Chemi Peres

You know, when you're 24, you have a family, you have a son, and you are in the Israeli Air Force, you're maturing very quickly. And you understand the responsibility that you have both as a family member and as an Air Force member. It actually drives you to maturity earlier than maybe should. One should, but definitely it creates another level of responsibility that you have to deal with it.

You know, when you're 24, you have a family, you have a son, and you are in the Israeli Air Force, you're maturing very quickly. And you understand the responsibility that you have both as a family member and as an Air Force member. It actually drives you to maturity earlier than maybe should. One should, but definitely it creates another level of responsibility that you have to deal with it.

I think I was premature at the time. I did not really understand what it means to become a father. It took some time to adjust to the idea that that little thing that is screaming there is your responsibility.

I think I was premature at the time. I did not really understand what it means to become a father. It took some time to adjust to the idea that that little thing that is screaming there is your responsibility.

So it was a change, but as a matter of fact, you continued somewhat part of what you have done because we worked in an environment that had a lot of pilots and a lot of engineers in the Israeli aerospace industries. So it's moving from the Air Force to a defense company was, I think, a little bit softer than if you had to move to something that has nothing to do with defense.

So it was a change, but as a matter of fact, you continued somewhat part of what you have done because we worked in an environment that had a lot of pilots and a lot of engineers in the Israeli aerospace industries. So it's moving from the Air Force to a defense company was, I think, a little bit softer than if you had to move to something that has nothing to do with defense.

But I was very busy in making sure that I can provide for my family because my parents were not wealthy. They did not create wealth for themselves. They dedicated their life for the state. And so I had to take care of myself. And what happened is that I noticed that I'm 28 years old. I have to study and work and provide for myself from the very beginning. I had to do everything in parallel.

But I was very busy in making sure that I can provide for my family because my parents were not wealthy. They did not create wealth for themselves. They dedicated their life for the state. And so I had to take care of myself. And what happened is that I noticed that I'm 28 years old. I have to study and work and provide for myself from the very beginning. I had to do everything in parallel.

In 28, I had only the first one.

In 28, I had only the first one.

The second one came a little bit later. So they had like six years in between them. And so I started to work and I started to study and I had to do my reserve duty, which was a once a week duty service where you fly basically night flights. That means that if you fly on Tuesday night, You have to go on Tuesday early to the base, the air base. You need to get some rest. You need to do the briefing.

The second one came a little bit later. So they had like six years in between them. And so I started to work and I started to study and I had to do my reserve duty, which was a once a week duty service where you fly basically night flights. That means that if you fly on Tuesday night, You have to go on Tuesday early to the base, the air base. You need to get some rest. You need to do the briefing.

Then you fly, you come back very late and debriefing, and then you go home. So it was very exhausting. And at the same time, you had to study engineering in Tel Aviv University and work in the Israeli aerospace industries. And as a matter of fact, it was not enough. I had to do some more stuff.

Then you fly, you come back very late and debriefing, and then you go home. So it was very exhausting. And at the same time, you had to study engineering in Tel Aviv University and work in the Israeli aerospace industries. And as a matter of fact, it was not enough. I had to do some more stuff.

So I also served as a pilot in Carmiel in the north in the cyclone factory, which was actually taking broken helicopters and different stuff and fixing them. And I had to test them.

So I also served as a pilot in Carmiel in the north in the cyclone factory, which was actually taking broken helicopters and different stuff and fixing them. And I had to test them.

I was very busy between doing my reserve and studying and working in the Israeli aerospace industries. The Lavi project was fascinating. It was an attempt by the Israeli government or the Israeli aerospace industries to build a jet fighter, which will be supreme, very advanced. And they took all that battlefield experience from the pilots together with engineers. It was fascinating to see what

I was very busy between doing my reserve and studying and working in the Israeli aerospace industries. The Lavi project was fascinating. It was an attempt by the Israeli government or the Israeli aerospace industries to build a jet fighter, which will be supreme, very advanced. And they took all that battlefield experience from the pilots together with engineers. It was fascinating to see what

they have been doing there. And I had two years, I spent there two years. The thing is that the Lavi project at the end of the day was successful engineering wise, but it was not very successful in completing the whole process to manufacturing because first of all, it costs way too much or much more than it was initially thought.

they have been doing there. And I had two years, I spent there two years. The thing is that the Lavi project at the end of the day was successful engineering wise, but it was not very successful in completing the whole process to manufacturing because first of all, it costs way too much or much more than it was initially thought.