Posted on 01/13/2005 6:59:00 AM PST by Blue Scourge
Hey everyone,
Been gone awhile but wanted to let all know that I'm back and am officailly a Airman (1st classs) in the United States Air Force.
BMT was an expierence...you have to go through it to understand it.
Well, I have to keep this short....I'm stationed at Goodfellow right now preparing to start classes for intel.
B1's? The Titan II missiles were about to be phased out even in 1976 when I got out. McConnell and Boeing shared huge Runway. B1's? Cool
I'll never forget the day our bus departed Lackland AFB for Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas, and tech school (672xx Military Pay Clerk). November 1984. Because I had three years of JROTC, I got to skip out of BMTS after three weeks(!) and got to sew on two stripes. They called it Proficiency Advancement (PA). Of course, if you messed up ONCE, your TI would cancel your PA status and you stayed for the entire six weeks.
At BMTS, I got a marksmanship ribbon, with a little help from the airman on my left. The range master told me, "You have more than 40 holes in your target, but since I can't tell which ones are yours, you get credit for them all. It takes 360 to get a ribbon and you got a 362. Congratulations." :-)
After tech school, I went to Mather AFB, Sacramento, California, (nice duty) and got out during the 1988 draw down.
3708th BMTS (RIP) Dorm A-10, TIs SSGT Champion, SRA Garvin, TSGT Neal, A1C Davis.
Congratulations and kudos to you my friend.
Congrats! Welcome to the United States Air Force!
-A1C White, USAF, Active
Congrats and welcome the blue! You've taken the first step of many!!
The story goes that one of President Johnson's daughters was dating an A2C. The President is reported as saying " nobody should be a second class anything" so they redid the rank structure.
Makes me remember the wonderful time I had in 1968. I thought my name was "you F***in' maggot" for several months after that.
Same for me with French. As much as I try, I cannot forget it. ;-)
You have a difficult job but it is the most important one in the military. Taking care of the wounded requires a special type person. God Bless you and all our Military Men and Women.
Thats bad....I also try to forget I am 1/2 French!
Just saw your post to BlueScourge and wanted to say thanks for your service too AIC White! (From an AF Vet, and an Army Vet) :o)
hey congrats...I am sure I will run into you at some point at Wright Pat or in Tampa....
Just saw this and wanted to say congratulations and thank you for serving my country!
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