Ronald Schuh received his commission through ROTC at the University of Illinois. During his combat tours in Southeast Asia from 1969 – 1971, he flew approximately 400 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos. He was one of the original Falcon/Laredo F-4 Fast Forward Air Controllers (FAC) operating from Udorn RTAB, Thailand. After the war, he transitioned to the defense industry marketing F-16 fighters to countries in the Middle East and Southern Europe. In 1981 he resumed flying full time with Southwest Airlines. He retired from the U.S.A.F. Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1992 and from Southwest Airlines in 2004. While in the Reserves he flew fighters and worked for the U.S. Air Force Academy as a Liaison Officer.