Base Commander and his CO recognized this and submitted him for entry into a crossover program where he is now flying F-35s. Buddy was relegated to heavies where he made it a point to be the best damn heavy pilot the AF had. The number 2 overall of the class just behind my buddy was the number 1 in the tactical portion.

In the tactical portion of his flight training he finished number 2 in his class. There was only 1 tactical slot available so he should get it, right? Nope. He was top of his flight school class and his dream was to fly tactical aircraft, fighters. A friend went through the USAF Academy and then on to flight school.