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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #30 on: June 24, 2007, 04:18:35 PM »
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How hard is it to be a pilot. Btw Carswell(NAS JRB) is pretty close to me.


Carswell was an active duty Air Force base when I was there, had a slew of B-52Ds.  All Air Force pilots are officers. All Air Force officers have a minimum 4 year college degree. That's a good place to start if you haven't yet.
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Offline ozrocker

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« Reply #31 on: June 24, 2007, 04:33:31 PM »
Nov 83-Mar 84 Basic Training (Harmony Church) Fort Benning Ga.  11C (Mortar Maggot) Indirect Fire Infantryman.
84-85 Kirsche-Goens (The Rock) Germany 3rd AD
85-86 Ft Hood Tx 2nd AD
86-88 Conn Barracks Schweinfurt, Germany 3rd ID Promoted to E5
88-92 Joint Service Ground Combat Skill Course Instructor Ft Dix NJ TRADOC
92-95 Ft. Riley Ks 1st ID
Got out in 95 with 30% disability as an E5(P)

Now a Letter Carrier (Buying back military time). Retiring in 9 years with 32 years gubment :)
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Offline Halo

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« Reply #32 on: June 24, 2007, 05:55:53 PM »
USAF Retired 1961-81.  

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Lockbourne AFB, Ohio
Goose AB, Labrador
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Hickam AFB, Hawaii
Pentagon

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Lackland AFB, Texas
Maxwell AFB, Alabama
Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
Andersen AFB, Guam
Vandenberg AFB, California
Clark AB, Philippines
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Thule AB, Greenland
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Offline Sikboy

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« Reply #33 on: June 24, 2007, 06:11:05 PM »
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Offline cpxxx

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« Reply #34 on: June 24, 2007, 06:31:19 PM »
I was a 3 star from 1978 to 1984, 3 star private that is;) in the Irish army reserve. I really wanted a career in the military as a pilot but achieved the dubious distinction of being turned down by five air arms of three countries. Ireland, Britain and the US for strictly bureaucratic reasons which had nothing to do with my abilities or otherwise as a pilot or military officer. What I should have done was enlist like a couple of my friends did and use the money saved by serving overseas to fund my flight training.

It remains my biggest regret that I never was full time or had a career in the military. The reserves were fun, but it's not the same. In the end I left that because my civilian boss wouldn't give me time off to train as an NCO and you can't be a private forever.
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Offline tapakeg

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« Reply #35 on: June 24, 2007, 06:36:26 PM »
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Offline xbrit

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« Reply #36 on: June 24, 2007, 07:58:16 PM »
Royal Air Force  1974-1989
74  basic training RAF Swinderby
early 75- trade training RAF Brize Norton
75-76  RAF Lyneham
76-79  RAF Northolt
79-80  Belize   6 month detachment
80-late 80 back to RAF Northolt
80-81 RAF Lyneham
81-83 RAF Gibraltar
84-89 RAF Lyneham serving on UKMAMS with a world wide comittment, during this time numerous detachments for up to 6 months at a time , Ascension Island, Cape Canaveral, Calgary, Hong Kong, Oman-various places in Oman, plenty of USAFB's. From 84-89 it was basically 9 months of the year away touring the world.
Finally out in 89 on a compassionate discharge, and all I can say is that it was the time of my life but I wouldn;t trade my life now for it.
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Offline -Concho-

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« Reply #37 on: June 24, 2007, 10:24:21 PM »
USMC 0351 93-97 with the 7th Marines.
"               "  97-99 with the 23rd Marines.
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #38 on: June 24, 2007, 10:31:51 PM »
Since my memory has been stirred in regards to the B52 D model I'd like to express my indignation at the exclusion of an ejection seat for the tail gunner. Every other seat in that beautiful beast offered an easy and quick means of exit to the officer occupying it. The poor enlisted puke in the back had to fire the explosive bolts securing that four 50 cal gun pod and then crawl through the hole it left behind. That's just indignant if not outright insulting.   ;)
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #39 on: June 24, 2007, 11:02:51 PM »
I think I've watched the three loudest planes made takeoff though I have trouble choosing the loudest. A fully fuel ladened KC-135 rolling out on a cloudy day pierces yer soul. A pair of F-111s in full afterburner rattles yer teeth. An SR-71 rumble shakes the ground beneath yer feet. Can't say fer sure which is the loudest but the SR-71 had the greatest gooseflesh factor.
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Offline texasmom

