Originally Posted by
MAGNUM!!
If you can get an AD slot, I say go that route. You may not fly what you THINK you want to fly, but what you THINK you want to fly right now may not be what you really wanted to fly all along. That makes perfect sense to me, but it might sound like crap to you. AD will give you a solid background, a good flying base, a good paycheck, and more options in the long run than being a Guard baby. Just my opinion. Good luck.
That is a very good point. For the longest time, including right now, the Hornet has been the ride that I always get excited thinking about. But however the cards fall, I'd accept.
Originally Posted by Sputink
Well let's keep in mind, he's not talking about joining the military, he's talking about joining the Air Force. It's like the military....
Hah! Noooo. Navy all the way, brother!
At any rate, I live in the PHX area, and off the top of my head, there is a KC-135 unit at PHX, and an F-16 unit down in Tucson at Monthan. Would it be a taboo thing to send an app/resume (whatever is needed) to a unit that is not currently publicly hiring? I wouldn't be doing this anywhere near the immediate future, just curious.
Well everyone, thank you for the great and well thought out replies. It is all appreciated. I imagine I'll come back sometime in the near future for some more 'been there, done that' type of advice.