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McWherter, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, has logged 5,500 flight hours and 950 aircraft carrier landings during training missions and deployments to the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf and the western Pacific.

He was an instructor at the Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun. During his second tour with the Blue Angels, McWherter, a graduate of the Citadel, received an award for his "leadership and contributions" to the North American air show industry.


22 posted on 04/19/2014 7:06:18 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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I know McWherter and the Blue Angles, having done a lot of filming and photography for them. No one is perfect but you will not find many who exceed the standards set by the team. Unless you have spent as much time with these people some will never see the total commitment it takes to fly every day and be an ambassador 7 days a week for 3 years.

Greg can be an ahole at times but he is indeed fully responsible for a tremendous amount. The "Boss" usually serves 3 years however due to the removal of the prior boss during his first year, Greg was asked to come back and he did serve another 2 years. 3 years is a lot to ask however 5 is even more of a drain.

All you need is just one jerk to make some half ass complaint and someone's entire career goes down the tubes.

27 posted on 04/19/2014 7:13:51 AM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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