10 years active duty Naval Aviation: 

1968 – Commissioned Ensign, USN (UNC NROTC Regular Program, every Tuesday and Thursday!!!)

1968 – 69:  Navy Flight Training (Pensacola, Meridian, MS – my home town!!, Beeville, TX)

1969 – 70:  F4 Replacement Pilot Training (NAS Miramar, San Diego)

1970 – 73:  VF-161, F4 Fighter Squadron (two cruises on USS Midway, Viet Nam, 200+ missions, mig engagement – my flight lead, Mugs McKeown shot down two Mig-17s, one of which of was, thankfully, off of my 6 o’clock)

1973 – 75:  Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) instructor (NAS Miramar, San Diego)

1975 – 78:  VF-33, F4 Fighter Squadron, NAS Oceana, Va Beach, (one Med cruise on USS Independence).

2500 hours, 500+ traps (100+ night), DFC, Navy Commendation Medals, Air Medals.

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14 years Naval Reserve:

Naval Reserve Intelligence Program (drilled in various intel units in Denver area, skipper of Naval Reserve Intel Unit 0571, Denver), “retired” from Naval Reserve in 1994.