For the past 28 years, I've worked as a Civil Servant for the U.S. Navy doing flight test of fixed wing tactical jets (F-14 and F/A-18, mostly), the last 15 years of that as an academic and flight instructor teaching military aviators how to be test pilots.
Started out as an aircraft lineman (fueling and parking aircraft) during last two years of high school and first year of college to earn money to learn to fly, build time and ratings.
Needing to support myself and earn money for college, decided to enlist and spent 4 1/2 years active duty USAF as avionics technician from 1980-1984 (C-130s at Dyess and McCleland AFBs, then A-10s at RAF Woodbridge and then RAF Bentwaters, UK). Got out and went to GaTech to study Aerospace Engineering, working as a security guard to pay tuition.
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