Pressure Point

US Navy Recruiting movie from 1974 created to be used by Navy Recruiters to prepare Aviation Officer Candidates headed to Aviation Officer Candidate School at NAS Pensalcola, Florida. This film used real Navy Aviation Officer Candidates from AOCS Class 22-74 or the 22nd class in 1974 goign through Aviation Officer Candidate School.The Drill Instructor was the real deal and one of a number of DIs assigned to this school to train new Naval Officers.

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Entertainment

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• Naval
• Aviation
• Aviators
• Officer
• Candidate
• School
• US
• Marine
• Corps
• Drill
• Instructors
• DIs
• Officers
• Navy
• Recruiting
• Movie

[mgbrattland]

I wasa OPO from 1976 till Fall of 1978 in the new England area. What area were you recruited out of....Country and NRD?mgb

[tarkill1]

Haven't seen this since '76. Sure brings back fond memories. Now flying a 747. Where did the years go?

[planebill1]

What memories this vid brings back! I was an AVROC in class 447 the summer of '74. SSGT E. M. Penn is the DI. Some names you never forget. He wasn't quite so calm back in the day, at least that was my perception as his smokey-the-bear hat was banging my forehead and his spittle was spraying my cheek! My crime? Wiping the sweat from my nose one 99 degree humid summer afternoon in P'cola while standing in formation. Ah, the good old days... Thanks a million for posting!

[GratefulKevin]

The last time I watched that film I was on my way to becoming a Naval Flight Officer Candidate in 1978 into class 01-79. Now I am Captain, USNR (Ret). Not only were the lessons taught there germane to Naval Aviation, they were just as much germane to success in life in general.