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Former, retired, active, Guard, Reserves -- tell about your service.
When did you serve? 1989- 1997
What was you job classification? AE aviation electrician
What was the highest rank achieved? E-5
Where did you serve? n.a.s. Glenview IL, n.a.s. Atlanta
What did you like and dislike about your service?
Great place to grow up and learn values of Duty,Discipline, and Hard work.
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USMC
When did you serve? 1992-1996
What was you job classification? 0431 Embarkation and logistics
What was the highest rank achieved? E-5
Where did you serve? Camp Pendleton 11th Mar Regiment,
What did you like and dislike about your service? I loved it. The only reason I got out was because, my EAS was 2 months after my twins were born and when I went to re-enlist they wanted me to go to Okinawa for 1 year unaccompanied. I couldn't do that to my wife and kids so I chose to get out.
Retired 14 July 2008 from Oklahoma Air Guard. I ended up in the QA office for my last stint. I started on the Engines and Props of the C-130 then moved to Crew Chief. I had also worked at Vance on the T-38 and T-1 as Structural Specialist. When we were BRACKed we were forced into a consolidation with AF Reserves and KC-135 mission on Tinker AFB. Them guys told us that these were their planes and we couldn't play with them. I decided it was time to leave. Been everywhere, done everthing.
Utter
USAF-1959-1963 Tactical Missile launch crew
USAFR-1972-1978 Aircraft electrician, C-141
USAFR-1978-1991 Training and Education Superintendent
Retired MSGT (E7) with 12 years in grade
Good: Smartest move I ever made, went and did 23 years with the FAA-retired. Still get a rush watching fighters work the pattern at Carswell.
Bad: Constantly being told how important I was to "The Mission" but couldn't have the same bennies as "non-critical" personel who were sent home during snow, holidays, stand downs because they had more rank.
Bad-Bad: The idiot flight surgeon
Worst: Serving under Jimmy Carter
__________________ If You Can't Be Good, At Least Be Colorful
USAF
Active & Air Nat Guard 1964-2000
What Acft mech F-100, T-33, F-105, F-4, F-16A/C
Where Myrtle Beach AFB SC and then Andrews AFB MD
Rank E-8 Senior Master Sgt
Retired in QA
Good - the Guard takes care of its people. Been to 16 countries and 35 states.
Bad - not much
__________________ OK - the jokes over. Bring back the Constitution
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USAF
78-82
Jet Aircraft Crew Cheif F-4's then F-16s
Hill AFB Utah 34th TAC
Sgt at discharge with a line number for staff, but got in trouble so I was discharged as a A1C
Should have not been drunk all the time it might have been better
__________________ Michael Garrison
High Torque Racing Auto Body
1970 GS Stage1,1970 GS 455 Why does it seem everyone has no time to do something right but they have time to do it twice????
When did you serve?-2008-Current
What was you job classification?-AM (Aviation Structural Mechanic)
What was the highest rank achieved?-Currently an E-3, but I will be a 10yr chief hopefully
Where did you serve?-Currently Stationed at NAS Jacksonville, Fl
What did you like and dislike about your service?
Likes-Friendships, being able to do things that most could never dream of ( like work on $15 million dollar helos daily), make a future for me and my wife.
Dislikes-WOMEN IN THE NAVY, Why you ask ? simple a woman can get away with anything, just wimper and whine and bam there you go, guys ? we get ****ed at even the smallest thing. When I was in bootcamp, which was a integrated division, me and my division chief all most had it out because he REALLY emphisized we count the females we it came time to the PFA (performance fitness assessment, push ups situps) and I called him out on it, that didn't go well he IT the **** out of me because of it. My grandfather was Navy, and lost his right leg in a blimp accident at lakehurst, NJ. I'm sure he rolls over in his grave just thinking about the new pussy navy.
-Mike
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Active duty Army 1972-1978 (SC, TX, CA, VA, AK)
Coast Guard Reserve 1978-1982 (VA, NC)
Army Reserve 1982 - 1990 (VA, MD, GA)
Active duty Army 1990-1991 (Desert Shield/Storm)
Army Reserve 1992-1999 (KY, GA)
Best part of military service - Alaska - And patching up wounded and sick -
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