[Llarry]

U.S. Navy helicopter pilot training: The USN trains pilots for the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard as well as several foreign countries.

I believe that Army and Air Force helo pilots start their pilot training on a helicopter; the Navy does not but gives the student pilot almost 100 hours of flight time in the T-6B turboprop trainer (equipped with ejection seats) before starting training in the Bell 206-derived TH-57C. The TH-57C is in the process of being replaced by the new Leonardo TH-73A.