<p>All of the above is interesting, some of which I was not aware of. The thread does remind me of a conversation I had with an astronaut (who happens to be an ROTC - Texas A&M grad.) last year when Soaring Son was trying to decide which way to go. His comment was: “If you want to fly for the company, best go to the company school.” BTW - his son also happens to be at USAFA (and I think a classmate of Hornet).</p>