I'm reading "Tanker Pilot". There is an acronym for the tankers in the case of a real nuclear war. TOAD - that is what they do. They Take Off to refuel the B-52s And Die. They know they won't be coming home.When our son was considering which branch to enlist in I talked with a man who had 10 years in the AF and he told me this: In the other branches the officers send the enlisted men into battle to fight, in the Air Force the enlisted men stay at the base and send the officers off to fight. Interesting way to look at it.
The air force envy is quite strong in this one.
Some of us turned down the USAF to do real flying…The air force envy is quite strong in this one.
How about instead of hating on the Air Force, people just up their ASVAB game so they can make the cut?![]()
You know what they say, if you don't have what it takes to be a U.S. Army Aviator, being a U.S. Air Force Aviator is a great second choice.The air force envy is quite strong in this one.
How about instead of hating on the Air Force, people just up their ASVAB game so they can make the cut?![]()
My recommendation for any young person would be as follows( of course MACRO - individual situation and plans/goals make this just a generalized recommendation):When our son was considering which branch to enlist in I talked with a man who had 10 years in the AF and he told me this: In the other branches the officers send the enlisted men into battle to fight, in the Air Force the enlisted men stay at the base and send the officers off to fight. Interesting way to look at it.
It might be irony, but that's *exactly* the same sequence I ranked them to my kids also.My recommendation for any young person would be as follows( of course MACRO - individual situation and plans/goals make this just a generalized recommendation):
For many years I shared this list with my youngest son, he didn't listen to me and is in second year in Korea of service in the U.S. Army. My younger brother is a former Marine.
- Coast Guard
- Air Force
- Navy
- Army
- Marine Corps
My first choice was AF ROTC, but when asked if I could launch nuclear weapons, I answered truthfully, "I don't know." Apparently that was the "wrong" answer.The air force envy is quite strong in this one.
How about instead of hating on the Air Force, people just up their ASVAB game so they can make the cut?![]()
I am proud of that.
Indeed. I worked with the AFMC folks at WPAFB a lot when I was stationed at another AFMC base in GA (yeah, THAT one, the one that gave A Freaking Million Civilians (AFMC) its name).You should be. The AF Institute of Technology (AFIT) affords remarkable opportunities to learn from the best in the business. My final years were spent in partnership with the big brains at Wright-Patt working on some very tough problem sets. Your boy is in very good company with some of the most capable folks I've ever met.
Yeah, I had the good fortune of serving after SAC officially stood down in 1992. But because I joined in 1994, there were still PLENTY of old heads around to remind us how bad it used to be and how soft we all were.I am a third generation Army man after my grandfather and father served in the Wars. I lasted one week in Air Force ROTC back in 1972 because it was ALL about nuclear weapons. As a survivor of the Cuban Missile Crisis I had a problem with the emphasis. Understand, my father spent his entire career at Boeing in the development and delivery of nuclear weapons and I do not fault him for that. Anyway, in December 1973 I enlisted in the Army National Guard.
My number three son did go through college on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. The Air Force promptly sent him to Wright Patterson for a master degree in aeronautical engineering on top of his BA in mechanical engineering. I am proud of that.
Military politics is always stomach-turning. Swordfighting is not a lost art, IYKWIM…That was a bit of "SAC" nonsense I could have lived without.