No, but it takes a hell of a lot of effort to squeeze yourself into that cockpit and go on sortie after sortie knowing that each one could be your last.
Wesley Clark should be ashamed of himself.
The effort starts long before you squeeze yourself into that cockpit. It starts with having what it takes to get into, let alone complete, navy flying school. It continues when you are selected to fly a fighter/bomber in combat.
I couldn’t even qualify to apply for a services academy, let alone graduate and then choose a career in naval aviation.
I have serious complaints with John McCain on several of his political stands, but I have nothing but respect for him as a man who believes in something and puts his heart into it.
He would not be my first choice for President. Maybe not even my second choice, but compared to what the Democrats are offering up he’s THE MAN!