http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=99751

Knew him as a little boy. Flew with his Dad Popeye in the ANG in Houston. His Dad was a great stick. Congrats Eric, your Dad would have been very proud.

Red *ss! Any idea what outfit he was in?

FDT99 said:

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Red *ss! Any idea what outfit he was in?

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Saw that he commissioned through OCS, so possible he wasn't a cadet. Haven't heard either way.

Non-reg, Aggie letterman (swimming); proud to know him and thankful for his service to our country. Great guy; well deserved accomplishment.

kuhlag said:

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Non-reg, Aggie letterman (swimming); proud to know him and thankful for his service to our country. Great guy; well deserved accomplishment.

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Congrats to him, I'm certain it's well-earned.

It's disappointing, as a former cadet, to see that someone so gung-ho chose not to be part of the Corps. Perhaps as an athlete, he couldn't spare the time.

I say that not to knock his decision, he's obviously doing the right things and it worked out well for him. I see it more as a learning tool for the Corps. What are we doing wrong that someone who's so obviously squared away and eager to serve, declined to join?


On a side note, I bet he gets tired of people asking him what outfit he was in.

He was graduating from High School around the time I retired from the ANG. Didn't see his Dad much after that. Recall he was going to be on the swim team so not in the Corps.

I attended A&M on active duty under the STA-21 program and thus was not in the Corps. I have met a ton of Aggies in Naval Aviation over the past 20 years and I would say a good 1/3 of them weren't in the Corps.

Popeye is a great American and great choice for Boss. Great in and out of the cockpit.