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KBCraig,

Thanks for welcome. Looking forward to more lively discussions. I'll watch more closely for the emoticons.

SailormanCGA72,

I also like your moniker. And you're right, it is better than "Coastie." I'd also like to thank you for your 26 years of service to our country. Wishing you big blue skies, gentle seas, and a warm fair breeze. Semper paratus!

KBCraig,
You must be feeling rather pleased with yourself in that you got the math right. But you've made a faulty assumption based on the little info I provided in the first post. Let me share a bit more. I left A&M unwillingly because my financial circumstances changed due to a severe medical illness in my family. So I took a hiatus from school and enlisted in the Air Force for the government's educational benefits. Four years later, I was able to get the Air Force pilot slot at UT that was my dream at A&M. Honestly, I am just as proud to have been an Aggie as I am a Longhorn. But I achieved my goal, despite that "change in fate" and did so while overcoming a few more challenges. Ultimately, I got what I wanted and was able to retire after serving for 23 years in the Air Force. So, you're right....it took me seven years to get that degree. But I'd say that getting Uncle Sam to pay the way puts me in a category other than "slow learner." And now you know the rest of the story.

Sailorman, I thought you guys called yourselves "Coasties?" At least that's what this retired "airman" thought anyway.

This is my first post on this forum. My username should be decipherable by most Texans (even "GigAg04"). For those who still need help, I graduated from the University of Texas in 1981. But were it not for a change in fate, I would have been "TxAg78." (Thank you, Dear Lord!) HOOK 'EM!