Wed, Nov 19, 2003
Colonel Chris Hadfield Supporting Pilot Recruitment
After a stellar career
spanning 25 years, 70 types of aircraft and 316 trips around the
earth, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield,
recently retired from Canada's Air Force, traveled to Ottawa last
week to encourage young Canadians to consider flying for the Air
Force, just as he began doing in 1978.
Col. Hadfield officiated at an enrollment ceremony at the Canada
Aviation Museum in support of the Canadian Forces pilot recruitment
campaign, in hopes that other young Canadians will see the
opportunities that are available through a career in the Air
Force.
"Life in the Air Force has challenged and trained me daily to
become more skilled, more competent, and a better Canadian. I have
been given the freedom to go higher, faster and to see the world in
a way that I never thought possible," said Col. Hadfield.
Col. Hadfield, a former CF-18 fighter pilot, is delivering his
pro-pilot message at events this fall, marking his retirement from
the Air Force after 25 years of service. The first Canadian to walk
in space is making the transition to civilian life, continuing to
work as an astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency at NASA in
Houston, Texas, and maintaining his Air Force affiliation as a
member of the Air Reserve.
The Canadian Forces has recently launched an extensive
recruitment campaign to try to recruit 222 new pilots, mainly
university graduates direct from civilian universities and the
Royal Military College as well as internal CF occupational
transfers.
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