[stylin19a]

From Wiki:

Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is a decorated test pilot whose repeated insubordination has kept him from flag rank.

and then there is this:

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/22/navy-answers-how-a-57-year-old-maverick-could-still-feel-the-need-for-speed

[KittenClaws]

From Wiki:

Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is a decorated test pilot whose repeated insubordination has kept him from flag rank.

and then there is this:

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/22/navy-answers-how-a-57-year-old-maverick-could-still-feel-the-need-for-speed
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Doesn’t hurt having the admiral of the pacific fleet on your side either😂

PS. I enjoyed the link