There are ship pilots and there are pilots that fly off of ships.
Navy Fliers pilot airplanes and helicopters, often off of ships of various types.
Pilots steer ships through narrow areas, straight, rivers and harbors.
United States Naval Test Pilot School was created in 1945.
He was a naval pilot, and fought in the Korean war, but I doubt if he was a teacher.
I presume you mean an aeroplane pilot as opposed to a naval pilot. Aeroplane pilots have to have skills in mathematics and technology; it's likely they have a scientific background.
The short answer is yes. My brother served in both the Air Force, then trained as a naval pilot and became a Blue Angel. He was in the military for about 18 years (including a two year stint with Blue Angels) and now he is a commercial pilot for a major airline.
Pilot. Serve on a Royal Naval vessel. Bus Driver. Train driver. Join a golf club.
George H. W. Bush was a Naval Pilot in WW II.
Captain Fuchida (1902-1976), a Japanese Naval Pilot during WWII, died from natural causes in Japan.
During the Vietnam War, when a US Naval jet pilot said "Bingo fuel", he had to return to his career ASAP, his fuel was gone...other than for the return trip.
He was unable to become a pilot because he was color blind. But he became a radioman/gunner, and served in Naval air combat in that capacity.
A 1958 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, McCain had a 22-year military career as a pilot and officer in the Navy.
George H. W. Bush won his wings as a navy pilot while was 19.
A Navy Pilot must first get a college degree. All pilots are officers, and to be an officer in any branch of the military, one must have a college degree. This degree can come from the Naval Academy or a civilian college. One may participate in an Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program, Officer Candidate School (OCS) after college, or attend the Naval Academy. Upon receiving a college degree and progressing through OCS, a ROTC unit or the Naval Academy, one goes to flight school. Upon completing flight school, one has become a Naval Aviator.