Blue Angels seeking apps for 2019

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team is seeking motivated officer and enlisted applicants for its 2019 show season, according to NAVADMIN 298/17. Enlisted applicants will spend about five days working with the Blue Angels at a show site, home at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., or winter training facility in El Centro, Calif. After all applicants have been interviewed, the team will gather together to make final selections. The required obligated service for enlisted personnel is 36 months. Navy/Marine Corps pilots will be required to remain on active-duty for two years following completion of their assignment with the Blue Angels. Enlisted applications must be postmarked no later than May 1. Final selections will be made in June. Officer applications should be submitted no later than April 30. Final selections will be made in July. (Source: Blue Angels 12/20/17)