Zoomies! Welcome to part two of the recording with Maj Drew Whitmey. Make sure to listen through the first episode to bring context to the ideas discussed in this episode. In this episode, we discuss the rewarding and challenging parts of the job, as well as the decision calculus that goes into separating. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Zoomies! Welcome back to another installment, today we welcome the currently separating Maj Drew Whitmey to the show. He is an Academy grad that went on to fly the CV - 22 Osprey. He is also well known down at the airfield here at the academy as an instructor pilot. We touch on topics including what exactly makes the Osprey special, understanding the culture of resourcefulness within SOCOM, he tells us some things they don’t tell you till you separate, and lots more. This is episode one of a two-part recording so make sure to check out the follow-up. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Zoomies! Welcome back to a very special episode, today we welcome Maj Gen (Ret) Jack Catton to the show. General Catton is an Academy Grad from the class of 1976 and served an exemplary career. We touch on topics like what weapons school is like and what improves your chances of going, establishing doctrine for the new Information Operations career field, moving into the civilian sector after retirement, and so much more. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening

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Zoomies! Welcome to the last episode of the Fall 2022 semester, today we welcome the one and only Col Douglass Wickert. He graduated from the Academy in 1995 and went on to become a test pilot, worked with DARPA, spent some time in the Pentagon, and is now a Permanent Professor in the Aero Department here at the Academy. We touch on topics including ways to become a test pilot and astronaut, how engineering has helped him as a pilot, bureaucracy and how to combat it, and lots more. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Zoomies! Welcome back to another episode, today we welcome Maj Kristen Heiserman to the show. She graduated from the ROTC program at Colorado State and became a U-28 pilot. She then got the opportunity to become a speech writer and is now a fellow at the Institute for Future Conflict here at the Academy. We touch on topics like the mission of the U-28, the different ways you can become a speechwriter, her experience with joint spouse, and lots more. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Zoomies! Welcome to a podcast designed to help make your career decision a little bit easier. I am Andrew Cormier, a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy in the Class of 2025. I have come to understand that there are very few resources catered to helping people looking to commission better educate their job decision. I created this published catalog of interviews with officers in order to combat that problem and better help people looking to commission with their career decisions. I hope this is useful and I am always open to feedback, thanks for listening!

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Zoomies! Welcome back to another episode of the For the Zoomies podcast, today we welcome academy grad Maj Lauren Kruse to the show. She has lots of good to say about her time as a maintenance officer, including being involved with the maintenance weapons school. We touch on topics including balancing work, life, and even a master's program, gaining respect as a young Lieutenant, her experience getting fired, and lots more, tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Welcome back Zoomies to another episode of the podcast, today's guest is an academy grad and current AOC of CS-08, Maj Marcus Alvidrez. He started his flying career in the MC-12, then was moved to become an RPA pilot in the MQ-9 Reaper, switching from manned to unmanned aircraft. We touch on topics like the day-to-day and mission sets of RPAs, the morality and ethics of the job, misconceptions, and lots more. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of the AFSC Series! Today's guest is logistician and linguist Capt Mikhail Berlin. He was prior enlisted in the Army after moving to the US from Russia then commissioned into the Air Force and leveraged his knowledge of the Russian language to become a linguist alongside his trade. We touch on topics including the mission set of logistics, different levels of language proficiencies, applications of linguists, and lots more. Tune in for all the details, thanks for listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of the For the Zoomies podcast, today we have another pilot joining to give some insight into what different missions look like as a fighter pilot. Maj Scott flew as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP), then moved on to fly F-15E Strike Eagles, then spent time as an A-29 pilot functioning as a Foreign Air Advisor. We touch on topics including how FAIPs are chosen, differences between armed reconnaissance, close air support, and intercepts, and a few war stories. Tune In for all the details, thanks for listening!

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