Collins 1976, the US Air Force recruited women for military flight training for the first time, which gave her the opportunity to enter the Air Force Flight Test Pilot School. 1979 ended the air force pilot training and served as the pilot of T-38 trainer until 1982. 1983- 1985, C- 14 1 aircraft captain. 1986 to 1989, as an assistant professor at the US Air Force Academy. 1990 1 graduated from the flight test pilot school and was selected for astronaut training. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force and worked as a pilot trainer, flight instructor and captain of a military transport plane. She has flown more than 30 different planes with a total flight time of over 4,000 hours. 1991July became an astronaut.