US Navy carrier pilot trainees earn $49,802 annually and complete 160 flight hours
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Newly commissioned Ensigns in the US Navy earn $4,150.20 per month, or $49,802.40 annually before taxes, and report to Training Air Wing One at Naval Air Station Meridian for carrier pilot training.
The training program lasts eight to twelve months, includes 160 flying hours in the T‑45C Goshawk, 96 simulator hours, and 40 solo flight hours, and covers instrument orientation, formation flying, night familiarisation, land‑based carrier qualifications, basic strike operations, weapons employment and air combat maneuvers, with practice bomb drops of 25 lb at a nearby range.