So you want to be a Navy pilot?

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Then you'll need training sessions like the one Commander Kelsey Martin (above) is undergoing at the Aviation Survival Training Center north of Seattle, Washington. With Martin strapped in the backseat of a mock helicopter, an officer spins a wheel to flip the seat until Martin is underwater and upside down. It's all part of a two-clay course the Navy requires pilots and air crews to take every four years. It's designed to refresh skills in...