Air Force

Are you talkin' SAC, Strategic Air Command?

My first base was ATC (Air Training Command) at Williams AFB, AZ in 1986 -- T37s and T38s with a side of F-5s.

 

Some people are just morons.

The AF did change the AFSC numbering system in the mid 90s in favor of an alphanumeric system. So your AFSC today would be something different.

 

I joined in 1986 and my AFSC for Material Management was 645X1 where "X" was skill level: 3, 5, 7, 9.

After merging with 645X0s (blue suiter side of Mat Mgt) the AFSC became what it is now, 2S0X1 where "X" is still the skill level.

 

Yep - A lot of us used that term as a subset of Air Force Brat.
My Dad's career was a bit unusual, in that he went enlisted radioman, OTC, Flying cargo for ADC (Pilot), and then missileman in SAC.

 

Yup ours changed from 45570A to 2A551K i think around 93 or 94

 

Sort of like what the Army uses? I remember now that AF's had changed after I left but don't know what they had gone to. Been 30 years since I separated.

 

My AFSC in 88 was 43132

 

Joined in 87 and did 12 years in the 645x0 field.

 

Yep in 1989 heavy airlift was 457X2B the X is 3,5,7 or 9 skill level, and the B was airframe specific (141 for B). Then all Airlift became 2A5X1 and a suffix...and yeah, those were the McPeak days along with the great Aircrew Style Name badge on BDUs and the lovely Blues with navy hash marks on the sleaves....what a crock! was about the same time we could no longer do any "art" on the jets as well....got reprimanded for that one.

 

my Pop served 28 years in the US Air Force... we family travelled around a lot and were exposed to different cultures... he was in the Korean war... did three tours in Vietnam... Indochina war in '54 with the French forces... unofficial military supplies to the French... then two tours in Nam in the late 60's for Uncle Sam... i have four other Uncles that served in Vietnam...

 

I was the Box Kicker in the warehouse...started in the Warehouse, Storage & Issue at Williams AFB, AZ and retired as Supply Management 2S071 in 2011.

From Willy, I had 8 total assignments in a 25 year active-duty career.

First overseas assignment was to Red Horse (CE) at RAF Wethersfield; I met my wife in England.

Then here are the rest of my assignments:

RAF Mildenhall
Dyess
Hickam
Ramstein AB
Dover
Aviano AB

 

Went to Denver for Tech school
Guam AFB
Luke AFB AZ
Osan AB Korea
Luke AFB again
couple months in Saudi

 

You're lucky to have gone to Lowry AFB, CO.

Supply Troops were being sent DDA (Direct Duty Assignment) from Basic...Supply School House was in the process of shutting down.

I went to 7-Level School in San Antonio in the late 90s and that's where the Supply School House had moved.