Thinking of Joining the Air Force

Don't make the Air Force mad or we won't give you a ride or bring you your gear!

 

I'm afraid me and 200+ Marines in my unit didn't score too well on the math portion of the ASVAB.

My drill instructors from boot camp could not count either. I'm afraid they received math waivers... Every morning for reville call, we were counted down on getting dressed. The drill instructors would start counting from 100 seconds and then go: 99, 98, 10, 9, 8, 4, 2, 1 YOU ARE DONE!

 

That's a great suggestion sir, I will bring it up through my chain of command. Marine Corps. chow hall is outsourced already. We contract a civilian company named Sodexo who employs a bunch of Mexicans to cook and do the dishes for us...

 

Yeah WTF is up with that...There's plenty of of PFC's (Perfect For Cleaning) and other BOOTs to do that trash

 

Army.

 

I guess all you will need to conduct a police call would be your trigger finger which is also known as the "booger finger" which doubles as the "pointer finger" to point, yell, and scream at those fucking boots and you thumb which can also be use to sit on........so SF I think it's 2 finger with different ways you can use it

 

You mean them Susie fingers? LOL Gotta love the Corps. We are probably the only branch that makes up our own terms LOL

If I was put on chow hall duty, think about all the moto head calls and moto protein sauce I would put in your chow!! MUAHAAH!!

There are also plenty of junior Sergeants to do it too... Now go get me 3 names and numbers for my Corps.

 

To the OP, it comes down to how well you do on the ASVAB. That'll determine what you do (AFSC). Also, the results of your physical at MEPS will be highly important.

my wife is currently a career recruiter, works at HQ recruiting, briefs with the brigadier frequently. she's on the couch, just confirmed what others here are saying--they're being real picky right now on who they're taking. bad economy=lots of people looking for jobs. recommendation: study hard for the ASVAB, and score high in ALL areas.

don't sweat physical fitness too much. that's what basic training is for. just be a bit prepared. finally, join for what makes you happy and complements your values. honor, tradition, college money, job security, paycheck, food in kids' mouths, whatever... just remember when you put on a uniform any given day its not why you joined that matters, its completing any given mission, and being there for fellow Airmen (Marines, Soldiers, Sailors). Also, a good attitude will benefit you highly.

 

Bad advice, especially considering the post-9/11 Air Force is emphasizing physical fitness more than ever. You show up unprepared and out of shape and I guarantee you'll end up with shin splints and other novice injuries. At the very least, you need to be able to easily do the Air Force Physical Fitness Test. No excuses for not scoring excellent every time you take the test.

 

Well I have been in the USCG for going on 9 years with no regrets.
The only other branch I would have considered would be Airforce.
Not that the others are bad, just not for me.
Since I have been in, I have met and served with many prior Marines, Navy and Army. However I have never come across ANY prior Airforce. From what I understand they have it pretty good there too..
Being in the USCG, you have alot of different hats to wear.
By that I mean, you dont have just one "MOS" or one Job if you will.
I am a Coxswain "Boat Driver"
Tactical Crewman "Bow Gunner at High speeds for pursuit or Protection"
Fire Fighter "Ship Board Fires" Went to School in PearL Harbor for that.
Law Enforcement Officer " Maritime Law Enforcement "
Navy Diver "Yes NAVY" I graduated from NDSTC a Navy School to be a diver for the USCG to find bombs for Homeland Security's underwater anti terrorism force protection. There is less than 300 of us in the whole guard.
Very good school ( Hard as hell though )
Communications Watch Stander "911 dispatch room"

That is just a few of the jobs here that I do. The USCG is very small with a huge list of people wanting to get in though. They do not offer bonuses like the other branches, you just take the tests. You score high ? Your in. You dont well your gonna wait about 2 years if everything else comes back clean.
The good thing about the CG is that it is soo small you always seem to know someone where ever you go.
Plus they put family 1st.
You get a good shot at going where you want when you pick your dream jobs.
Out of boot camp, Waikiki Hawaii 1st pick.
From Hawaii I picked Iraq, couldnt get me that so I picked Miami (Anti-Terrorist Unit)
Got that pick too.
Trained for Dive school, got that.... $75,000.00 they say? idk
From there wanted to get out, but they offered me a 1 year billet in St. Pete Fl.
Took that, then got out. Went home to Seattle.
Then that sucked so I made some phone calls had some people pull some strings and got me back to St. Pete for a 1 year job since economy is shit.
And now here I am.
Same shit dif day.
Every Job has its ups and downs. All services are great man, just look into what the actual job is you want.
I like dealing with the public and job satisifaction after recovering people outa the water , or finding missing persons etc.

Just do your home work...
You will see.

 

You make a good point--fitness is more important than ever. Ask one of my Airmen that failed to get with the program, and how it is effecting his career. get several bad performance reports, separating from the military in Feb. There's just no more skirting physical fitness anymore. No more pussies hiding and getting away with being fat and lazy. I like it.

I didn't give bad advice, though. showing up to basic with good cardial stamina will help tremendously (w/ shin splints, agony, sore feet, etc.), but not required, nor will not doing so guarantee failure. I'm simply telling the OP to not make a huge stress out of it. He'll be taught to make the PT standard just like he will be taught to meet the t-shirt folding standard. I'm stationed at Lackland, about to be full-time first sgt at a basic training squadron. I'll tell ya many many trainees don't show up in shape, but many many will graduate and on go on to good careers. The instructors and the overall training regimen gets them where they need to be physically. If the trainee can ship from MEPS under the max weight then they should be more than fine at Air Force basic training. We'll get him where he needs to be. That's what we get paid to do!

 

Exactly. My advise was to work on cardio, and that was it. One minute of push ups and sit ups? If he can't do that he shouldn't be joining.

 

Come on brother, you gave your opinion bout every branch except the U.S.COAST GUARD.
Everyone always forgets about the little old CG.
Tell the man your opinion on the CG too.
Even if you think it's only for puddle jumping sailors.

I'm just messing with ya brother, it just made me smile when I saw once again the CG is forgotten.
Actually last night while boarding a plane to Seattle the airline attendant asked me if the CG was anything like the military.
Some people just don't know.

 

Saw the recruiter again and took the practice test. Now I take my ASVAB on Tuesday, then go through MEPS Wed. Looking at all the jobs right now trying to get a list going for my choices, starting to get excited!

 

My bad! I admit guilt on that one. Sorry!

Actually watched CG escort the cruise ship I rode back in Aug. They escorted us out of the harbor. Looked like a cool job, actually!

 

Any job suggestions are welcome. Basically looking for information on the jobs that you have or had. Thanks!

 

what are your real interests? skills and experiences you want to come away from the miliatry with? ever thought of spec tactics?

 

Yes that is one thing I have on my list. What can you tell me about it that I may not have gotten from my recruiter?

 

which aspect are you looking? PJ, CCT, TACP??? i was in the pararescue pipeline and my initial advice is do your homework and you have to want the maroon beret more than anything else in the world to have the desire to complete indoc and the 1.5 yrs of training. you have to enter that career field willing to live the moto "that others may live" from day 1. if you would like i can elaborate further...

here's a start
http://www.pararescue.com/

http://www.specialtactics.com/overview.shtml

BTW: dont beleive anything your dirtbag recruiter is gonna tell you about spec ops...they dont know jack shit and they get bonus numbers if they slot a spec ops candidte.