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Semen calling AF fags???
jk, did my only deployment mostly at a Navy base. Some good people.Oddly enough, after southern states and Texas, I think I met more people from CA than anywhere else. Was nice not paying any state tax while I was active, though.
6 years active Air Force. Felt I did pretty well with my short time there. Just got out a year ago. Used my GI bill to get a Master's, which is probably the most valuable thing I took away.
Pretty sure the old thread is buried somewhere on this forum though.
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SeanDoe1z1
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AF, 5ish years. Probably returning as a contractor shortly. Civilian life is alright, but missing the job satisfaction and not sure I want back in the GS side.
always in small shops but honestly most people I met were from such a wide range of places. I couldn't put a major local out there.
always in small shops but honestly most people I met were from such a wide range of places. I couldn't put a major local out there.
Erronius
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Other than getting to blow shit up occasionally, that MOS looked boring as fuck (but then again, that's a lot of MOSes).
The only minefield I ever encountered were those fake ones with the fake concrete mines stateside, during field exercise bullshit. That had to be a huge fucking PITA to set out. Like...guys just walking around a field putting concrete mines out? /wrists. We had to go look at a tank once, we didn't know what was wrong. Just "go here, check it out". Pull up to a field; guys point to a treeline and says the tank is over there. So I pull into the field and start heading that way and the next thing I know people are yelling at us and waving. I see one of the guys (phrase/acronym escapes me now) who watches the exercises and carries the God-guns for MILEs to make sure you're dead. Dude is trying to shoot my 88. I'm wet, haven't bathed in like 2 weeks, almost no sleep, exhausted and cranky as fuck. Oh, and our MILEs gear didn't work (hehe). I didn't know WTF is going on, and I didn't care. I just want to go check out the tank, finish, and find somewhere to hide so we can sleep. Turns out I drove right into a field of those concrete mines (grass was high; it was Fall) and never saw them. Weird thing was, my COC didn't care at all. To them, our mission was to recover and fix shit, not actually train during the exercises like everyone else did.
I had a really good ASVAB score and a couple years of French is high school. They offered me a 6 year enlistment (I think Monterrey then Huachuca?) but I turned it down like a fucking retard because it was 6 years.
I took one French class later in college, and struggled because I'd forgotten most of it, and I've now forgotten most of what I relearned. I think I'd need to actually be immersed in it to learn it and retain it,and there sure as shit aren't a lot of people speaking French in the middle of the US.
Erronius
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That doesn't matter.
The only people that bug me are the ones that denigrate those who've served, enjoy the benefits they receive w/o appreciation, whine and cry nonstop and act like soldiers are all baby killers.
What...did you work on ejector seats, or something?
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B_Mizzle
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One of my most vivid WOW memories was during an Onyxia raid. The warrior tanking her was basically trailer trash....went afk halfway through, came back in tears to say his girlfriend just left with their baby then carried on tanking
He went on to join the US military where he flew drones, lol
He went on to join the US military where he flew drones, lol
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Agraza
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Active Navy. I came to this later in life. I've basically never had a career, just one short time gig after another. I just got to Japan in April so I'm really digging that. I do think the Navy is quite poorly run relative to my private sector employment, and the quantity of paper sailors is ridiculous. I do my thing during the week and check out Japan on the weekend. I don't see myself making this a career. I want one, but I'd rather open a taco stand than invest my life in this significantly corrupt and hypocritical enterprise. Hopefully I can score a career in a field I'm enthusiastic about afterward.
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Did 20 in the USAF in aircraft maintenance and continued doing basically the same job after retirement.
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Breakdown
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What’s your current rate? Can give you an ideas of what your job prospects can be on the way out.
sleevedraw
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Muurloen
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Sept 2000 to Sept 2004 I was on the USS ALASKA SSBN-732 (gold). When I reported onboard, she was in the middle of being overhauled from a c4 trident to a d5 trident boat. I road with the Ohio blue crew to get my fish in early 2001.
What about you?
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Buddy of mine that was in the Navy posted this on FB then told me the story of how accurate this type of shit is.
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Big Phoenix
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From my point of view after 4 years in the Marines was there was really only two type of people in the military after their initial 4 years;
Those who love America or have an awesome job.
and
Those who could never hack it in the real world and usually have a dependa or two with a kid with each of them so they only care about hitting their 20 so they can go jerk off for another 20 in some federal blackhole.
Lejina
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Man initial of 4 years... My initial contract was 9 years and I already had a degree.
Things are a bit different overhere. Most tech and officer occupations take like 3 years to complete qualifications (infantry, cooks, supply and the likes are a lill more than a year). Things are ran with the expectation people will do their full 25. Folks leaving after only 4 years basically held a spot in the training system for most of their time in and requested a release within their first year at a real unit.
Things are a bit different overhere. Most tech and officer occupations take like 3 years to complete qualifications (infantry, cooks, supply and the likes are a lill more than a year). Things are ran with the expectation people will do their full 25. Folks leaving after only 4 years basically held a spot in the training system for most of their time in and requested a release within their first year at a real unit.
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