I was out of college a year, but kept applying and never gave up. That's what I tell everyone, no matter what they're interested in, never give up. Hobson had some advice for the next generation of pilots, who might want a little easier road to aviation than he followed. After reaching what could be called the Pulitzer of Piloting, you could forgive Hobson and the rest of the Blue Angels team for getting a little stuck on themselves. But Hobson says the highly-competitive selection process for the Blue Angels is designed to weed out the big egos, who don't work well as a team.
Some jobs require more concentration than others.
But after talking with Hobson I realized none of my colleagues are going to crash and burn if I drop a comma. And I don't have to write in tight formation while pulling 8 G's. The level of concentration required is impossible to explain. You cannot relax for an instant up there. It's no bed of roses back on the ground.