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[Pegasus5112]

I think they're raising the age limit to 35, but by then you'll be 75% of the way to retirement. That would be a tough call, but not necessarily a bad one. I see guys walking in the door making $65-70K. About the only people getting in these days are military controllers. Reagan fired most of the work force in the 1981 strike, and the guys (well, mostly guys) they hired to replace them are quickly approaching retirement age. We're going to have to hire a lot of people to replace them.

Nothing wrong with a career in the military. One of my best friends started as an E-1 just before I did in '84 and was just selected for LCDR up there in Washington where you are. He's bailing out in 8 months. Not many jobs where you can do that at 41.

Originally Posted by VADER

Yeah, well I kinda re-upped a few months ago, so it looks like I will be in for the full 20. I'll be 30 in December, and my original EAOS was like October of 05 before I re-upped. It only gave me a few months before I hit 31 to get hired, and with a family to support it's sort of a no brainer. I was really leaning toward the FAA, but needed to make a quick decision. Guess I shoulda been looking at this point a few years ago, huh? Well, at least I got my Titan out of the deal!

[scubakleev]

E-5 in the USAF and 6 years in so far.
For you loadmasters out there i'm ATOC, for the rest of you i'm in Air Transportation. Pretty much load all the cargo planes with ANYTHING you can think of

[VADER]

Originally Posted by Pegasus5112

I think they're raising the age limit to 35, but by then you'll be 75% of the way to retirement. That would be a tough call, but not necessarily a bad one. I see guys walking in the door making $65-70K. About the only people getting in these days are military controllers. Reagan fired most of the work force in the 1981 strike, and the guys (well, mostly guys) they hired to replace them are quickly approaching retirement age. We're going to have to hire a lot of people to replace them.

Nothing wrong with a career in the military. One of my best friends started as an E-1 just before I did in '84 and was just selected for LCDR up there in Washington where you are. He's bailing out in 8 months. Not many jobs where you can do that at 41.

Good point. I will be 38 when I retire from the Navy, and that is still a young pup to most people. I have been looking into the Phoenix 20 program to get in the FAA, and if that doesn't work, I would have absolutely no problem with working DOD for a military facility.

[VADER]

I was stationed there in 2001, way back when the TITAN was gleam in NISSAN's eye. I know that there is quite an Air Force population there right now, just like when I was there.

[Austin]

Where is Coupeville, WA?

[VADER]

Originally Posted by Austin

Where is Coupeville, WA?

Coupeville is on Whidbey Island, right in the middle. I would say about 1 hour south of Bellingham and 30 minutes north of Everett.

[reloader22]

Retired Navy Master Chief here! Did my last 4 1/2 years managing Aviation Support Equipment at Chief Of Naval Air Reserve Forces in New Orleans. TOUGH DUTY!!! Mardi Gras!

[vp46fe]

Been in the navy for 12 im an AME1 currently flying p-3's going to VX to fly some c-130's for a change. I just left Whidbey Island and i am currently in Misawa Japan and will be in point mugu in a couple months. I was on the Uss Independence for 5 years with an FA-18 squadron. I did AIMD in whidbey too before i went p-3's.

[purmscl]

MM2 Nuke serving aboard the USS Seawolf. Just reported from a tour as a Staff pickup at the S8G prototype in Ballston Spa NY. I'd make the same decision again, for the friends I made and the experiences I've had. There's no way in hell I'd go back though.

RS has MARF always been the happy place or is that just a recent event?

Go Navy, Beat Air Force!

[TallTexan]

Navy 65-69---Ping jockey, EB6 Program . Old fart.

[Finnattic]

I'm in the Marine reserves in an artillary unit and was just advised last drill(Sept) that we are an infantry unit now. HMMMMMMM

And instead of drilling 1 time next month(Oct) we are scheduled to drill THREE times. Three in Nov,two in Dec as well as the two week anual training which usually doesn't happen until July of next year. HMMMMMM

All this and no offical orders yet...Hmmmmmmmmmm

I've got three words- Iraq next year....:



YEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAA

[fmira001]

In the Army, stationed at Ft. Benning, GA.
In for 21 years active duty, so far. Retiring Oct. 05.
MOS 19K. M-1 Tanks!
Currently, assigned as an EO Advisor. Tough job, but somebody has to do it!

[rngrq]

Hooah!

RLTW!

[mikegronholz]

USMC
0656 (Computer Nerd)
E-5 (Sergeant)
4.5 years (stop lossed in 2003 for Iraq thing)
MCNOSC (formerly MITNOC) in Quantico, VA

Did some grunt type stuff ... falling out of perfectly good airplanes at Ft. Benning, Cold Weather Training in NoCal - it was WAAAAAAAYYYYYY COLD !!!

[engine 3]

HM2(FMF) An Nasiryah 3/03-8/03 YES another Squid kind of, attached to the Marines GRUNT RRRRRRRRRRRR.