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I am an outie also in a few before it gets to hot. Try to finish up the headlight harness. Easy stuff just time consuming.
 
halifaxhops said:
That does suck Chris. You guys had it rough over there for sure. AF was pretty easy go for three months, then we usually went back pretty soon. Rescue was cool but really was a needed thing over there for sure. I have been there around 12 times. Really hard on the kids growing up.
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Army deployments are 12 months straight with 2 weeks of leave somewhere in there.
 
dukeboy_318 said:
We lost 3, and had dozens injured. I got stuck filing the reports back here in the states. Pics that you never want to see. Part of me is glad I wasn't there but part of me wishes I was. Maybe had i...... nevermind
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This may sound stupid but it is what it is. For some reason you were not to be there maybe to tell the story of those who did not return whole. It is a sad story. I tried to enlist but kept failing the physical being legally blind. I am so thankful for you guys who have served. SO THANKS!
 
Morning folks. Just got caught up. Busy morning.
Happy birthday Keefer.
Thanks for the scenery Karl.
Sorry about your brother Memi.
Glad your felling better Hoppy.
Sad for comrades Chris.
You can borrow my big bird suit Tike.
Turn up the AC in the shop Mitch.
And i don't even have a roll of duct tape Rani.
 
dukeboy_318 said:
Yeah. That's why I'm at the crossroads I'm at.
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The families have it the worst for sure. I was deployed when 911 hit and the wife and kids were in our house in NY and could see the smoke. She pulled the kids from school and hunkered down. Got off night shift and I walked into the tent and on the tv was the first plane hitting, thought it was a movie. I was in Kuwait and it went crazy over there, total communication blackout, mop for a day issued weapons. When I was able to open the e mail it was crazy she thought I was dead. Got home a few weeks later and went back 5 days later. Hell on her for sure. Not to great on us either.
 
dartnabout said:
This may sound stupid but it is what it is. For some reason you were not to be there maybe to tell the story of those who did not return whole. It is a sad story. I tried to enlist but kept failing the physical being legally blind. I am so thankful for you guys who have served. SO THANKS!
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Appreciate it but I've done nothing to be thanked for.
 
dartnabout said:
. I tried to enlist but kept failing the physical being legally blind. I am so thankful for you guys who have served. SO THANKS!
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I wanted to sign on too with a recruiter at a college fair but they said no.

I think the guy was thinking i am too little on top of having too much hardware holding my bones together. :(
 
halifaxhops said:
The families have it the worst for sure. I was deployed when 911 hit and the wife and kids were in our house in NY and could see the smoke. She pulled the kids from school and hunkered down. Got off night shift and I walked into the tent and on the tv was the first plane hitting, thought it was a movie. I was in Kuwait and it went crazy over there, total communication blackout, mop for a day issued weapons. When I was able to open the e mail it was crazy she thought I was dead. Got home a few weeks later and went back 5 days later. Hell on her for sure. Not to great on us either.
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Oh wow. Yeah. That was the morning I decided to join. I watched it live in highschool history class. We turned it on live to see the 2nd tower hit. My dad was supposed to be flying that day out of Virginia back home, the thoughts racing thru my head were a mix of anger and worry but I can't imagine being in Kuwait when that went down.
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
I wanted to sign on too with a recruiter at a college fair but they said no.

I think the guy was thinking i am too little on top of having too much hardware holding my bones together. :(
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Recruiters....... we had one get caught paying a cute blond college student to sleep with potential recruits to get them to join......
 
Here's my situation, I keep getting recommended for OCS. From officers and NCOS both. But after 12 years, I just don't know if I have that fire left in me. Plus that's more time missed from my kids. I just don't know
 
It was an experience for sure. I was backfilling for another unit from Cali and getting home was a pia. McGuire was locked down and could not get a ride. Our unit was supposed to pick us up but did not. There were three of us. Finally a airman gave us a ride to all the rental places to rent a car and could not find one. Then we went to u haul and rented a truck. Saw the remains of the towers smoldering when we were going home. Really a bad experience after all that crap. Oh the best was putting in the travel claim they would not cover the truck. Hello General what up with this?
 
dukeboy_318 said:
Here's my situation, I keep getting recommended for OCS. From officers and NCOS both. But after 12 years, I just don't know if I have that fire left in me. Plus that's more time missed from my kids. I just don't know
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They pushed me to for warrant. Was actually thinking of it then the AF dropped it.
 
halifaxhops said:
They pushed me to for warrant. Was actually thinking of it then the AF dropped it.
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I'm thinking of it heavily. I have 3 years left on this contract, OCS would take me to 20 years and a guaranteed pension.
 
See I was in OCS when I tore the knee a second time, in 2013.
 
Is it hard to re up? I have been out of it for a while. I remember back when they were giving incentives to get out.
 
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