About this episode

Lt. Col Justin Reynolds discusses his journey in the U.S. Air Force and his role at Louisiana Tech's Air Force ROTC unit.

Lt. Col Justin Reynold's callsign is "Ragin'." That callsign has followed him here to Louisiana Tech, his alma mater, where he now serves as the Commander of Detachment 305 and a professor of aerospace studies. In this episode, he discusses his foray into the U.S. Air Force and the journey that's taken him from station to station all over the country and beyond. He speaks on the history and prestige in Louisiana Tech's Air Force ROTC unit — Detachment 305 — and he even discusses the merits of high-octane Air Force films like Top Gun. Detachment 305: latech.edu/academics/air-force-rotc/ Website: 1894.latech.edu/beyond/ Email: 1894@latech.edu

People in this episode

Guest: Justin Reynolds

Topics covered

• military
• education
• aerospace studies
• Air Force ROTC
• personal journey
• film analysis

Keywords

• Justin Reynolds
• Louisiana Tech
• Air Force
• ROTC
• Top Gun
• military career
• aerospace studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Louisiana Tech University, Detachment 305, U.S. Air Force

Books & works: Top Gun

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