Later, I would use my connections to get to the Pentagon and had a number of intriguing assignments, but difficult to get people interested in promotions.

A former boss in Japan had been reassigned to Scott AFB, IL, so I finagled another transfer only to be assigned to an office that seemed to care more about their future retirement than the efficiencies they were supposed to be developing for other offices on the base.  When August rolled around, I got serious about college. found that I could resign immediately, and would up enrolling at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA.