I was Air Mic for 2 years 3 mos. and 7 days and loved it. But there also came the time to "get off the rock". But I would not trade the experience for anything.
And the above was correct. We grabbed a "bird" and just went and flew. Never felt like we had to explain ourselves to anyone. All in all probable the best time I've had at CAL. Just didn't know it at the time.