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He was commissioned in 1976 and earned his aviator wings in 1978.

Following initial F-4 Phantom training with squadron VMFAT-101, he reported to VMFA-235 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

While assigned to VMFA-235, Wilcutt attended the Navy Fighter Weapons School (" TOPGUN "), and made two overseas deployments to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

In 1983 he was selected for F / A-18 conversion training, and served as an F / A-18 Fighter Weapons and Air Combat Maneuvering Instructor with VFA-125, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.

In 1986, Wilcutt was selected to attend the U. S. Naval Test Pilot School.

Following graduation, he was assigned as a test pilot / project officer for Strike Aircraft Test Directorate ( SATD ) at the Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

While assigned to SATD, Wilcutt flew the F / A-18 Hornet, the A-7 Corsair II, the F-4 Phantom, and various other aircraft while serving in a wide variety of projects and classified programs.

He has over 6, 600 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft.