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>> RIGHT NOW I'M A DEVELOPMENTAL

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TEST PILOT STICK MONKEY

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WITH A BACKGROUND IN THAT,

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BUT I NEED TO LEARN

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ALL THESE OTHER FIELDS,

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AND TO ME, ASTRONAUT TRAINING

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IS A DREAM COME TRUE

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FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING.

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I GREW UP IN

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WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO.

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FROM THERE, WENT TO

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO,

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STUDIED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

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THROUGH ROTC, RESERVE OFFICER

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TRAINING CORPS, GOT

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COMMISSIONED IN THE NAVY,

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WENT TO FLIGHT SCHOOL,

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WENT OPERATIONAL FOR A COUPLE

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YEARS, DID MISSIONS OVER

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AFGHANISTAN DOING CLOSE AIR

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SUPPORT, BUT, YOU KNOW,

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KEPT THINKING, "HEY, MAN,

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"HOW DO I-- HOW DO I BRING

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"MY PASSION FOR SCIENCE,

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"ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

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"INTO THIS?"

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AND REALIZED THAT HEY,

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I COULD GO BE A TEST PILOT.

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FOR ME, THIS JOB--

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I GET TO DO THE THINGS THAT

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I REALLY LOVE TO DO.

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I GET TO WORK WITH

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INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO

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SOLVE PROBLEMS AND ARE

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PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

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I REALLY WANT TO CONTRIBUTE

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TO THE WORLD, AND THIS IS

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HOW I WANT TO DO IT.

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I WASN'T ABLE TO RECEIVE

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THE PHONE CALL JUST BECAUSE OF

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WHERE I WAS.

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I WAS ONBOARD

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THE USS RONALD REAGAN.

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WE WERE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC

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OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN.

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I'D SENT AN EMAIL TO THE BOARD

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AND SAID, "HEY, I WON'T BE

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"AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE

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"A PHONE CALL, BUT I CAN

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"CALL YOU," AND THEY GAVE ME

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A TIME.

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AND THEN FINALLY GOT TO

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MAKE THE PHONE CALL,

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AND THE PHONE LINE DIDN'T

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WORK, OF COURSE.

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SO I SPENT ABOUT 15 MINUTES

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TRYING TO GET THE PHONE

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TO DIAL OUT FROM THE SHIP,

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FINALLY GOT THE CALL IN,

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AND I WAS-- I WAS SPEECHLESS.

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I WAS JUST SHOCKED.

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I GREW UP DOING THOSE THINGS,

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BUT NOT REALLY KNOWING, LIKE,

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THE FORMAL TERMS

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FOR THOSE THINGS.

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I JUST WAS ALWAYS TAKING

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THINGS APART, I WAS ALWAYS

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EXPLORING, I WAS ALWAYS

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BUILDING SOMETHING--

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NOT FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS

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BECAUSE I WANTED TO

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DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY,

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OR REENGINEERING,

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OR MAKING IT BETTER.

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THAT WAS JUST ALWAYS

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WHAT I WAS DOING.

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I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO

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CLOSE THEIR EYES TO THINGS,

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SO THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN ABOUT

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THE WORLD AROUND YOU.

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BUT I WOULD SAY PICK

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A FEW THINGS AND DO THEM

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REALLY, REALLY WELL.

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DON'T TRY AND DO TOO MUCH.

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