<p>Getting into the USCGA would increase your chances greatly.</p>
<p>Graduating near the top of your class would also help on Billet Night.</p>
<p>Passing the flight physical (medical, vision, and dental exams) without any problems will also help.</p>
<p>Most graduates of the USCGA serve a tour at sea before beginning flight training, which is held at the Navy facility in Pensacola.</p>
<p>There is no “test pilot” school in the Coast Guard, but you can become an astronaut. USCGA has produced 2, the latest was [url=<a href=“http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=4639]Capt”>http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=4639]Capt</a> Daniel Burbank<a href=“now%20a%20part%20of%20the%20engineering%20faculty%20at%20the%20academy”>/url</a>.</p>