When Mark Hierholzer joined the United States Air Force he had no thought of becoming a wastewater operator.
“In 1984, I started college and I didn’t really know what I wanted,” he recalls. “I was going to burn up some money if I couldn’t sort out what degree I wanted. So I thought, ‘I’ll go ahead and join the Air Force. Maybe they can help me make up my mind or postpone the decision.’”As it turned out, the Air Force put Hierholzer on a career path that had nothing to do with flying, but it all worked out for the best:
