Thanks for letting me be that guy who walks into the party uninvited, drinks a few beers he didn't pay for, doesn't say much to anyone, and leaves as quickly as he came.
It's been real.
It's been real.
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Good luck in the Air Force bro, don't fucking blow yourself up! And save me one of those bombs, just make sure you know how to re-arm it 
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Yeah....I leave tomorrow afternoon for the hotel, stay the night in Boston, and then it's off to San Antonio (Lackland AFB) on Tuesday morning for the next 8.5 weeks. Once I get to tech school (and purchase myself a laptop) I'll probably swing by UM occasionally, but I won't be spending nearly as much time on the interwebs as much as I have in the past. I definitely liked you guys, but seeing as I came from COBOT, that's not saying much
I'm enlisting for the next 6 years in the Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit, assuming I get through tech school. It's a 27 week program with a 75% washout rate. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Explosives are fun.
I'm enlisting for the next 6 years in the Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit, assuming I get through tech school. It's a 27 week program with a 75% washout rate. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Explosives are fun.
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Apostitutes!
That wasn't an absolute. If she said "You're always wrong," then that reference would be relevant.
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Hey Dred, you'll have fun. Just remember not to laugh when your TI tells you about folding and ironing your underwear.
Oh, and when you get there, they're gonna give you a lock with some keys and tell you to lock your wall locker. The thing is, the lock doesn't work without the keys in them. Remember that as they're screaming in your face to lock your footlocker and you can't figure out why the lock won't work unless you put the keys in them.
The first week is gonna be boring as fuck...tons of screaming, tons of briefings, eating your meal in about 2 minutes, etc. All the in-processing bullshit is annoying because you can't start Basic until you're completely done in-processing. It's like an extra week that they get to scream at you that doesn't count.
AND LEARN THAT REPORTING STATEMENT, RECRUIT!!!!!!! You'd be so surprised how people fuck up "Sir, Recruit so and so reports as ordered" when they're under stress. Every single time you initiate a conversation with your superior, you're going to have to say that line first. Even if he/she initiates a conversation with you (and they do this to see if you'll give a reporting statement), you still have to say that reporting statement first. If they say, "Recruit dickhead, do you have to pee?" You have to say, "Sir, recruit dickhead reports as ordered. No/Yes sir/." Not every response, just the first one.
Other than that, you'll have fun. After the first couple of weeks you'll get used to the routine and actually start to like it. I remember when I was leaving for tech school, I didn't wanna go because I had become so used to the routine in only 7 weeks that I wasn't looking forward to change.
But once you get outta tech school and get into the operational Air Force, you'll see it's just like any other job. You get up, get a shower, go to work, and come home. Quality of life is eons above the other services and you'll really start enjoying yourself. If you get assigned to Aviano AB in Italy, look me up! I left the AF a few years ago and decided to stay here. I recommend you get as far away from the US as possible and try to see the world, because every single base in the US is pretty much the same, more or less with the same people. Go find something new, you won't regret it.
Good luck! It'll be fun, don't worry.
Oh, and when you get there, they're gonna give you a lock with some keys and tell you to lock your wall locker. The thing is, the lock doesn't work without the keys in them. Remember that as they're screaming in your face to lock your footlocker and you can't figure out why the lock won't work unless you put the keys in them.
The first week is gonna be boring as fuck...tons of screaming, tons of briefings, eating your meal in about 2 minutes, etc. All the in-processing bullshit is annoying because you can't start Basic until you're completely done in-processing. It's like an extra week that they get to scream at you that doesn't count.
AND LEARN THAT REPORTING STATEMENT, RECRUIT!!!!!!! You'd be so surprised how people fuck up "Sir, Recruit so and so reports as ordered" when they're under stress. Every single time you initiate a conversation with your superior, you're going to have to say that line first. Even if he/she initiates a conversation with you (and they do this to see if you'll give a reporting statement), you still have to say that reporting statement first. If they say, "Recruit dickhead, do you have to pee?" You have to say, "Sir, recruit dickhead reports as ordered. No/Yes sir/." Not every response, just the first one.
Other than that, you'll have fun. After the first couple of weeks you'll get used to the routine and actually start to like it. I remember when I was leaving for tech school, I didn't wanna go because I had become so used to the routine in only 7 weeks that I wasn't looking forward to change.
But once you get outta tech school and get into the operational Air Force, you'll see it's just like any other job. You get up, get a shower, go to work, and come home. Quality of life is eons above the other services and you'll really start enjoying yourself. If you get assigned to Aviano AB in Italy, look me up! I left the AF a few years ago and decided to stay here. I recommend you get as far away from the US as possible and try to see the world, because every single base in the US is pretty much the same, more or less with the same people. Go find something new, you won't regret it.
Good luck! It'll be fun, don't worry.
I have a friend who's almost finished with Navy EOD... fun stuff.
Give me a call when you have a day free in the area - San Antonio may not know it's a city, but there's good food everywhere.
Jeff
Give me a call when you have a day free in the area - San Antonio may not know it's a city, but there's good food everywhere.
Jeff
