<p>Dang, I just threw away my '06 service selection profile. Well, if memory serves, 430 went aviation, including Naval Aviator, NFO, Marine Aviator, NFO, and one Nasa type. </p>
<p>As far as I have heard, though, SWO is not a highly prized billet, to say the least. Most of my son’s classmates want aviation. Also, the aviation pipeline is supposedly way backed up. One reason for service selecting SWO, though, might be the upcoming commissioning of the USS Freedom, scheduled for '08. It is a new Littoral class ship.</p>