I feel like I'm cursed. Every time I do a PMS (Preventive Maintenance Service) on the helicopter, it's always the same thing that breaks. I know the obvious choice is taking an extra one with me. When we wash it, I'm always the last person to finish the job just because I work on the tail, and I have more panels to install, and we wash it from front to the tail, so it seems like to everyone else, I'm taking too much time to do the job. I also get the last minute jobs, when everybody else sits around. Sorry just had to vent. I also HATE doing the pro-seal. I tried wearing gloves, but some how, It always sticks to my uniform and me. Since it's flying in Iraq, it's always dirty also (especially the tail). I'm tired of changing my uniform everyday. Since it's a helicopter, there's more things to go wrong because of more moving parts moving at high speeds. Also, there are limits to everything on this darn thing. The only reason I'm working on helicopter right now is because, I wasn't a US citizen when I enlisted, so Air force wouldn't give me a job in aviation, so I went to the Army instead.

That's why I want to move on to the fixed side of aviation. Just because I like fixed wing more better.

Thanks for reading.......