Jun 63 to Jun 67. Lackland AFB, TX, Clark AB, Phillippines, TDY to Bien Hoa, Viet Nam, and then the rest at Webb AFB, TX. Was in Air Police. Hardest part was trying to give tickets to speeding planes.
How many former Air Force do we have here?
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bitstream
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USAF Retired, 1990 - 2011. It's a great life. I'm still learning how to be a civilian. It's not easy at times 
USAF, good decision!
I'll have to agree with the statement made in an earlier reply by "pineappleshooter", if you are looking to learn something for your after the military career, this is the place. Some folks are not cut out to stay in the military, some are, if you are not suited then choose a technical career and your training is paid for and you earn while you learn. Some AF jobs require that you are not stationed in the "Garden Spots" all the time but your accommodations are always comfortable and the food is good. Most youngsters learn more about life in the military and I recommend that, good luck to your daughter!
I'll have to agree with the statement made in an earlier reply by "pineappleshooter", if you are looking to learn something for your after the military career, this is the place. Some folks are not cut out to stay in the military, some are, if you are not suited then choose a technical career and your training is paid for and you earn while you learn. Some AF jobs require that you are not stationed in the "Garden Spots" all the time but your accommodations are always comfortable and the food is good. Most youngsters learn more about life in the military and I recommend that, good luck to your daughter!
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bitstream
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I concur with that. I got out last fall. I interviewed with 7 companies. Six decided to pursue me. Five gave me offers. I got to choose the one I wanted. And this was last June while so many people across the country were being interviewed daily that they couldn't even get a reply to their resumes and hadn't had a single interview...
That Air Force job training and experience is a HUGE springboard to your future employment.
First class outfit. Worked as a missle mechanic (SAC) & thru this training I was able to secure a job with Boeing soon after discharge. I owe the AF a lot. Without the AF training & experience I never would have hired at Boeing (great outfit). USAF - clean, good chow, good quarters, good people.
20 years, 1975-1995. Fifteen as a Security Specialist, five as a First Sergeant. When my son turned 18 he chose to enter the military. I was proud, feeling that he should serve his country. Naturally I advocated the Air Force and to select a career field that would prepare him for a job on the outside. He chose Army 11B. I was and am proud of him. He did 8 years with two tours to Iraq. Now he's out, going to college on the GI bill.
MSgtJimmy
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21 years here; 13 as a medic, 8 spent in special duty assignments. Tell her to keep an open mind about jobs and don't get too set on any one particular job. They are being really picky now.
bobf
US Veteran
24 years 6 months, retired in 1991. I enjoyed it glad I stayed in.
Bob
Bob
USAF385
US Veteran
Active Duty '03-'08 as an AC-130U gunner. Iraq once, Afghanistan twice. Currently in the Reserve, C-5 loadmaster. Best decision of my life!
There are so many good jobs. I always tell people there are many options to learn something that is actually useful in the civilian world. Okay.. I didn't pick one of those, but the GI bill is putting me through school!
There are so many good jobs. I always tell people there are many options to learn something that is actually useful in the civilian world. Okay.. I didn't pick one of those, but the GI bill is putting me through school!
USAF 1966-1970. 316th FMS Langley Field, Va., TWA's to;Tachicowa AB Japan & Nha Trang RVN 67-68, RAF Mildenhall, UK 1967 & 1969. Stops at Germany, Wake Is, Okinawa, Italy, Azores, Alaska & California.
C-130 engine mechanic and engine test cell operator. The best chow hall I ever saw was at Yakota AB in Japan.
LTC, Sgt. USAF
C-130 engine mechanic and engine test cell operator. The best chow hall I ever saw was at Yakota AB in Japan.
LTC, Sgt. USAF
Badger Matt
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Enlisted in '84, commissioned in '88, retiring in '12.
- FL, CO, TX, England, Germany, SC, IL, SC again, KS, AK, DC, PA, FL again, CA...with three deployments and TDYs all over...
- Enlisted as a gunner on AC-130a's, became a security forces officer, and currently a mission support group commander.
- FL, CO, TX, England, Germany, SC, IL, SC again, KS, AK, DC, PA, FL again, CA...with three deployments and TDYs all over...
- Enlisted as a gunner on AC-130a's, became a security forces officer, and currently a mission support group commander.
big brother
US Veteran
Retired 1974 after 25 pus years USAF. Five years in SEA, 17 years overseas total. Very little time in the ZI. I was in Munitions Maintenance which boils down to the care and feeding of all things that go BANG ! Lotsa fun !!
