I am a 52 year old dude who has always been interested in outer space and the eventual connection with other intelligent life forms.
I retired from the Navy in 2002 and currently work with the Department of Homeland Security with TSA (yes, I'm one of those who ensure safe passage on our airlines, but mangage to piss off passengers).
I'm convinced I've seen evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles while deployed. Several times I've scanned the skies at night in the middle of the ocean and have seen things that I couldn't readily explain other than to say it was "not one of ours".
I wholly support SETI and it's mission and hope to contribute in any small way that I can.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.