Darin John Schmelzer

After high school I went to a flight school down in Tulsa. I got my pilot's license and had 1 year left for my BA when I decided to take a break and serve a 2 year mission in Korea. When I came back to finish my degree I found out the school had "dissolved" their BA program.

After that I studied abroad in Korea, opened a language institute and got engaged. Over the next couple years I moved back to the States, got married, had my first daughter, finished a BA, and joined the Air Force.

This past September my family and I decided to take a chance and I once again changed careers. I couldn't totally leave the military life behind so I joined the Reserves. I really enjoy my new job because it gives me alot more time to spend with my girls.

The things I remember about actual school was getting yelled at by Mr. Preston and Mrs. Hetzler. Skipping class in the cafeteria. And being so bad in German lV, that we made that teacher quit one semester into her first year of teaching. You know what I'm talking about, don't cha Ric.

That was funny when I was typing it but now that I read it, it doesn't seem so funny.