I have always maintained that the military produces the best pilots.
Years of exceptional training ingrain a pilot with valuable tools such as ... awareness, tenacity, big picture thinking, handling skills, management techniques and the ability to pick up any woman that walks into a room .... especially your first officers wife when he falls asleep after dinner.
If you want to be a success story in aviation the military is one of the most highly regarded avenues you could take.
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