Sounds like he was recycled, then ultimately washed out of flight school.
Sounds like he was recycled, then ultimately washed out of flight school.
Bingo. If he spent 23 months as a naval flight student before being washed out, it is not idle to speculate that he survived a number of speedy boards [student pilot disposition boards] before the last one. If true, this is most unusual. Most all of the guys I knew who were sent off to see the Admiral were never seen again. The first speedy board was almost always terminal. This was the case at Saufley, Whiting and Kingsville. The one or two folks who survived their first speedy board were viewed as having some kind of a wire - a family connection in most cases. Again, 23 months in the program is a red flag.