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paleotn

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9. Agreed. The Navy considers them a recruiting tool

Reply to not fooled (Reply #7)

Sun May 17, 2026, 08:48 PM

20 hrs ago

But at what cost? And what aviators do includes a not so insignificant amount of inherent risk. Crashing, which unfortunately does happen, kind of negates the recruiting bit. It's just not a good idea all around.

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