 PLOT: Early in the movie Adm. Leslie Reigart asks Lt. Chris Burnett  if he would be happy "flying a bus", meaning would he be fulfilled  flying a commercial airliner. However, since Burnett is a Naval  Flight Officer and not a Naval Aviator it is highly unlikely that he  would have the needed flying experience to be hired at any airline.  Naval Flight Officers are the men and women who operate the advanced  systems on board naval aircraft, and some may also act as the  overall tactical coordinators of multiple air assets during a  mission. They differ from Naval Aviators in that they do not pilot  the aircraft in which they serve.