Good Thread! Always wanted to be TP. Did the USAF route after BS and MS in Aerospace Engr. After nine years as a Fighter Pilot finally got enough on resume to get into USAF TPS. Hardest. most interesting school ever attended! Over next 16 years spent 3 tours at Edwards AFB (truly a meca of aviation). After selection to wing commander, jumped ship to Southwest Airlines. While airline pay and quality of life beat anything I experience in 26 years of USAF flying, no job is or was better than a squadron Test Pilot in the F-16!
Cheers,
stump