Approved

[JunkyII]

Huaaah!


Hey Junky, go get me a bucket of prop wash, and clean my Dora.

Only after you clean my arse

[VonMessa]

You will learn how to clean very well in the Army.

Have fun.  You'll go from cartoon fighter jock to real life floor buffer jock in no time.   

[texasmom]

Thats a chinook in the picture,lol how do you spell it . TxMom how did he like his job? I would really love to know.

He did enjoy his job very much.  In that particular MOS there are a huge variety of area's you can shift between. He did them all. He enjoyed some more than others.  The thing he loved the most, regardless of which particular area he was working in, was ALWAYS the other soldiers that he worked with.

He's been far less than pleased with any job he's had since he retired a few years back. While he's still happy to be serving Soldiers, the work ethic seems off kilter to him... it's now work until the 5 O'Clock whistle blows instead of work until the job is done.

I, on the other hand, have never been happier to have him home every day... and no more deployments.

[Elfie]

From the folks that I've known that had their so called "approved" careers pre-planned before signing the dotted line, very few actually did what they joined the service for.

I did exactly the job I signed up for, it just wasn't exactly the same as I thought it was going to be.

[texasmom]

From the folks that I've known that had their so called "approved" careers pre-planned before signing the dotted line, very few actually did what they joined the service for.

I did exactly what I signed up for as well. And it was even better than I'd hoped it would be.

[Elfie]

I did exactly what I signed up for as well. And it was even better than I'd hoped it would be.

I was an Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist........I had NO idea what that meant when I signed the dotted line. 

[texasmom]

I was an Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist........I had NO idea what that meant when I signed the dotted line. 

I was an air traffic controller. My father actually pushed me in that direction. He said it was my perfect job, as I started talking at 6 months and hadn't clammed up since.   It was a fantastic gig... since I lucked out with getting a fixed base tower instead of a unit that did entirely tactical set ups.

[Elfie]

He said it was my perfect job, as I started talking at 6 months and hadn't clammed up since.

You are like my youngest then. 


 

[Rich46yo]

Want my advice? Bring a good attitude and avoid those ones with lousy ones.

Much of basic will strike you as strange, "what does folding underwear exactly 6" have to do with landing airplanes"?

But they are changing you from a grabarstic dingaling civilian to a team player who pays attention to detail and is disciplined. Discipline is a funny thing. Even sometimes the biggest screwball in the unit takes to it and turns into a good soldier.

Listen, and should you survive the various wars we'll be in, one day you'll be my age and look back at your service years as the best in your life. Just remember I said that. And good luck to you. Its nice to see a kid actually doing somthing with their life. My boy is already talking USAF.

[Buzzard7]

While your out getting Von's prop wash grab me a roll of flight line. After your done with that I want you to check the autopilot altitude hold mode on 68190. It produces a 1000 fpm descent in hold mode.

Pm me if you want to know the crew chief response to that problem.


If you had signed up for grunt I bet you would get it with no problem.

[nirvana]

As always, it's the needs of the service before what you want.  Any job in any service could have you pulling convoy duty in the Middle East.

Like Elfie said, everything you do in basic has a purpose.  The tiniest dumbest things tend to be the most meaningful, and when you get into the field you'll realize that it was really good that they taught you that.  It's an awesome life changing experience and for the most part, your success depends on you!

[bj229r]

I was an air traffic controller. My father actually pushed me in that direction. He said it was my perfect job, as I started talking at 6 months and hadn't clammed up since.   It was a fantastic gig... since I lucked out with getting a fixed base tower instead of a unit that did entirely tactical set ups.

That's what my big brother did at Rucker in early 70's, what my Dad did post WW2 in the FAA