User:Schlag96

My name is Eric. I am 32 years old, was born and raised in Minnesota, attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and served over eight years as a Naval Flight Officer.

In my career, I flew the T-34 Mentor, the T-39 Sabreliner, the T-1 Jayhawk, and the T-2 Buckeye.

Operationally, I flew in the backseat of the F-14 Tomcat. I accumulated just under 500 hours and 153 arrested landings, earning a centurion patch on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). I participated in Operation Southern Watch and was deployed the morning of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) off the coast of the Atlantic seaboard.

I also got the chance to fly the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk, P-3 Orion, and TH-57, which is a military training helicopter based on the Bell 206 Jet Ranger. I also flew in the back seat of the EA-6B Prowler and the cargo area of the C-2 Greyhound.

Expertise
My main areas of expertise lie with the military, and aviation in particular. I am also well-versed in music and pop culture from the 1980's onward.

Interesting Facts
I have seen in person four of the five living U.S. presidents. The only one I haven't seen is my fellow Naval Academy alumnus, Jimmy Carter. I have personally met and spoken to two, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton.

I have been on network television four times; once on the Today Show, Twice on NBC's Christmas in Washington, (all as a member of the Naval Academy Mens Glee Club) and once as a fastest-finger contestant on the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Technically, I was also on The Price Is Right, but you can't really pick me out in the audience.

I have visited 16 Foreign countries, and 38 of the 50 states.

I have travelled at over 1.4 times the speed of sound.

I have written a feature-length screenplay.

I once sang on stage with Bryan Adams.

I am a combat veteran.