He thought about it for a moment. Joining the service had never been a choice for him, it was just an eventuality. "It was the way he talked about it when he was home. He and my mother were both pilots, good ones. They made sure that I knew that flying a Viper in combat was it. The best of all things." He said, smiling at the memory of his parents.
Then leaning against the Viper he looked over at her, his smile still in place "Besides, when I'm in a Viper the only thing dangerous is me. It's the only place that I don't make a mess of things." He said