Originally Posted by
Flugzeugmann
I will probably apply anyway, but I'd be surprised if I can beat out 59 other applicants. As one of you mentioned, my "tone" is not exactly positive towards being a missileer. Can you blame me? I don't want to get into an argument with someone about "my duty as an officer first" but staring at an unchanging computer screen in a hole in the ground that smells of sewage doesn't exactly get my blood going in the morning.
Don't get me wrong, I do my job to the best of my abilities, but it certainly isn't my passion and I'm probably not the #1 missileer on base. It's a difficult situation for me because I know I have to do well here in order to move on to bigger and better things but the motivation and drive is definitely lacking.
Some misileers I know don't think the grass is greener in some other job, but I know enough pilots who can prove them wrong. And I firmly believe that if you want to be successful, you have to LOVE what you do. I do not LOVE being a missile jockey. I do LOVE flying. So thanks to those of you who understand where I'm coming from.
Sounds like you may have heard this before but here it is anyway. Even if you can't stand being a conehead you need to try to be the best damn missileer the Air Force has ever seen. Most of the times it is the little things that make a difference in who gets the job. OPR's all look the same, resumes, unless something really stands out, all look the same, test scores all look the same. But a letter of recommendation from your current commander that says this guy is the best damn missileer I have ever seen, always comes to work ready to tackle any job will be an asset to any organization etc, etc will make somebody take notice and especially if that commander will make a phone call for you. Tough to get that recommendation if you are #125 out of 127 guys in his unit. And you don't have to think of it as "your duty as an Officer first" think of it as a stepping stone up to get the career of your dreams. The reputation you develop while taking on the really ****ty jobs is the one that follows you for a long, long time. Took me a while to learn that as a young enlisted man and then young officer but I have. A little too late to get some of my dream jobs but I have learned
