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In the U.S. Navy, most naval aviators are unrestricted line officers (URLs), eligible for command at sea, but a small number of former senior enlisted personnel subsequently commissioned as line limited duty officers and chief warrant officers in the aviation operations technician specialty have also been trained as naval aviators and naval flight officers.
A naval flight officer (NFO) is a commissioned officer in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps who specializes in airborne weapons and sensor systems. NFOs are not pilots ( naval aviators ), but they may perform many "co-pilot" or "mission specialist" functions, depending on the type of aircraft.
The first United States Aviator Badges were issued to members of the Air Service during World War I.The badges were issued in three degrees: Observer (a "US" shield and one left-side wing), Junior Aviator or Reserve Aviation Officer (a "US" shield between two wings), and Senior Aviator (a star over "US" shield between two wings).
Pre-flight school was a refresher course in mathematics and physics with practical applications of these skills in flight. This was followed by a short preliminary flight training module in which the cadets did 10 hours in a simulator followed by a one-hour test flight with an instructor. Those that passed received V-5 flight badges (gold-metal ...
Individual pilots, flight officers or crewmembers are evaluated when initially qualifying (or requalifying after a non-flying assignment) in a given T/M/S aircraft, and a minimum of annually thereafter. Flight crews may also be evaluated prior to annually as part of a unit NATOPS evaluation administered by NATOPS evaluators.
The test equipment consists of a computer, keyboard, mouse, joystick, rudder pedals, and headphones. During the validation of the TBAS the test apparatus was: a 2.80 GHz CPU computer with 512 MB RAM and a 40 GB hard drive, CD ROM and USD port removable media storage devices, and a Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
Naval Flight Officer insignia Naval Flight Officer Astronaut insignia. The Naval Flight Officer insignia is a breast insignia of the United States military which is awarded to those aviators of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard who have qualified as Naval Flight Officers (NFO) based on successful completion of flight training.
Coast Guard Flight Officer Badge: Discontinued on 22 November 1991 [50] Office of the Secretary of Transportation Badge: Discontinued in 2003 Sector Command Identification Badges: Removed from Uniform Regulations in March 2012 [51] [52] Unit Command Identification Badges: Removed from Uniform Regulations in August 2018 [52] [53]