As Guppy mentioned, you have to be a commissioned officer in order to be a Naval Aviator (Pilot) or Naval Flight Officer (TACCO). This will require either STA-21, or obtaining a bachelor's degree while active duty and putting together a packet for Officer Candidate School. Having said that, however, boing an aircrewman can have advantages over other rates when applying and going before a selection board for NA/NFO because they're familiar with NATOPS, work closer with officers as part of a combat air crew than any other enlisted community, and are generally held to a much higher standard than many other communities which results in competitive packets.
As far as pursuing the enlisted route... the program he wants to ask for is the AIRC - Aircrew Program. It's a series of 4 series-ratings that mostly crew on land-based fixed-wing patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. If he's looking for a Naval Special Warfare program, there's also AIRR... that's Aviation Rescue Swimmer and covers helo crewmen on the MH-60R and MH-60S helicopter.
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