When I saw the announcement that Aviators couldn’t command amphibs, if I were a Rotorhead and had just made O-5, I would begin planning my next career. That dumb policy essentially made every P-3 and helo driver probably uncompetitive O-6 and definitely for flag rank. Marc Liebman https://www.marcliebman.com https://www.facebook.com/marcliebmanauthor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sDoFQM5wupNaCeGIvKL1g From: Mike Brattland <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM To: HeloBubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com> Subject: [Helobubbas] Aviators Belong in the Amphib Command Pipeline https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/july/aviators-belong-amphib-...