Every since the first time I watched Top Gun I’ve wanted to fly. Of course I’ve wanted fly fighter jets, like F-14’s or F-18’s. I never really did much about it until I was 19. One day I went to the Navy recruiting office and told them I wanted to fly. I was all good for ROTC with the Navy until some shit that happened when I was much younger showed up on my background check. At that point I was very determined to be an aviator. I started to go to college, studying Aviation as my major. I kept a toy F-14 in my backback for inspiration and watched Top Gun everynight while doing my homework. After a while school got boring and I couldn’t keep myself motivated (which is a totally different goal) so I dropped out.
A couple years later I joined the Army as an Infantry soldier. My recruiter tried to talk me in to flying helicopters, but that didn’t seem as fun as flying jets, so I said no. Even though I might still fly helicopters for the Army I have always wanted to fly planes.
My chances at being a Naval Aviator have pretty much passes. By the time my Army contract expires and I finish school and everything, I would need a waiver to fly. Flight school is competative enough without having to worry about a waiver as well. So I guess it’s flying private planes for me if I really want to fly. Thats not to bad I guess, flying is flying and it looks like a lot of fun.
