Of course I wanted to be a hornet pilot. Didn't you??
But to say they slave 12-14hrs a day is a bit rich - they are happy to do it because they love their job, unlike airline pilots.
And the producers of Strike Eagle claim realism to the extent that the fat, pimply, greasy nerds who developed it hopped into an F-15E simulator (USAF invitation) and flew it just fine so it's obviously a realistic representation of the real thing.
Hey what can I say, it wasn't that hard to operate F-15E. Obviously with my aptitude, I could've been a hornet pilot but like most airline pilots, I never finished high school so for me, life's a Beech.