I restored warbirds after college up in Windsorlocks CT. Couldn't find a decent job other then CFIIMEI crap and construction in NYC for a few years. Got type 1 diabetes before graduation and commissioning. Taught for a year at University of Illinois flying and physics. Moved back home - taught for another year. Got drafted to move out to California back in July 04 by a civi DOD group - started as an analyst - doing PM stuff with off grid power conversion for soldiers and vehicles, and network architecture that's agnostic to the data sourcing. Appointed to be the 'Flag LT' for a 2 star ret RADM w/ 2 gold stars in lieu of promotion former CO of BB-64 USS Wisconson during Gulf War 91.
My boss and 2 co-workers are in my AH squad. He flies 190s - I fly 47s. I have lots of screen shots up on my wall. He was a Hornet Head with a handicap sticker on his tail. I was a rotorhead with TOW's and Hellfires.
I'm still a poor 25 year old with a loving wife. But I still think Aces High and Twizzlers are more addictive then crack.
Cest la vi.