Buzz Aldrin became Commandant of the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1971 .
He hoped to become Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy , but this job was given to his West Point classmate Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. Aldrin was assigned as Commandant of the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base , California .
Buzz Aldrin