I'll be in that boat soon I hope, I plan on coming back to Carson before I retire, and hopefully be able to find a job. Job market is pretty scary right now.
Keep living the dream
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I'll be in that boat soon I hope, I plan on coming back to Carson before I retire, and hopefully be able to find a job. Job market is pretty scary right now.
Keep living the dream
Deal me in too!
I joined the Air Force in July of 1979 as a 431X1 Tactical Aircraft Specialist (Crew Chief) and was stationed at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho on F-111A models. I did this for 3 1/2 years and cross trained to Aircraft Structural Repair and was sent to Fairchild AFB in Spokane Washington to work on B-52Gs and KC-135As.
I got out in 1986 after getting my FAA A&P license. I then worked general aviation in Rapid City for a while. I was hired by United in San Fransisco and then move to work for PSA airlines in San Diego until Boeing hired me to work their 747 experimental preflight program. Right after that a buddy I had served in the Air Force with called me and said they had a Structural Repair position open at his new job in Spokane working for the Washington Air National Guard. I was hired, in April of 1988 and I'm still there today.
I got a chance to cross train again and I became a Non Destructive Inspector and became the shop chief when I made E-7. I also was fortunate enough to participate in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Somalia, Kosovo, ect.
Now I am an E-9 (Chief Master Sergeant). I was promoted in 2002. I am the Quality Assurance (QA) Chief at Fairchild AFB for both the Active Duty and the Air National Guard.
I have 30 good years of service currently and I plan to serve at least another 8 years (God willing).
Thank all of you who have done your part to keep America strong!
I joined the Air Force in July of 1979 as a 431X1 Tactical Aircraft Specialist (Crew Chief) and was stationed at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho on F-111A models. I did this for 3 1/2 years and cross trained to Aircraft Structural Repair and was sent to Fairchild AFB in Spokane Washington to work on B-52Gs and KC-135As.
I got out in 1986 after getting my FAA A&P license. I then worked general aviation in Rapid City for a while. I was hired by United in San Fransisco and then move to work for PSA airlines in San Diego until Boeing hired me to work their 747 experimental preflight program. Right after that a buddy I had served in the Air Force with called me and said they had a Structural Repair position open at his new job in Spokane working for the Washington Air National Guard. I was hired, in April of 1988 and I'm still there today.
I got a chance to cross train again and I became a Non Destructive Inspector and became the shop chief when I made E-7. I also was fortunate enough to participate in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Somalia, Kosovo, ect.
Now I am an E-9 (Chief Master Sergeant). I was promoted in 2002. I am the Quality Assurance (QA) Chief at Fairchild AFB for both the Active Duty and the Air National Guard.
I have 30 good years of service currently and I plan to serve at least another 8 years (God willing).
Thank all of you who have done your part to keep America strong!
11B graduated from an ITB in 03 at Ft Benning, went to afghanistan. Reclassed as 13D FDC for 155s, Reclassed again as 96B MI and went to kosovo. Tired of the politics and dog and pony show. Got out.
They are lettin loose the guys we put in containment and soldiers are scared to fire at the enemy because of the BS courtmarshalls and investigations for protecting their own lives while serving their country.
They are lettin loose the guys we put in containment and soldiers are scared to fire at the enemy because of the BS courtmarshalls and investigations for protecting their own lives while serving their country.
So did anyone else go through any officer programs? Such as ROTC, OCS, or Military Academy?
These are the people who should be getting the free pass to snowest. Thanks each and everyone of you
6 Years United States Navy 1987-1993
Came out a GSM1 (E-6)
18 months school at Great Lakes NTC in the GS rating ( Gas Turbines )
The rest on the USS Paul F. Foster DD964, Long Beach Ca.
4 LM2500 Gas Turbines, 100'000 shaft HP, 2.5 million ft pounds of torque
Top speed, 40+ knots, shhhhh, it’s a secret
Got to see the world
3 West Pacs to the Persian Gulf
44 days combat in Desert Storm
1st ship to fire a Tomahawk in Combat
Launched 40+ Tomahawks into Iraq
Combat Action Ribbon for floating around in a Iraq mine field for 30 days ( on purpose as a show of force) we only hit one, we were there with the USS Princeton CG59 and USS Tripoli LPH-10 when they hit mines as well, a very tense 30 days but we made it out.
Very proud of my service and all veterans past and future
Turned all that training into a very good job, I highly recommend the Navy for anybody that wants to learn a trade and see the world at the same time.
Came out a GSM1 (E-6)
18 months school at Great Lakes NTC in the GS rating ( Gas Turbines )
The rest on the USS Paul F. Foster DD964, Long Beach Ca.
4 LM2500 Gas Turbines, 100'000 shaft HP, 2.5 million ft pounds of torque
Top speed, 40+ knots, shhhhh, it’s a secret
Got to see the world
3 West Pacs to the Persian Gulf
44 days combat in Desert Storm
1st ship to fire a Tomahawk in Combat
Launched 40+ Tomahawks into Iraq
Combat Action Ribbon for floating around in a Iraq mine field for 30 days ( on purpose as a show of force) we only hit one, we were there with the USS Princeton CG59 and USS Tripoli LPH-10 when they hit mines as well, a very tense 30 days but we made it out.
Very proud of my service and all veterans past and future
Turned all that training into a very good job, I highly recommend the Navy for anybody that wants to learn a trade and see the world at the same time.
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