Ever seen Top Gun?
One of my favorite movies as a youngster. Motivated me in many ways to join the military.
I recall, at Basic Training, while on a rifle range jets flew over head and I sang to myself "Highway to the Danger Zone."
I truly aspired to be a pilot. My drill sergeants were less concerned with my ambitions.
Anyway.
There is a scene early in the movie where Cougar, a stud otherwise, just gives up.
Instead of inadaquately describing the words said, here's the footage:
Well, Cougar? That's me, in my present form.
Nothing of my actions suggests I was the All Star caliber as Top Gun's Cougar, but my own assessment continues to tell me that I was even better. Only, in my case, as a soldier.
But, here I am. My edge has been lost.
It's never coming back.
