After I was accepted, then later rejected due to hearing loss, to Warrant officers flight School (rotary wing) at Fort Rucker, An Airforce Colnel who had sat in on my interview guaranteed me that If I would get a degree in aviation that I would fly for the USAF who had lower restrictions on hearing. My largest regret in life is that I did not follow through with that dream. I would also like to add that, that review board of officers told me that I was the only candidate that they had ever reccomended to Fort Rucker that did not have a collage degree. I was devistated when my packet was recalled for hearing.
On another note, The first boat rally I ever attended was at Lake Ouachita (arkansas). One of the Rally members had friends at the 166th Air guard in Fort Smith. They buzzed us at about 200' over the water. My wife was in a boat taking a ride and the jets came up from behind them as they was doing a 80+ mph run in a gambler. The driver nearly shat his drawers thinking he had just been ran over. Good times for sure.
