11 days till basic..

[bluuuurr]

I'm shipping to Air Force basic training in less than two weeks...

I've been waiting 9 months for this day.. I'm all gung-ho for it, but now that the clock is ticking down, I can't lie that I'm not nervous!

Anyone else been there and done that? Any words of advice?

[Me86Rob]

1st

[thecrazyone]

1st

fag.

bluuuurr have fun with the experience!

[buffdaddy18]

I'm shipping to Air Force basic training in less than two weeks...

I've been waiting 9 months for this day.. I'm all gung-ho for it, but now that the clock is ticking down, I can't lie that I'm not nervous!

Anyone else been there and done that? Any words of advice?

good luck man. I actually took the AFOQT 2 weeks ago (Air Force Officer Qualification Test for those who don't know). I go in front of the selection board in March.

[jhadleyh]

good luck man. I actually took the AFOQT 2 weeks ago (Air Force Officer Qualification Test for those who don't know). I go in front of the selection board in March.


What are the qualifications to be able to even take that test? I'm in the air force and im in school and don't wanna join rotc so i figured i would just go the other route but i haven't looked into it yet.

[bdydrpdmazda]

Ive been to army infantry basic training but it is waaaay different than air force basic training. jhadleyh on here has been to air force basic though.

[bdydrpdmazda]

good luck with it man, just remember that any abuse the instructors give you is all mental and dont volunteer for anything ever

[buffdaddy18]

What are the qualifications to be able to even take that test? I'm in the air force and im in school and don't wanna join rotc so i figured i would just go the other route but i haven't looked into it yet.

you have to have a 4 year degree. And they will tell you that you have to have a 3.2 gpa in college, but I don't, but told them I wanted to take the test anyway. So with that, I had to do really well on the test, which I did. So now it's just up to the interview

[jhadleyh]

you have to have a 4 year degree. And they will tell you that you have to have a 3.2 gpa in college, but I don't, but told them I wanted to take the test anyway. So with that, I had to do really well on the test, which I did. So now it's just up to the interview


ah ok so im already headed in the right path....cool. Thanks for the info.

[bdydrpdmazda]

officers can suck my dick!












J/K ,make that money if you can!

[jhadleyh]

officers can suck my dick!


I bet you want say that to their face lol. No but whats wrong with officers?

[buffdaddy18]

ah ok so im already headed in the right path....cool. Thanks for the info.

no problem. It's actually pretty tough getting in right now as an officer because of the job market. The AF met all of their recruiting quotas last year, and filled every open officer job they had. The main positions they are looking for right now are pilots and navigators believe it or not.

[bluuuurr]

thanks guys, the worst thing I think is gonna be the Christmas break.. I'll only be 5 days in when the training center shuts down. So I'm pretty sure that means I'm gonna be the lowest man on the totem pole for an extra two weeks.. lol. Oh well, my tech school will be in Monteray California, I'll just keep reminding myself...

[jhadleyh]

no problem. It's actually pretty tough getting in right now as an officer because of the job market. The AF met all of their recruiting quotas last year, and filled every open officer job they had. The main positions they are looking for right now are pilots and navigators believe it or not.


fuck i don't wanna be a pilot I am in the medical field.

[bdydrpdmazda]

I bet you want say that to their face lol. No but whats wrong with officers?
actually when I was in ft stewart doing some training over the summer, i was at the pool and I said it to a Lt because he was talking shit. He went and ratted on me and got me kicked out of the pool. Their is nothing wrong with officers, I was just kidding. Make all the money you can.

[buffdaddy18]

fuck i don't wanna be a pilot I am in the medical field.

how long till you graduate?

[buffdaddy18]

actually when I was in ft stewart doing some training over the summer, i was at the pool and I said it to a Lt because he was talking shit. He went and ratted on me and got me kicked out of the pool. Their is nothing wrong with officers, I was just kidding. Make all the money you can.

my dad is a retired AF Colonel, and the one thing he has stressed over and over is to take care of your NCO's. Going in thinking you are hot shit bc you have a shiny rank on your collar will make things very difficult for you.

[jhadleyh]

how long till you graduate?


I have 70 credit hours left to obtain before i graduate.

[buffdaddy18]

I have 70 credit hours left to obtain before i graduate.
oh well shit. you still have a while, I'm sure there will be some jobs opened up by then. Good thing about going in in the medical field is you can sometimes start out as a captain instead of Lt.

