Originally Posted by
PasserOGas
Whoa, I actually got the account to answer this guys question if you must know.
I'm sure there are more happy pilots in Florida than where I live, but just a poll around the tanker community will back me up. Generally if you are at an AMC base the guard gets the trips, we get the 'Died. If you aren't at the Died, you are doing menial paperwork... all friggen day. My buddy went to AC upgrade and had 1 non deployed TDY in over 2 years. I have been luckier than him, but not by much. At home station we fly once every 2 months or so. Most of our beans are done in the sim. It's just a fact.
If someone had told me before I joined this was the case I wouldn't have signed up, especially if I knew about the Guard. I promise I'm not alone in this sentiment. I acknowedge that not all of us feel this way, but at least from where I'm from its a healthy majority. I wish I was livin the dream too, but it just doesn't happen for a lot of us, and this guy should at least know there is more to the AD than recruiting commercials make it out.
Didn't mean to offend just giving my $.02
I make 4 and I didn't get lucky enough to spend all my time in the cockpit either - plenty of time either in school, on the ground in Iraq or humping a pack with 1st Bn/2d Marines - and I still have a smile on my face too.
So....if you want to say such things about your tanker community in your redy room at your base - I can't argue with you; but I do think that oit is unfair for you to tell this person that is the AD force even in the rest of the AF and certainly AD in the military as a general rule.
USMCFLYR