Texas BS Thread

So much navy hate up in hurr

 

The commander for USAF ROTC at school approached me the other day and really talked it up to me. It's hard for me to tell what he said was true and what was just him telling me what I wanted to hear.

 

Free school, opportunity to fly if you meet the standard, guaranteed job when you graduate, hell of a resume bullet. The cons are you might not get to be a pilot but still owe 4-8 years.

 

Not a guaranteed job anymore. A lot of the ROTC cadets I was mentoring ended up being offered National Guard positions because Active Duty commitments were full. A few didn't even get that. It all depends on degree + demand. Engineers are always in high demand. Engineers who can fly are at a huge advantage. Computer scientists with experience in defense and penetration (be still your dirty minds) also rate highly - there is a "robust" cyber operations environment for those with no convictions. Still no guarantees, though. They're drawing down like everyone else.

 

Well thankfully I joined as an aircraft mechanic where the world is my oyster after I get out.

 

Yes, because those pilot fuckers are experts at breaking planes. "Whaddaya mean 'no 4-G turns?' I barely stressed it!"

 

Yeah I'd love to join the AF or Air national guard to fly, but since it's not guaranteed I really don't want to get stuck with a commitment and not fly. That would put me really far behind with airlines

 

My wife's uncle has been flying professionally for 30 years and he was never military. Started small and just kept slogging away ay his hours. He flies a Cessna Citation Bravo for an oil group currently. Making good $$, but he's also 60.

 

Try the Navy or Marine Corp, they will guarantee flight school. Plus less chance of ending up flying a school bus.

 

That's what I'm doing now. I'm just drawn to the military for some reason. I'm not really sure why

I'd have no problem flying a school bus. I would not want to get stuck on a boat, so I haven't given the navy any thought (even though they have the most pilots of any of the branches). Will the Marines really guarantee it? They didn't for my cousin.

 

I'm not an expert but from what I've seen and heard the Marines work the same way the Navy does with regards to officer accessions. But Marine pilots will spend almost as much time on grey things as Navy pilots.

 

Hm, my cousin tried to join the Marines as an officer and go right into pilot training, but that never happened. He got tired of doing nothing so he enlisted and was able to get to OCS within a year and is now going through pilot school. I understand it doesn't always happen that way and he got lucky though.

 

First thing to understand about the Marine Corps is nothing revolves or is decided on anything you need. Or want. Or like.


Maybe even dislike.


It is all about the needs of the Marine Corps.

 

yup. I thought that pretty much applied to all branches.

 

It does.

 

MC more than any other, I have picked each set of orders all 4 times. The Marines that work for me have been told where they are going.

 

In the Air Force it all depends on career field. Once my last career field was created, I had only two places I could be stationed at stateside. Ended up in San Antonio for 10 straight years because fuck Fort Meade.

 

Oh, well that's cool

 

Bulb some how fell out of the bracket tabs and melted to the fog housing haha. Good thing i had another housing laying around

 

Wow, fun....