Our guest in this episode is LCDR "Wombat" Matson of the US Navy. He is our first commissioned officer we've on, and he does explain a few ways of how to become a commissioned officer. He spent 20 years between active duty and the reserves and spent his time flying the E-2 Hawkeye and eventually got the opportunity to switch and go fly the F/A 18c Hornet fighter jet. We get into the process of being able to change the type of plane he flew. He explains the process of landing on an aircraft carrier in both of his planes. He gets into his time on the Nimitz Aircraft Carrier, getting to fly an F-18 that was setup for airshow purposes, and get talks about his time as an instructor for other pilots.
He is now a pilot for a major airline in the US, and also trains there as well. One thing we talk about is during the transition to civilian life is and missing the camaraderie and trying to find that again.
