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Yeah for any military branch you need to be an officer to be a pilot + I think ~ 2 years of training and a 10 year commitment sooo even assuming he finished college by 18 went straight to the Air Force he’d still be training lol
Glad no one was hurt. Excellent work done by the young pilot! >


Peters, who obtained his pilots license four months ago, told KCBS/KCAL that he plans to be back in the cockpit next week.

well, sure he does -he's apparently pretty fucking good at it >

I'd trust an 18 yr old gamer over an old fart like me any day :) >

All those years of video games paid off :) >

Sure....video games....lol... because he's young, right?!
Or could it be the many, many hours of training under the supervision of an experienced professional that it takes to get a pilot's license? >

Please stop. If you can't recognize a clear joke reddit is a strange place to be. >

No one is oblivious to the joke, it’s just a lame joke for grandmas. >

it's weird that they specifically call him a "teenager".... I guess 18 is technically a teenager, but he's old enough to vote and old enough to fly a plane for the military where he could kill and die in the name of his country.... plus he demonstrated that he was able to handle the situation.
When I hear "teenager" I think under 17... not a legal adult...
Also, dude looks like he could be in his 30s based on the photo. >

I agree..weird wording. 
Your comment made me think though, are all military pilots officers (i.e. college educated)? It seems that all of them I have seen have been, but I'm by no means an expert.