[jhadleyh]

oh well shit. you still have a while, I'm sure there will be some jobs opened up by then. Good thing about going in in the medical field is you can sometimes start out as a captain instead of Lt.



Yeah ive also heard this. Um i cant find a Officer pay chart and my fiance wants to see the difference in pay could you direct me to the most simple one to show her.

[DB4LYFE ™]

G/L

~DB4LYFE

[buffdaddy18]

http://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp

O-1 is 2nd Lt.
0-3 is Capt.

[bdydrpdmazda]

you want the reserve scale?

[jhadleyh]

thanks that one was alot easier to show her.

[jhadleyh]

you want the reserve scale?


Na if I go officer I will go full time.

[buffdaddy18]

no problem

[buffdaddy18]

Na if I go officer I will go full time.

if you go officer, I would suggest staying 20 years. Nobody can touch the retirement pay the military pays

[bdydrpdmazda]

i think its either 25 or 27 years that gives you 100% of your pay and benefits, 20 years will only get you like 50%

[buffdaddy18]

20 years is 75% iirc

[bdydrpdmazda]

either way, the longer past 20 you stay in the better

[jhadleyh]

I will prolly do 20 then call it a day. I will be 46 or 47 when i retire so that sounds pretty good to me.

[buffdaddy18]

I will prolly do 20 then call it a day. I will be 46 or 47 when i retire so that sounds pretty good to me.

yeah, and you would still be young enough to get another job too if you wanted

[Glides]

I'm shipping to Air Force basic training in less than two weeks...

I've been waiting 9 months for this day.. I'm all gung-ho for it, but now that the clock is ticking down, I can't lie that I'm not nervous!

Anyone else been there and done that? Any words of advice?

Well, going to Chair Force boot camp is like taking a trip to a rehab clinic.

Words of advice are as follows.

1. Do EXACTLY what they tell you to do.
2. Don't sneak Porn into Boot Camp. If your friends or parent send you some, get rid of it.
3. Do your VERY best. ESPECIALLY in your secondary school. The better you do, the better your number will be to hand pick your orders following school. Do the best, you get the best pick of everything available. Least thats how it was when I went through Boot Camp.
4. Don't meet some bimbo and get married. Chicks look for patsies fresh out of boot camp to latch on to. You will go on deployment, come home and all your shit will be gone.

The Holy Grail of information I am about to bestow upon you. So read carefully.

5. When you get a prostitute (don't say you won't, EVERYONE does) ALWAYS!!!!! and I mean ALWAYS!!!!!! do her with your boots on. Here's the reason why. In most foreign countries, unless you go to an established brothel, Hookers are in league with bad people. Yes, I know, it's hard to believe but it's true. And with that being said, if you get attacked and try to run they will sprinkle broken glass outside the door. If you have no boots on, you run through the glass.....down, robbed, beaten and maybe kidnapped and killed. But......enterprising young GI that you are because you listened to Grandpa Glides, you kept your Whore Stomping boots on and are free to kick a little ass with your jimmy swinging. Because there is NO beatdown like a beatdown given from a man with no clothes on.

6. GO PLACES!!!!!. Don't screw up like I did. My first orders were to Japan, I turned them down for orders to Florida. Now, I did see 17 different countries, banged 7 prostitutes (using the Grocery Store theory, Double Bag the product to prevent breakage) hung out with Russian fisherman, attacked by Green Peace, picked up by the African Militia at gunpoint, had our boat taken by a team of 8 Navy Seals in less than 8 minutes and taken into custody in a Presidential Gun Scare. So my orders turned out to be great. But don't mess up and take orders close to home cause of this and that. Get the fuck out and see shit man. You will remember it for the rest of your life.

7. DO NOT GET INTO TROUBLE OVERSEAS!!!!!!

8. Had to add this. You will get a class on this most likely after getting there. But do not buy a car from the local Butt Rape car lots or Motorcycle dealers that are right around base. You will get hosed. high interest rates, low quality. It won't matter much to you since they will take it out of your pay and you never see it.....but don't do it. Trust me on this cause I got my ass opened up by one of em when I first got there over a Motorcycle. It takes years for your butt to close after that one.

There you have it. Go.....have fun.....get your shit on and live it up man.

