I was claustrophobic

I couldn't jump off a ten-foot-high diving board…..

… .or even ride a roller coaster without being terrified. I couldn't jump off a ten-foot-high diving board…..

Then, three years into my eleven-year flying career, I inhaled a lung full of water scuba diving…

The next time I flew, I had a panic attack at twenty thousand feet. Then, three years into my eleven-year flying career, I inhaled a lung full of water scuba diving…

I know, fighter pilots are supposed to be steely-nerved superheroes with no fear, the confidence of a lion, and some very cool shades.

I know, fighter pilots are supposed to be steely-nerved superheroes with no fear, the confidence of a lion, and some very cool shades. Tom Cruise in real life, right?

Life isn't Hollywood, and neither is real combat. Nobody cares who's good at volleyball.

The only things that count are your….

The only things that count are your…. skills

The only things that count are your…. skills and your ability to work as a TEAM

I was instructor pilot and an F-16 fighter pilot.