§ 9253. Flying officer rating: qualifications

Only officers of the Air Force in the following categories may be rated as flying officers:

• (1) Officers who have aeronautical ratings as pilots of service types of aircraft or as aircraft observers.
• (2) Flight surgeons.
• (3) Officers undergoing flight training.
• (4) Officers who are members of combat crews, other than pilots of service types of aircraft, aircraft observers, and observers.
• (5) In time of war, officers who have aeronautical ratings as observers.