Original sentence: After his retirement from the Air Force in 1975, Boyd continued to work as a consultant in the Tactical Air office of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation.Boyd developed a colorful reputation in work-related relationships and conversations, and as an eccentric, once referring to his office as called the "thunder and lightning shop" in contrast to the "business as usual" that he said prevailed in the rest of the Pentagon, deriving from his habit of standing in his doorway, gesturing and screaming, "Out there -- business as usual.Boyd reputedly wanted to work without pay but was not allowed, and so accepted the bare minimum.He was quoted as telling a fellow maverick, Franklin C.Riccione was an Air Force fighter pilot assigned to a staff position in Research and Development, while Sprey was a civilian statistician working in Systems Analysis.Spinney) that there were "two ways to be free:  to become rich, or to cut your needs to the bone,"  and since he didn't think he could become rich, he did the latter.Together, they were the visionaries who conceived the FXX Light Weight Fighter program, which ultimately produced both the F-16 and F/A-18
Edited sentence: After his retirement from the Air Force in 1975, Boyd continued to work as a consultant in the Tactical Air office of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation (better known as systems analysis).Boyd called the TacAir shop, in the notorious Room 2c281, the 'thunder and lightning shop' in contrast to the 'business as usual' that he said prevailed in the rest of the Pentagon.Boyd wanted to work for free, but was not allowed, so he accepted the bare minimum, one day's pay in a fortnight.He didn't think he could become rich, so he did the latter.He once told Spinney (Frank "Chuck" Spinney) that there were two ways to be free:  to become rich, or to cut your needs to the bone.He was known to stand in the doorway, pointing and screaming, 'Out there -- business as usual.Riccione was another Air Force fighter pilot, and Sprey was a civilian statistician working in Systems Analysis.Together, they were the visionaries who conceived the FXX Light Weight Fighter program, which produced the F-16 and F/A-18