He's Revodude, that's who. What more do you need to know, Boonie?
About 30 years ago I went around to the labs, etc. and supposedly shown all the best tech they had and wanted to do. No alien tech spin offs and they didn’t talk to
each other much. - Revodude, May 9 2026
Hmm. Enough clout to be given a tour of our top aerospace R&D labs, but not high enough to walk behind the curtain to the Unacknowledged SAPs. A former Admiral or 2+ star General officer?
Based on today's comments I'm currently thinking that Revodude was a technology acquisitions officer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. How high up the chain of command I am not familiar enough to say. Sounds like he held oversight on a large swath of R&D.
Update after a little more read-through. Not Navy, Air Force. Revudude shared in one thread that he is a graduate of US Air Force Academy Class of 1979 - the LCWB, "Last Class With Balls". That puts his current age around 69-70. He initially trained as a jet fighter pilot. And must have been quite skilled because he flew in at least one airshow. Also, he saw action outmaneuvering multiple missiles shot at us.
I may have to update my assessment. Based on "I wanted my own company to do really cool stuff. But I kept running into the infamous valley of death. I am on my third company and trying to reach the other side." That description sounds like he was a one-time researcher at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory but then jumped to the private sector as an inventor/entrepreneur. Not an employee of large defense contractors I'd suggest. Rather, small companies doing prototype designs.
This guessing game is perhaps the most fun I've had on GAW. We have someone exceptional in our midst.
He's Revodude, that's who. What more do you need to know, Boonie?
Hmm. Enough clout to be given a tour of our top aerospace R&D labs, but not high enough to walk behind the curtain to the Unacknowledged SAPs. A former Admiral or 2+ star General officer?
I missed that comment. He’s either that or a former Congressman that was part of a commission on military tech.
Based on today's comments I'm currently thinking that Revodude was a technology acquisitions officer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. How high up the chain of command I am not familiar enough to say. Sounds like he held oversight on a large swath of R&D.
I’m thinking General.
Update after a little more read-through. Not Navy, Air Force. Revudude shared in one thread that he is a graduate of US Air Force Academy Class of 1979 - the LCWB, "Last Class With Balls". That puts his current age around 69-70. He initially trained as a jet fighter pilot. And must have been quite skilled because he flew in at least one airshow. Also, he saw action outmaneuvering multiple missiles shot at us.
From flight crew he transitioned to engineering. Briefing the General's team on tech.. When he left the Air Force to run his own engineering the amounts invested were not small, either, but at least on one occasion tragic: Almost set up business there until the trustee ran off with our $200M investment.. So those Pentagon and/or DARPA connections carried weight. It sucks though that many of his inventions ended in the DoD procurement Valley of Death.
Oh Gawd. I am behaving like a teenaged girl stalking a crush. I got to stop now.
I may have to update my assessment. Based on "I wanted my own company to do really cool stuff. But I kept running into the infamous valley of death. I am on my third company and trying to reach the other side." That description sounds like he was a one-time researcher at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory but then jumped to the private sector as an inventor/entrepreneur. Not an employee of large defense contractors I'd suggest. Rather, small companies doing prototype designs.
This guessing game is perhaps the most fun I've had on GAW. We have someone exceptional in our midst.