- Thirty plus years of service.
- Combat medals.
- Citations.
- Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last forty years.
- Yet you can't get a promotion,
- you won't retire,
- and despite your best efforts, you refuse to die.
- You should be at least a two-star admiral by now.
Yet here you are.
Captain.
Why is that?
It's one of life's mysteries, sir.
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- The end is inevitable, Maverick.
- Your kind is headed for extinction.
Maybe so, sir.
But not today.