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« Reply #40 on: June 25, 2007, 12:31:44 AM »
Army. 1992 - 1996. MOS: 93C
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Offline BlueJ1

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« Reply #41 on: June 25, 2007, 12:48:21 AM »
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Great Lakes Boot camp. Dec. 12th through Feb 16th.
Great lakes Advanced Technical Training (ATT) Feb 17th through April 11th
North Island Coronado Cali. Aviation Electricians Mate "A" school. April 16th through June 20th.
North Island Aviation Electricians "C" school. September 21st until unknown.
Norfolk Virgina, Squadron HSC-2 "Fleet Angels" Upon "C" school grad. until end of 5 year enlistment.
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Offline Elfie

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« Reply #42 on: June 25, 2007, 12:49:29 AM »
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A pair of F-111s in full afterburner rattles yer teeth. An SR-71 rumble shakes the ground beneath yer feet.


When I saw F-111's taking off while TDY to Nellis AFB, I swear I could feel the vibrations in the ground over a mile a way. I've seen KC-135 tankers take off while stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB.....F-111 is definately louder imo.
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« Reply #43 on: June 25, 2007, 05:51:30 AM »
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Royal Air Force  1974-1989
74  basic training RAF Swinderby
early 75- trade training RAF Brize Norton
75-76  RAF Lyneham
76-79  RAF Northolt
79-80  Belize   6 month detachment
80-late 80 back to RAF Northolt
80-81 RAF Lyneham
81-83 RAF Gibraltar
84-89 RAF Lyneham serving on UKMAMS with a world wide comittment, during this time numerous detachments for up to 6 months at a time , Ascension Island, Cape Canaveral, Calgary, Hong Kong, Oman-various places in Oman, plenty of USAFB's. From 84-89 it was basically 9 months of the year away touring the world.
Finally out in 89 on a compassionate discharge, and all I can say is that it was the time of my life but I wouldn;t trade my life now for it.


And there's me thinking I would be the first of the RAF on here :D at least my trade is a proper trade xbrit ;)

May - June 85 - RAF Swinderby Basic Training.
June 85 - Jan 86 - RAF Cosford, Weapons Mech Trade Training.
Jan 86 - May 87 - RAF west Raynham (Norfolk) Bloodhound Missile Support.
May 87 - May 90 - XV Sqn RAF Laarbruch (Germany) Tornado GR1's and 1a's.
May 90 - Mar 94 - 111 Sqn RAF Leuchars (Scotland) Tornado F3's.
Mar 94 - Sept 94 - Stn Armoury RAF Lyneham. Small Arms & Hercs.

Plus loads of Detachments with the Sqn's to Goose Bay (Maple Flag and lots of Skimo's!!!), Nellis AFB (Red Flag, kicking Yanks arse and show girls!!!), Deci (Bombing defenseless islands in the Med and Deci Red!!!! The birds here had hairy arm pits YUK!!!!), Akrotiri (Shooting 30mm Mauser's Cannons at poor old 100 Sqn the Banner monkeys and loads of Brit Birds on their Holidays) Then on the Herc's as an Armourer as they were fitted with Chaff and Flares for the runs into Sarajevo, Split and others, doing the re-arms on landings and bringing home shed loads of duty frees :)

Plus other Stuff ;)
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Offline Shifty

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« Reply #44 on: June 25, 2007, 07:22:16 AM »
USAF 1978-1994

Bergstrom AFB Tx 1979-80 O2A Crew Chief

RAF Upper Heyford UK 1980-83 F-111E Crew Chief

Davis Monthan AFB Az 1983-92 A-10A/OA-10A Crew Chief

Moody AFB Ga 1992-1994 Disaster Preparedness Specialist

TDY's.................... Can't remember all of them, a few I do remember.

Turkey

Germany

Nellis AFB

George AFB

Peterson Field

USAF Academy

Biggs Army Air Field

Lowery AFB

Eglin AFB

Ft Stewart

Ft Sill

Camp Pendelton

Wright Pattereson AFB

Gila Bend AFB

Randolph AFB
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