{"product_id":"get-the-fk-off-my-quarterdeck-becoming-a-vietnam-era-p-3-pilot-9781685136086","title":"Get the F*#k Off My Quarterdeck: Becoming a Vietnam-Era P-3 Pilot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Strap in for an extraordinary ride as a directionless youth from the tumultuous  60s transforms into a decorated Navy combat pilot in Vietnam --Hotton's the real deal!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-Cam Torrens, award-winning author of the \u003cem\u003eTyler Zahn\u003c\/em\u003e suspense series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1966, a Marine sergeant screams, \"Get the F*#k off my quarterdeck!\" at a young man and changes his life forever. Before those words, Randy was a lost Midwestern boy who wandered through high school and college with no clear direction in his life. But he had an out-of-reach fantasy to become a Navy pilot. Through a chance encounter with a naval aviator recruiter, he finds the path to fulfill his dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it doesn't happen overnight. The boy from the Detroit suburbs must first make his way through Primary, Basic, Aircraft Carrier Landing, and Advanced Multi-Engine Training. After a two-and-a-half year journey, he finishes his flight training and wins his coveted Navy Wings of Gold. Flying the P-3 Orion Patrol Airplane, he flies \"Market Time\" missions around Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarrying the love of his life helps Randy through his deployment in Vietnam and beyond as he moves from new pilot to a qualified Patrol Plane pilot. Filled with the challenges in school, the pressure to be accepted into training, and the highs and lows of Navy flight training at the height of the Vietnam War, \u003cem\u003eGet the F*#k Off My Quarterdeck\u003c\/em\u003e is a humorous and heartfelt memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHotton, Randy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Randy Hotton is a retired Navy Captain who spent 26 years flying in the active and reserve Navy. As a Navy pilot, he flew the P-3 Orion aircraft in Vietnam and conducted anti-submarine patrols during the Cold War. Randy grew up in Troy, Michigan and has a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Central Michigan University. Randy has been inducted into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Lou, still live in Michigan. He continues to work in aviation and has never lost his love of flight.","brand":"Black Rose Writing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384317739282,"sku":"9781685136086","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd05e18d-0d5c-4061-a5b4-c7ce6e9902b4.jpg?v=1750169903","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/get-the-fk-off-my-quarterdeck-becoming-a-vietnam-era-p-3-pilot-9781685136086","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}