 So I decided to become a boom operator because without the tanker operation, no other aircraft can do their missions without us. So I joined the Air Force to serve my country. Also my father is in the Navy. I'm a second generation family member and I just wanted to help the Air Force accomplish the mission. Come on. I love being a boom operator because you as a boom operator, you are actually part of the crew. Most aircrafts is just the two pilots and it's not usually that you have a boom operator help out with flight control or altitude or comms. So that really makes you feel like you're part of the team and also you get to see all different kinds of aircrafts every single day for however long you keep this job.