Alan R. Adaschik was raised in Brooklyn, New York. After high school, he became
an engineering student at the University of Michigan in its Naval ROTC program
and subsequently, qualified for Navy flight training. He received his wings as a
jet fighter pilot in 1966 and after completing his tour of duty, earned and MBA
from Long Island University. Al has worked as a flight test conductor for the
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, a financial analyst for the Singer Company, a
senior financial analyst for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, and a financial
administrator for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Al is also the author of While We
Sleep—A Story of Government Without Law and An Alaskan Adventure—A Travelogue
and Environmental Treatise.