Quote Originally Posted by ranger250x
my buddies in the airforce. he is a f-16 mechanic. he loves it hes in italy right now. he went to iraq for 3 months and wasnt even given a rifle. what do you want to do in the AF?
i wanted to comment on this too, glad yellowspec brought it back up...

MECHANICS HAVE NO NEED FOR RIFLES WHEN THEY'RE WORKING ON THE FLIGHTLINE, of course he wasn't given a rifle - neither was i when my squadron was deployed at the start of this war. We would always joke about throwing wrenches at the taliban folks while hiding behind our toolboxes. the only folks who get guns in the airforce are the Security Forces, and pilots.

if you want to play with guns, join the Marines.
-jonathan