China's navy is looking to junior high schools as it scrambles to find pilots for its growing aircraft carrier fleet

• The Chinese Navy's youth aviation schools have recruited about 4,500 boys aged 15 to 16 this month.
• Those who qualify will join the fighter jet cadet program, with the top students enrolling in a Beijing university.
• China's navy needs pilots for its fleet of aircraft carriers, which grew to three ships in June.

China's navy is recruiting junior high school graduates as candidates for its fighter jet cadet programme as it tries to find more aircraft carrier pilots for its expanding fleet, according to state media.