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Aeronautical rating as pilot: qualifications

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Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART III—TRAINING AND EDUCATION > CHAPTER 101—TRAINING GENERALLY

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To be eligible to receive an aeronautical rating as a pilot in the Army or Air Force or be designated as a naval aviator, a member of an armed force must successfully complete an undergraduate pilot course of instruction prescribed or approved by the Secretary of his military department.

(Added Pub. L. 92–168, § 4(1) , Nov. 24, 1971 , 85 Stat. 489 .)

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