"The Marines offer a great quality of life......for the citizens of this great country"

That line can't go unnoticed!!!!! It should be a bumper sticker....if it isn't already.

Thanks USMC-SGT

 

Lots of good things said here. Our unit does not hire "off the street," and hasn't for some time. I agree with Scrapdog...don't go to the Guard/Reserve to "take a break" these days. If you join our unit, you need to bring it or you'll be unwelcome. I think Guard/Reserve units right now are like USC football...talent is coming to us, not vice versa. We have more people knocking on the door than we can talk to, and it's like that with every F-16 unit I know of. Eagle units are similarly manned....the F-15C squadron at Klamath Falls is absolutely loaded with top-notch experienced fighter pilots. It's getting tougher to get a Guard UPT slot, and it's getting tougher to "just leave AD and join the Guard."

That said...best decision I ever made. I loved the AD Air Force (still do), but I really love the Guard.


And I've still never worn a scarf.