Alan C. Mack

And he's like, hey, look, I see by your birthday, you're not quite old enough to talk to me, but keep that thought alive and call me back when you're 18. Fast forward a number of years. I'm in high school. I'd forgotten about the Army thing. My senior year, I'm planning on following on to college in New Hampshire. And I've got a guy who's going to be a roommate, the whole thing.

And he's like, hey, look, I see by your birthday, you're not quite old enough to talk to me, but keep that thought alive and call me back when you're 18. Fast forward a number of years. I'm in high school. I'd forgotten about the Army thing. My senior year, I'm planning on following on to college in New Hampshire. And I've got a guy who's going to be a roommate, the whole thing.

And he's like, hey, look, I see by your birthday, you're not quite old enough to talk to me, but keep that thought alive and call me back when you're 18. Fast forward a number of years. I'm in high school. I'd forgotten about the Army thing. My senior year, I'm planning on following on to college in New Hampshire. And I've got a guy who's going to be a roommate, the whole thing.

And I start thinking, you know, this is in the fall of 1980. And I'm thinking... If I go to school, I'm just going to party. I'm not going to study. I wasn't a bad student, but I wasn't a good student. I just never did my homework kind of thing. I knew I should, but I didn't. And I knew that college would be the same thing. So I'm worried about what I'm going to do.

And I start thinking, you know, this is in the fall of 1980. And I'm thinking... If I go to school, I'm just going to party. I'm not going to study. I wasn't a bad student, but I wasn't a good student. I just never did my homework kind of thing. I knew I should, but I didn't. And I knew that college would be the same thing. So I'm worried about what I'm going to do.

And I start thinking, you know, this is in the fall of 1980. And I'm thinking... If I go to school, I'm just going to party. I'm not going to study. I wasn't a bad student, but I wasn't a good student. I just never did my homework kind of thing. I knew I should, but I didn't. And I knew that college would be the same thing. So I'm worried about what I'm going to do.

And another friend had just been to the Army recruiter. And he comes in, oh, is it the Army can do all this stuff? You can go to Germany, which was West Germany at the time. And I was like, you know... I always wanted to fly helicopters. And I saw a commercial. Remember those Be All You Can Be commercials? Oh, yeah. Well, there's like two, even three of them that helicopters are involved in.

And another friend had just been to the Army recruiter. And he comes in, oh, is it the Army can do all this stuff? You can go to Germany, which was West Germany at the time. And I was like, you know... I always wanted to fly helicopters. And I saw a commercial. Remember those Be All You Can Be commercials? Oh, yeah. Well, there's like two, even three of them that helicopters are involved in.

And another friend had just been to the Army recruiter. And he comes in, oh, is it the Army can do all this stuff? You can go to Germany, which was West Germany at the time. And I was like, you know... I always wanted to fly helicopters. And I saw a commercial. Remember those Be All You Can Be commercials? Oh, yeah. Well, there's like two, even three of them that helicopters are involved in.

And one of them is like a W-1. The warrant officer ranks are one through five now. And he's in a Cobra helicopter zipping around, you know, and they finish up. And the senior guy is like, not bad for a rookie, you know. And I'm like, that's what I want to do. So I go into the Army recruiter that my friend had been to. I'm like, I want to fly helicopters. And he's like, well, hold on now.

And one of them is like a W-1. The warrant officer ranks are one through five now. And he's in a Cobra helicopter zipping around, you know, and they finish up. And the senior guy is like, not bad for a rookie, you know. And I'm like, that's what I want to do. So I go into the Army recruiter that my friend had been to. I'm like, I want to fly helicopters. And he's like, well, hold on now.

And one of them is like a W-1. The warrant officer ranks are one through five now. And he's in a Cobra helicopter zipping around, you know, and they finish up. And the senior guy is like, not bad for a rookie, you know. And I'm like, that's what I want to do. So I go into the Army recruiter that my friend had been to. I'm like, I want to fly helicopters. And he's like, well, hold on now.

I saw it on TV. You can go from high school to flight school. And he's like, well, pump the brakes turbo. It doesn't really work like that. And he's like, you know, you got to have something going for you for that to happen. And I was like, well, like what? And he said, tell you what. Why don't you join the Army in aviation, like an aircraft mechanic?

I saw it on TV. You can go from high school to flight school. And he's like, well, pump the brakes turbo. It doesn't really work like that. And he's like, you know, you got to have something going for you for that to happen. And I was like, well, like what? And he said, tell you what. Why don't you join the Army in aviation, like an aircraft mechanic?

I saw it on TV. You can go from high school to flight school. And he's like, well, pump the brakes turbo. It doesn't really work like that. And he's like, you know, you got to have something going for you for that to happen. And I was like, well, like what? And he said, tell you what. Why don't you join the Army in aviation, like an aircraft mechanic?

you know, do two, three years, learn the culture, the lingo, learn about the aircraft, you know, all that kind of stuff, and then put it for flight school, and it's much easier to get in. Now, that statement is twofold. One, the recruiter doesn't get credit for officer candidates at all, right? So even if he got me, he gets no credit for it. May or may not have been able to do it, who knows?

you know, do two, three years, learn the culture, the lingo, learn about the aircraft, you know, all that kind of stuff, and then put it for flight school, and it's much easier to get in. Now, that statement is twofold. One, the recruiter doesn't get credit for officer candidates at all, right? So even if he got me, he gets no credit for it. May or may not have been able to do it, who knows?

you know, do two, three years, learn the culture, the lingo, learn about the aircraft, you know, all that kind of stuff, and then put it for flight school, and it's much easier to get in. Now, that statement is twofold. One, the recruiter doesn't get credit for officer candidates at all, right? So even if he got me, he gets no credit for it. May or may not have been able to do it, who knows?

But he did put me into Army aviation as an aircraft mechanic, worked on Hueys, Cobras, 58s. And it turns out it was good advice. And I did nine years. I reached the rank of Staff Sergeant, E6, in the Army. I was in Germany, West Germany at the time. And I decided I was going to get out. of the army, but I really wanted to fly. So I put in a packet.

But he did put me into Army aviation as an aircraft mechanic, worked on Hueys, Cobras, 58s. And it turns out it was good advice. And I did nine years. I reached the rank of Staff Sergeant, E6, in the Army. I was in Germany, West Germany at the time. And I decided I was going to get out. of the army, but I really wanted to fly. So I put in a packet.