Skip Phillips

I loved the movie because I was just a high school graduate and a USAF active duty airmen who applied for a program offered by the USAF to become a pilot and an officer. It was called USAF Aviation Cadets, the entry into the 15 month program ended in about January 1960. After that a person had to have a 4 year college education to apply. All the things they did in the movie were the same things we did in the first three months of training before learning to fly. I have watched the movie numerous times and never get tired of it. I felt it should have been awarded best movie at the Academy Awards. I was awarded my commission and my wings as my parents watched the ceremony in January 1961. I then flew as a pilot in the USAF for 4 years then flew as an airline pilot fo 35 years. From nothing to something much as the movie depicted.