and God Bless you one and all!!) My apologies to all for a definite off-topic post, but I did not want to leave a false impression with anyone.

C. Earnest