Joining the USAF

It's hard to say how a person will react. I joined the USAF as just
something to do, and it turned out I stayed for 21 years, and they
basically had to push me out the door because I was having so much
fun!

To me, there are two USAF's: 1) Ops 2) Idiots

The breed that exists in Operations are much more mission oriented,
and even a slick-sleeve is required to prove his/her worth in annual
evaluations that can result in their being booted out of the USAF, or
(horrors) being booted to maintenance or support.

Engineering officers are civilians in uniform. None of them have any
worth as a leader. I have never met a non-Ops officer who could
lead men into war. After all, that's what it is all about. We in ops,
eat, drank, and ****ed to be in the battle. I spent over 200 days TDY
every year, and it wasn't until I retired that I found out how much I
missed it. As a Captain even, you have a flight of officers who can
really provide leadership to a vast quantity of enlisted ops, and the
vermin we called non-ops. Non-ops types require leadership on an
hourly basis in battle. They are more apt to kill themselves than the
enemy.

Do it! In 4 years you will be a better man, regardless of whether you
hated every minute of it. Go to Iraq! Go to war, you will love it, and
you will be respected for it in your 40's. You may die on Route 66 in
Oklahoma, or the Death Route in Tikrit, but no one cares about
all the people who died and were maimed on Route 66.

Clue 1: You get what you put into it.

"Death may be more exciting than life" General Patton

"jshmoe" wrote
Hi all,

I'd like to know what your opinion is on joining the US Air Force as
an officer and going to OTS. I'm considering going as an officer in a
technical field (not as a pilot). I know about MEPS and the process
for getting into the OTS, but what I would like to know is whether or
not it is worth it? Is there any guarantee as to what position I might
be working in, or whether or not I would be shipped to the Middle East
to do some sort of work out there? Will knowing Arabic increase my
chances of admission? You know, the general sort of questions that can
be asked to a recruiter, but without a clear, honest answer. Someone
out there with experience doing same would help out a great deal
(those with technical degrees, not pilots).

Thanks,

J