[buffdaddy18]

haha. great post

[95alty]

I call gay... because its the cheer force... but hey enjoy yourself just know theres some Marine out there going through 10x worse shit than you and you will be fine

[buffdaddy18]

I call gay... because its the cheer force... but hey enjoy yourself just know theres some Marine out there going through 10x worse shit than you and you will be fine

I'd love for you to say that to my dad in person

[95alty]

I'd love for you to say that to my dad in person

LOL wouldnt mind :goodjob:

[buffdaddy18]

LOL wouldnt mind :goodjob:

so what exactly have you done in the military?

[95alty]

I'd love for you to say that to my dad in person

That black guy in my avatar isnt a fictional person...:cheers:

[buffdaddy18]

That black guy in my avatar isnt a fictional person...:cheers:

you shoot rifles. good for you.

[95alty]

lol.... usmc..... and thats not just shooting rifles...

[BABY J]

Air Force basic is easy!!! You'll be scared but you'll love it. :) Don't volunteer for SHIT!!!

[95alty]

^ my point exactly lol

[buffdaddy18]

lol.... usmc..... and thats not just shooting rifles...

then go tell my dad who flew jets in vietnam, and got shot down over enemy territory, and stuck his neck out on the line to drop bombs while on bingo fuel on vietnamese who were pinning down an army unit that the AF is for gays.

[95alty]

um.... are u in the military? if not you would never understand. And each mans experience is different. Did YOU experience that? If not I can tell you 200+ years worth of shit people have done. Or 4 years of what I have done...

[BABY J]

Marines have a chip on their shoulder - but it's a VOLUNTEER service. To me --- if you wear the uniform I don't care which one it is.

I did 8 in the Air Force... guess what, I looked at the pay - outside of special assignments it's the same. So why not work smarter for the same amount?

I GUARANTEE you I've been shot at more than a lot of Marines and have seen more hostile action than a lot of them as well.

I just made the decision that if I'm gonna get shit for pay REGARDLESS, I'll choose an organization where I can think and where I get a good quality of life. The Air Force has spec ops as well - tell an Air Force Comobat Controller he's a pussy. Tell an Air Force Pararescue troop that it's the "Cheer" Force and count how many pieces he rips you in to.

It's all about what you want. There is nothing sexy about holding a rifle and getting shot at for what the military pays. But that is what J'SON thinks. Some1 will think something diff and that's what makes it cool. I chose to sit on an airplane at 40,000+ feet and get shot at by surface to air missles. In MY job... they don't box u up and ship u home... they just mail a letter. When things go wrong in flight there is no use for a body-bag.

Diff strokes for different folks.

Thank you ALL for your service!!!


Baby J / Circa 1998 / Enforcing the No Fly Zone over Iraq when a lot of you were in elementary school.
http://seriouscustoms.com/importtuner/FLIGHTSUIT.JPG

[95alty]

98 DANG!!! old school tri colors... I am cool with anyone joining the service. But you know I gotta give everyone shit for other services. Its just what we do :)

[BABY J]

Right on! I can dig it.

That's what I like about it --- something for every1!!!

[Glides]

I will say one thing. My cousin was an Air Force Combat Controller. And I wouldn't call him gay unless someone paid me a lot of money to do so. He taught Drownproofing and works for FATS now. He still holds records in wrestling in Germany and on the Rugby Pitch (field) he was a holy terror.

But, since your Father was in the Air Force then he will know about the inter-branch rivalries. Nobody here is putting down your Fathers exploits in the war brother, if anything I am sure everyone here would shake his hand and give the nod of respect offered to anyone that sacrificed their lives to protect other Americans and keep our freedom free.

I was in the Navy...and we own the Marines!!!!!! :D

[dohc4.6sc]

I will say one thing. My cousin was an Air Force Combat Controller. And I wouldn't call him gay unless someone paid me a lot of money to do so. He taught Drownproofing and works for FATS now. He still holds records in wrestling in Germany and on the Rugby Pitch (field) he was a holy terror.

But, since your Father was in the Air Force then he will know about the inter-branch rivalries. Nobody here is putting down your Fathers exploits in the war brother, if anything I am sure everyone here would shake his hand and give the nod of respect offered to anyone that sacrificed their lives to protect other Americans and keep our freedom free.

