M14 Forum

Jet

Did 30 years from 1978 to 2008. Started as an 811XX then converted to 3P0XX then
8F000 and retired as a 9E000

Now work as a civil servant in 0080 job series (security forces)

SGV

Good to see another Defender here...

Mike4

You do understand..."Young 'coon for running, old 'coon for cunning"

phantomguy

OLD DUDES?

Tech school at kessler in 71-72. USAF taught me electronic warfare systems. Worked SR-71's, B-52's, but liked F-4's the best. Out in '79.

Someone had to keep the world safe while you youngin's were being breast-fed by your mommy.

CSAR FE

I was a 2W1 (Aircraft Armament) on A-10A and A-10Cs At Davis-Monthan for 4 years. I x-trained and now I'm a 1A1 (Flight Engineer) on HH-60Gs.

Roadkingtrax

2W1X1 only 10 years.

1996-2000 Nellis AFB F-16 57th Wing Falcon AMU
2000-2003 Michigan ANG Battle Creek A-10 110th FW, Kuwait/Iraq 2003
2003-2006 Arizona ANG, Tucson 162nd FW, F-16

M_anstrom

Came in to be a 1W0X2 Air Force Special Operations Weather Technician but ended up going due to a shortage of slots at the time (or so they told me in basic) so I became a 3P0X1 Security Forces. Testing for SSgt next test cycle and PCSing from Eielson AFB to the 736th Contingency Response Group at Andersen AFB.

My Grandfather was originally a Navy mechanic on Eagle class patrol boats in the begining of WWII. After his enlistment he went to the US Army Air Corp as a B29 crew chief. During the Cold War he was switched to B-52's. He retired as a SMSgt and staying as a civilian tech school instructor at Chanute AFB until the 80's. Actually, both my Grandpa and Grandmother were instructors out there.

My dad was drafted after High School in '69 and became a Pararescueman in Vietnam. He retated over to "straight leg" Medic sometime after Vietnam and stayed in the Airforce until 99' retiring as a CMSgt.

Needless to say when my dad got wind I was trying to go into the Marines as a 2111 Small Arms Repairer/Technician he went Chief on me and my recruiter then had me join the "Family Business"...haha

Don't regret it for a second...

SunnyInOKC

X1A271 and later 33S3.

Loadmaster on C-130's for 3ish years, then on MC-130H for 7ish years. OTS, then Comm officer for about 3 before I separated.

E5TOMHAV

462X0/2W1X0 Aircraft Armament Systems Technician (Load Toad)

Started out loading nukes on the B1-B at Ellsworth AFB,SD and ended up on the F-16 at Moody AFB, GA.

1990-1998

BoneDawg

Was a 431 then it swapped to a 2A5 (B-1's)...did that for 13 years, had to medical cross train into 4A0...got a "v" code which is equivalent to Comm. Did that for the last 7 years of my career, living nice and comfortable off of the experience from the last 7 years with the Comm experience. The retirement benefits help feed this addiction!

Mattitude

461x0/2W0x1 Munitions Systems Technician

Lowry AFB, CO tech school
Myrtle Beach AFB, SC Apr 1991-May 1992
Bitburg. AB, Germany May 1992-Sept 1994
Ramstein AB, Germany Oct 1994-Sept 1997
Misawa AB, Japan Sept 1997-Sept 2001
Pope AFB, NC Sept 2001-July 2008

I was medically retired after 17 years, 7 months & 25 days of service with a 70% disability rating from the AF and 100% (Individual Unemployability) throuh the VA.

Mattitude

461x0/2W0x1 Munitions Systems Technician

Lowry AFB, CO tech school
Myrtle Beach AFB, SC Apr 1991-May 1992
Bitburg. AB, Germany May 1992-Sept 1994
Ramstein AB, Germany Oct 1994-Sept 1997
Misawa AB, Japan Sept 1997-Sept 2001
Pope AFB, NC Sept 2001-July 2008

I was medically retired after 17 years, 7 months & 25 days of service with a 70% disability rating from the AF and 100% (Individual Unemployability) throuh the VA.

CitizenErased

1A4X1-Airborne Operations Specialist

AC-130 Sensor Operator out of Hurlburt Field, FL 2009-Present

bobbo489

Wow reading through this shows just how much and often the AFSC's change. Currently I am a 2A573C, Integrated Avionics Heavies, Electronic Warfare. But that is supposed to changed to some 2A6 BS AFSC soon since they want to merge my job on the AWACS in to something called Mission Systems. But that don't bother me because I am retraining into 1U0X1, Sensor Operator.

I would just like to thank all of you for your service also.

Hanzerik

3E351 Structures (Can't recall original AFSC)
820th RED HORSE Nellis AFB NV 89-92

(T)2A573A Comm/Nav (Can't recall original AFSC)
99CAMS Ellsworth AFB SD 93-95
21SOS/352SOG RAF Alconbury/RAF Mildenhall UK 95-98
821AMS/621AMOG TALCE Comm McGuire AFB NJ 98-01
AMWC/421CTS/USAFEOS TALCE Comm Fort Dix NJ 01-06

8S000 Missile Alert Facility Manager
FE Warren AFB WY 06-11

Retired E-7