Life as a fighter pilot (air national guard)....
10-27-2008, 06:00 PM
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Life as a fighter pilot (air national guard)....
I have some questions regarding the lifestyle as a fighter pilot with the air national guard. What type of deployments can one expect? How long can you expect to be gone from home at a time? I'm sure it differs during times of war and peace... I would love to hear some experiences of what a typical week is like, how often you are home, how far from base can you live, quality of life, etc. Thanks in advance!
10-28-2008, 11:29 PM
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Dude its like Top Gun, but only one weekend a month. They just go out every now and again and dogfight a few dudes, come back, play some volleyball and slap each other on the ass. No big deal. Then go find ladies who lost that lovin' feelin'.
10-29-2008, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyArmy
Dude its like Top Gun, but only one weekend a month. They just go out every now and again and dogfight a few dudes, come back, play some volleyball and slap each other on the ass. No big deal. Then go find ladies who lost that lovin' feelin'.
10-29-2008, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ChinookDriver47
See, we know where the "wit" of the military fliers lies: the Army.
Seattle1, who are you looking at? Are they lying about standing up a fighter/bomber unit at McChord again?
Seattle1, who are you looking at? Are they lying about standing up a fighter/bomber unit at McChord again?
what is life like as an Army aviator?
only reason I ask.....just finishing the WOFT packet now
10-29-2008, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyArmy
Dude its like Top Gun, but only one weekend a month. They just go out every now and again and dogfight a few dudes, come back, play some volleyball and slap each other on the ass. No big deal. Then go find ladies who lost that lovin' feelin'.
10-29-2008, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ryan1234
not to hijack....
what is life like as an Army aviator?
only reason I ask.....just finishing the WOFT packet now
what is life like as an Army aviator?
only reason I ask.....just finishing the WOFT packet now
Back to the original question...
Any F-15 drivers in the Montana ANG want to switch jobs?
10-29-2008, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyArmy
Dude its like Top Gun, but only one weekend a month. They just go out every now and again and dogfight a few dudes, come back, play some volleyball and slap each other on the ass. No big deal. Then go find ladies who lost that lovin' feelin'.
You forgot the endless showers with other dudes.
10-29-2008, 10:51 PM
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on a related note, do fighter types have their helmets custom painted anymore? Or was that just a gimmick for the movie? I can't help but think that people would call you a dork for painting your helmet with some machismo artwork.
10-29-2008, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
on a related note, do fighter types have their helmets custom painted anymore? Or was that just a gimmick for the movie? I can't help but think that people would call you a dork for painting your helmet with some machismo artwork.
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