Editing Jim Wetherbee (section)

==Naval service==
Following his graduation from [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]], he received his commission in the [[United States Navy]], in 1975. He was designated a [[United States naval aviator|Naval Aviator]] in December 1976. After training in the [[A-7E]], he was assigned to [[VA-72 (U.S. Navy)|Attack Squadron 72]] (VA-72) from August 1977 to November 1980, aboard the [[aircraft carrier]], {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV-67|6}}, and logged 125 night carrier landings.<ref name="JSCBio" />

After attending the [[U.S. Naval Test Pilot School]] in [[Patuxent River]], [[Maryland]], in 1981, he was assigned to the Systems Engineering Test Directorate. He was a project officer and [[test pilot]] for the weapons delivery system and avionics integration for the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18]] aircraft. Subsequently, assigned to [[VFA-132|Strike Fighter Squadron 132]] (VFA-132), he flew operationally in the F/A-18 from January 1984, until his selection for the astronaut candidate program.<ref name="JSCBio" />

He has logged over 7,000 hours<ref name="jimsbook">{{cite book |last1=Wetherbee |first1=Jim |title=Controlling risk in a dangerous world: 30 techniques for operating excellence |date=2017 |publisher=[[Morgan James Publishing]] |location=[[New York City|New York]] |isbn=978-1-63047-950-3}}</ref>{{rp|141}} flying time in 20 different types of aircraft, including 345 carrier landings.<ref name="JSCBio" /><ref name="jimsbook" />{{rp|54}}