United States Naval Academy
Mayer was accepted to the United States Naval Academy, graduating from the Naval Academy in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, he was designated as a Student Naval Aviator and assigned to flight training. Selected for advanced flight training in the Strike training pipeline, he earned his pilot's wings as a Naval Aviator following graduation from Training Air Wing One at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi in 1976.
As a Naval Aviator, he was initially qualified in the carrier-based A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft and later qualified in the F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter.
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