Is that why you fly the way you do?
Trying to prove something?
Yeah, your old man did it right.
What I'm about to tell you is classified.
It could end my career.
We were in the worst dogfight I ever dreamed of.
Uh...Bogies like fireflies all over the sky.
His f-4 was hit, he was wounded, but he could've made it back.
He stayed in it,
Saved three planes before he bought it.
How come I never heard that before?
Now, that's not something
The state department tells dependents
When the battle occurred over the wrong line...
On some map.
So you were there?
I was there.
What's on your mind?
My options, sir.
( sighs )
Simple.
First, you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow
And graduate with your top gun class.
Or you can quit.
There'd be no disgrace.
That spin was hell. It would've shook me up.
So you think I should quit?
I didn't say that.
The simple fact is, you feel responsible for goose,
And you have a confidence problem.
Now, I'm not gonna sit here
And blow sunshine up your ass, lieutenant.
A good pilot is compelled to always evaluate what's happened.
So he can apply what he's learned.
Up there, we gotta push it.
That's our job.
It's your option, lieutenant, all yours.
Sorry to bother you on a Sunday, sir,
But thank you very much for your time.
No problem.
Good luck.