This chapter reflects on the speaker's high school experiences, blending athletic ambitions with academic challenges, and a surprising passion for the performing arts. They recount their journey from an unfulfilling sales job to enlisting in the military, sharing humorous anecdotes about training and the cultural shocks faced in Officer Candidate School. The narrative highlights their determination to succeed and the camaraderie developed during flight training in the Navy.
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Kopelman began his military career in the US Navy in 1985, training to become a Naval Aviator, and then transferred to the Marine Corps in 1992, where he continued to fly before becoming a forward air controller and earning his gold naval parachutist wings. His last assignment was as the Deputy Director for advisor training at Camp Pendleton.
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