I was in the Navy...and we own the Marines!!!!!! :D

so what you are really trying to say is you like semen.... i m mean seaman.... lol gotta fuck with ya bro 25th id here

[Glides]

so what you are really trying to say is you like semen.... i m mean seaman.... lol gotta fuck with ya bro 25th id here

Haha. Yea. 387 swinging dicks in a can. That was my ship.

[dohc4.6sc]

Haha. Yea. 387 swinging dicks in a can. That was my ship.

thats alot of sausage, the navy guys here are pretty cool though. us army guys always get free rides in submarines by them and the water here is crystal clear so its cool, but being on a submarine is kinda scary, IMO.

[buffdaddy18]

but being on a submarine is kinda scary, IMO.

yeah, I would hate to be in one. If something fucks up and u get hit, you are screwed. at least in an airplane you can eject most of the time

[BABY J]

yeah, I would hate to be in one. If something fucks up and u get hit, you are screwed. at least in an airplane you can eject most of the time

Glad u said "MOST" of the time. LOL.. unless you flew on this guy like I did for 8 years (the below pic is actually my bird when I was at Gielenkirchen (germany) supporting NATO.

There is a bailout chute in every AWACS airplane - it was a $6 million dollar modification PER JET (33 jets in inventory, 1 was lost due to a bird strike in Alaska). When they started the testing they used a 220lb dummy - charged the system and that dummy only cleared the plane by 3 inches... the dummy cleared out about 20 antennaes along the underside of a plane going 300 mph. LOL.

The ONLY way a person could ACTUALLY use the bail-out chute w/out hitting antennaes is if they weighed 350lbs. Well, if u weigh 350lbs you're NOT gonna be in the Air Force, much LESS be on flying status. LOL. So they decided that the bail-out chute would not be used and removed all parachutes from the airframe.

There was an on-going joke that if we ever needed to use the bail-out chute, the lowest ranking man gets to go 1st (so he would die by clearing the million and one antennas under the jet). LOL

Another note about bailing out of a Boeing 707... if the pilot can hold the plane at the proper attitude, altitude and speed for SUCCESSFUL bail-outs, then that means that there's nothing wrong w/ the plane - so why are you trying to jump out of it. LOL. If the plane is functioning good enuff to maintain those specs, then it's functioning good enough to land it.

Way to go America --- your tax dollars at work.
http://www.zap16.com/images/AWACS%20E-3%20LX-N90443.jpg

BABY J / 1997 / Welcome Home From Cairo - supporting Bright Star
http://seriouscustoms.com/importtuner/SILLY_STRING.JPG

[buffdaddy18]

my dad had to punch out of his F-4 in Vietnam. When I was younger, I asked him if he ever wanted to go skydiving. He said "I've already done it. It's not all it's cracked up to be" lol

[95alty]

Haha. Yea. 387 swinging dicks in a can. That was my ship.

LOL Taxi of the Corps hahahaaha thats what the Navy is...

and you know what they say about submarines... go down 150 men come up 75 couples

[BABY J]

^^^ LMAO

[blaknoize]

I call gay... because its the cheer force... but hey enjoy yourself just know theres some Marine out there going through 10x worse shit than you and you will be fine

whatever u call it, it doesnt matter. I'd prefer the air force over all others. Pays well, works reasonable, not as much life threat and the tags look better than Army tags. (Sept FL, they have pretty navy tags)

But I know quite a few Air Force retirees and they go on and on about the great times and lovely quality of life the USAF has brought them and if I cannot continue to work here in civilian life I will wholly consider the USAF over all others. As Baby J stated, work smarter not harder.

[THEONE]

I'm shipping to Air Force basic training in less than two weeks...

I've been waiting 9 months for this day.. I'm all gung-ho for it, but now that the clock is ticking down, I can't lie that I'm not nervous!

Anyone else been there and done that? Any words of advice?

your gonna enjoy it, my brother did it right out of highschool and is now 40yrs old and still in the air force, over 20 years now.
he has made one hell of a good life for himself and his sfamily in the airforce. i kinda think i should have done that . anywho good luck to ya im sure you will enjoy the challenge and the benfits :D

[95alty]

No but seriously.... I look back on it and if I didnt love the corps so much.... id switch to AF or Navy in a heart beat... we get treated like... well... very kind and generous because we love being marines (sarcasm)

[bluuuurr]

thanks all.. my nerves are shot!! haha.. tech school should be awesome though, 9 months in Monteray California!! I'll definitely be spending my weekends at Laguna Seca!

