Old 07-20-2007, 09:08 AM
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HercDriver130
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You wanted to be there or you didnt graduate UPT.....end of story. 66 started....30 finished. NO spoon feeding. While they would never admit to it in those years.. it was almost as if they needed and / or were expected to wash out a certain number. We lost one guy 3 weeks for graduation. He already had been assigned to a C-141 ... had passed his instrument check....but had problems in T-38 formation ( in those days everyone flew the T-37 and T-38 ...no tracking then ).. he washed because he couldnt fly "fingertip" position at .9 mach ....
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