I'm probably a little different than most of your average aerospace students because I'm in Navy ROTC - Marine option. I'm a senior right now and I have spent every summer on active duty deployment. Two summers ago I was on the USS Kitty Hawk (aircraft carrier) for 5 weeks and I worked primarily with the V3 department. They were in charge of moving and launching aircraft. This last summer I spent in Quantico VA at Officer Candidates School, a 6 week boot camp for upcoming officers. There are pictures on the following web site:

The day I graduate in May I will be commissioned as a 2nd LT in the United States Marine Corps and I'll be sent to The Basic School, a 6 month program where we learn to be infantry officers. After that I'll be going to flight school, hopefully to fly F/A-18's or the new F-35, if it's ready. I spend a lot of time in the ROTC program training and training those under me. We are lucky in a way because we don't have to worry about interning or finding a job after graduation. We already have one lined up. I think it is a privilege to serve my country and to be given this opportunity.