[BABY J]

^^ No you won't. LOL.

[bluuuurr]

well.. i'll be spending my weekends thinking about it.. lol

[slostang]

congrats on your decision and soak everything in while you're there. i plan on enlisting in the USAF shortly after the new year myself.

[buffdaddy18]

congrats on your decision and soak everything in while you're there. i plan on enlisting in the USAF shortly after the new year myself.

might as well get started now, it will take a while

[slostang]

might as well get started now, it will take a while

i just want to take my time and get in shape before i make any sort of commitment.

[ash7]

I'm shipping to Air Force basic training in less than two weeks...

I've been waiting 9 months for this day.. I'm all gung-ho for it, but now that the clock is ticking down, I can't lie that I'm not nervous!

Anyone else been there and done that? Any words of advice?

Keep your chin up at all times, even if you get punished. And don't jack up the serial numbers on your "money list" (you'll see what i mean when you get there).

AF basic is not a physical exercise, it's a mental game. I went through Lackland three weeks after returning from soccer camp - left 6 weeks later in worse physical condition than i arrived. They will break you mentally, but it's only for your own good.

Do not volunteer for anything, especially "Guide On" duty. (guy who carries the flight's banner)

-jonathan
Langley AFB
1st FW
27th FS/AMU
DCC - F22 #00085

[dallasb84]

are you crypto linquist???? or computers right???

i was af


hers a few tips....


SHUT THE FUCK UP

DO NOT VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING (except bed aligner or shoe aligner) trust me i know

DO NOT SNEEK MAIL TO CHAPEL GUIDE

DONT BE A PUSSY BITCH AND WASH OUT OF BOOT CAMP

DO NOT TELL ANYONE IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION (especially in the airforce they will throw you out for anything as they are overmanned)

YOU WILL GET THE "DORM COUGH" (its like pnemonia or whooping cough but i think it has something to do with all the shots they give you) EAT THE LOZENGES LIKE CANDY TO FIGHT IT OR THE LITTLE RED PILLS FROM THE DESPENCARY

DO NOT GET SCARED

DO NOT PUT 3 ROUND BURST ON IT DOESNT WORK AND WILL GET YOU SMOKED BY THE TI (i know because i tried and the m16 almost exploded..... it kinda did actually and i got fucking drilled)

[95alty]

lol@ AF basic

[NAIZBST]

lol@ AF basic

agreed

[bluuuurr]

are you crypto linquist???? or computers right???


crypto linguist..

seems unanimous not to volunteer for anything lol...

[dallasb84]

god you got a shitty job....


get ready to fly around and listen to cell phone calls and stupid fucking shit alllllll day.

or listen to radio shit that makes no sense that trys to lead soldiers into traps....

[dallasb84]

but its all good youll make easy money

[ultm8mind]

I'm shipping to Air Force basic training in less than two weeks...

I've been waiting 9 months for this day.. I'm all gung-ho for it, but now that the clock is ticking down, I can't lie that I'm not nervous!

Anyone else been there and done that? Any words of advice?

Hey man, it's Air Force Basic, don't be nervous. "Gung-ho" is a Marine term btw, LOL. I really don't think AF has any terms like that, I mean they just started PT tests last year, they can't be too "gung-ho." You're going to Monterey huh? You going to be a Linguist? You'll be okay, like I said, it's just Air Force Basic. They'll let you try out for PJ when you're in Basic too, try it out....

[BABY J]

Don't go for PJ. Use your brain --- select something that you can use more readily on the outside. One day you WILL get out --- you wanna take something with you. When you give the best years of your life to an organization the tradeoff better be WELL worth it. "Glory jobs" are kool - but be smart about it.

[ultm8mind]

Don't go for PJ. Use your brain --- select something that you can use more readily on the outside. One day you WILL get out --- you wanna take something with you. When you give the best years of your life to an organization the tradeoff better be WELL worth it. "Glory jobs" are kool - but be smart about it.

I say do the "glory job," both Pararescue and CCT are marketable skills, do it while you're young.....

[BABY J]

Sure they are - but you could also just be a medic --- or ATC --- and not have to worry about a life-expectancy of 10 days. I had a glory job... but I also was smart about it.