[media-credit id=9 align=”aligncenter” width=”300″][/media-credit]Three Carlmont students are on their way to pursue a career in aviation and they’re making big strides.

Sophomores Armen Samurkashian and Tanner Piety are currently enrolled in a program called Civil Air Patrol. Civil Air Patrol is a volunteer auxiliary program of the United States Air Force. It provides  people as young as twelve years old with the opportunity to learn how to physically fly aircraft  with first-hand experience.

“I’d like to pursue a career in commercial aviation,” stated Piety, when asked his goals of the program. Piety currently holds the position of first sergeant, the highest ranking non-commissioned officer at the squadron and has been in the program for three years.

Armen Samurkashian has been flying since the age of eight, and hopes to pursue a career in the navy as a fighter pilot. “The idea that I am able to do something that people weren’t meant to do is the coolest part,” stated Samurkashian.

If you have interest in the program visit gocivilairpatrol.com