“Are you sure the Navy's got good pilots?” – Recruiter #1, The Right Stuff ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Right Stuff 1983

Recruiter #1

[Two recruiters argue on a U.S. Navy carrier about accepting Navy pilots for Project Mercury.] [seasick]

Are you sure the Navy's got good pilots?

Recruiter #2

[also seasick]

They call them aviators in the Navy. They say they're better than pilots.

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