I was in 1966 - 1970 as a nuclear weapons technician. I went to college on the GI Bill and seriously thought of going back in as an officer. I regret not having done so.
Armyphotog
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I was in the Army, but was stationed in the U.S. Canal Zone where all of the military bases were pretty much next door to each other, so I got to scope out all of the plus and minuses of all the branches of service. Air Force, hands down. They had the bigest budget and the best of everything from the first run movies first to steaks in their mess halls. Also, about the worst job in the Air Force was driving a truck. I know G.I.'s that would have killed for a job like that, after the infantry. Seriously, most of the jobs were tech jobs and required good schooling and could lead to great civilian jobs. Not always true of some of the other branches.
Babalooie
US Veteran
I joined the Air Force a year after graduating high school. Originally, I had planned on joining the Navy. During the year before joining, I had conversations with many friends who joined other branches immediately after graduation. Every one of them advised me to join the Air Force.
So, from 5 May 68 to 30 November 79 (that's 11 years, 6 months and 28 days). I was a member of the United States Air Force. Was fortunate to have qualified for electronics (avionics) training and spent almost a year in tech school.
After graduation, I was assigned to Japan, Korea, England, Germany, Panama and sundry other places. I went in as a somewhat immature eighteen year old and left as a thirty year old with a wife and very small son.
I always had fairly decent living quarters, staying mostly in two man rooms. Even TDY, I had a decent room to live in. The quality of the food in the show hall was pretty decent also. As an avionics technician in the USAF I was treated better than many officers in other branches. I always felt fortunate for my life as an airman. I learned a lot, saw many things and experienced things that some others have only dreamed of.
One time, while TDY to Panama, I had hitched a ride in an Army Huey. The cargo doors were open and we had a great view of the canal and the associated jungle area. At one point, we flew through a cloud. Just for grins, I extended my arm and "grabbed" a piece. When I returned home, I told my son that I had touched a cloud. He was so impressed, that, even as an adult he would mention that experience. Definitely unique.
So, from 5 May 68 to 30 November 79 (that's 11 years, 6 months and 28 days). I was a member of the United States Air Force. Was fortunate to have qualified for electronics (avionics) training and spent almost a year in tech school.
After graduation, I was assigned to Japan, Korea, England, Germany, Panama and sundry other places. I went in as a somewhat immature eighteen year old and left as a thirty year old with a wife and very small son.
I always had fairly decent living quarters, staying mostly in two man rooms. Even TDY, I had a decent room to live in. The quality of the food in the show hall was pretty decent also. As an avionics technician in the USAF I was treated better than many officers in other branches. I always felt fortunate for my life as an airman. I learned a lot, saw many things and experienced things that some others have only dreamed of.
One time, while TDY to Panama, I had hitched a ride in an Army Huey. The cargo doors were open and we had a great view of the canal and the associated jungle area. At one point, we flew through a cloud. Just for grins, I extended my arm and "grabbed" a piece. When I returned home, I told my son that I had touched a cloud. He was so impressed, that, even as an adult he would mention that experience. Definitely unique.
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high desert rider
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I was in 1956-1960 and was only stationed at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, after boot camp at Parks AFB, Calif. Never got to go anywhere. I did get a good job because of my AF training after my release from active duty. Went and pulled a year in the Air Guard in 1977 to see if getting out at age 21 was foolish. It proved to me that if I had spent 20 years on active duty I would have been dead or in jail.....
Jun 63 to Jun 67. Lackland AFB, TX, Clark AB, Phillippines, TDY to Bien Hoa, Viet Nam, and then the rest at Webb AFB, TX. Was in Air Police. Hardest part was trying to give tickets to speeding planes.
I keep telling ya Bill, you can't catch the fighter jocks with a Slant Six powered crew cab!
1970-1997 Security Police
2 SEA tours 1971-1973
SP Academy Instructor
IG's Office Investigator
No regrets...ever
I salute my Air Force brothers here.
Herknav
Member
Not "former", but willing to entertain questions.
When I went to town to join, the Army and Navy recruiters were at lunch. The AF recruiter was reading the paper. I told him I wanted to see the world. He said "most every base in the world has three things. cops, cooks and a supply man". Twenty one years and 29 days later, I retired and had a rewarding second career in supply/logistics. It was not always a bed of roses, but I could not have made a better choice. Would do it again in a heartbeat .. Best of luck to her no matter what her decision. Regards
