(May 23, 2016 at 4:52 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Astronaut. Hard.
I was making headway. My plan was happening.
Naval Academy, check.
#1 in my class on the ASTB (Aviation Selection Test Battery), check.
Aeronautical Engineering degree, check.
Pipelined for Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, MD, check.
Medical Screening - scoliosis.
We're sorry, Midshipman, but you're medically DQ'ed from being a pilot. You can drive ships instead.
Well that just sucks. I give you credit for your accomplishments if that means anything to you. You certainly have some grey matter to get that far.