I attended LSU for a semester in 1965. It didn't take long for me to realize I wasn't ready for it. I dropped out and held several jobs trying to figure out what was next. I had a buddy whose Aunt worked for the Selective Service Board in Lake Charles. She told him to tell me that I might want to look at my options as my draft status was getting warm. I called the Air Force recruiter who I had talked to several times since leaving LSU. We met and I told him I wanted to join the Air Force. A month later I had enlisted.