Fly with the Blue Angels

[PICK3]

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/extra/blueangels/

 

[HunterUk]

That was great thanks for posting man.

I always wanted to try for pilot in the RAF since I was like 8-9 but unfortunately my eyes went from perfect to crappy between the ages of 16-17 and in the UK they have so many application for so few jobs they don't allow people who have lazer surgery to apply (don't need to risk it when they have too many with perfect uncorrected eyes going for selection already).

 

[jdevlin1985]

Good stuff!

 

[cezza30]

That was great thanks for posting man.

I always wanted to try for pilot in the RAF since I was like 8-9 but unfortunately my eyes went from perfect to crappy between the ages of 16-17 and in the UK they have so many application for so few jobs they don't allow people who have lazer surgery to apply (don't need to risk it when they have too many with perfect uncorrected eyes going for selection already).

I was the same (kinda), couldn't do the pilot thing but they offered me an engineering scholarship instead, I turned it down and chose the normal a-levels, uni route. Probably the best choice, I'd probably be too scared to be in the RAF now. I've turned into a wimp between 16 and now!

 

[PICK3]

I turned it down and chose the normal a-levels, uni route.

What is "a-levels, uni route"?

 

[cezza30]

What is "a-levels, uni route"?

A levels are the exams you study for between 16 and 18, next step up from GCSEs, which are the exams you take at 16 and can then legally finish school after. You take your a-levels (advanced level) and can then go onto uni to do a degree.

 

[jdevlin1985]

i believe americans call 'A-levels' degrees.

 

[PICK3]

A levels are the exams you study for between 16 and 18, next step up from GCSEs, which are the exams you take at 16 and can then legally finish school after. You take your a-levels (advanced level) and can then go onto uni to do a degree.

Can't you become a professional engineer in the UK in 3 years?

 

[cezza30]

Can't you become a professional engineer in the UK in 3 years?

I guess that would depend on what you mean by professional engineer. You can do degrees in all sorts of engineering which would normally last 3 or 4 years so that'd take you up to the age of 21/22 at the earliest as you can't go to uni before 18. You don't necessarily need to go this way though, you could leave school at 16 and do an apprenticeship or something (training whilst doing a job) or go to a college and do a vocational course of some description.

There's loads of different ways, depends what kind of engineer you want to be I guess, it's a broad term really.

 

[HumorMe]

Great videos. Thanks for posting these.

 

[PICK3]

Great videos. Thanks for posting these.

No prob, bro. Glad you liked them.