Former US Navy fighter pilot explains why TOPGUN fines aviators $5 each time they quote the iconic 1986 film 'Top Gun' starring Tom Cruise
Ryan Pickrell
The US Navy's premiere fighter pilot training school, commonly known as TOPGUN, fines people for various infractions.
Quotes from the classic 1986 film "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise cost those at fault $5, Guy "Bus" Snodgrass, a retired Navy commander and former TOPGUN instructor, says in his new book, "TOPGUN's Top 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit."
The reason for the rule against "Top Gun" quotes is not that people are tired of them but because the pilots that attend the school are at the top of their game, so no one is allowed to make a joke out of the school by referencing the movie, Snodgrass told Insider.
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-navy-topgun-school-fines-people-for-top-gun-quotes-2020-9
