US NAVY PILOT INDOC to Flight School with Bad Ass Drill Sergeant
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This US Navy recruit publicity film dates from 1974 and is summed up as a Drill Sergeant glory piece. A US Navy pilot candidate shows up to his INDOC school at US Naval Air Station Pensacola to be met by a braking Drill Sergeant.
“Get your eyes off me! I said .. get you eyes off me!!!” Not this nicest welcome for a new, keen jet fighter pilot. But what this film very smartly explains is how discipline, attention to detail, and fitness of mind and body are all very related to the safe operation of a high performance fighter jet.
Standing at bolt upright attention, detailing the undersides of your shoes, and keeping your eyes focus straight in front of you can have a direct correlation between life and death when faced with diversity in the high paced environment of the jet fighter flight deck.
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Awesome. Was in AOC in 1976. Brings back memories. Flew the P-3. Thanks for having this video!
I love this video! The drill serg is totally authentic! I love the line “I’m here to learn how to fly jets, not how to detail my boots!” But then they explain why a pilot needs to be training to pay extreme attention to detail, as a few inch error can mean the difference between life and death. I only had one P-3 flight, it was on a Canadian Forces Aurora 15 years ago during the media flight for the Abbotsford Airshow. Pretty much the same experience as flying on an L-188 Electra.