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If only I got frequent flyer miles

By John, on August 17th, 2011

I’ve been working quite a bit and by work I mean flying people and cargo all across the planet. I haven’t made it to across the Pacific ocean yet but I’ve crossed the Atlantic quite a few times in the past few weeks. Since I started this job and really started flying (about 2 [...]

On the road

By John, on July 11th, 2011

Weather can ruin hours of careful preparation. We were scheduled to stop in Kansas and pick up some stuff and then fly direct to Germany. We landed, loaded, and fueled only to find that it was too hot to takeoff. We were simply too heavy and the air wasn’t dense enough at that temperature [...]

Sightseeing

By John, on January 26th, 2011

I’ve done some extensive traveling since I joined the military. In fact, I’ve spent more than 5 years living overseas in places like South Korea, the Middle East, and England. While there I made my best effort to get away from the base and experience as much of the culture as possible. Each time [...]

Round 1 is over – on to Round 2

By John, on October 19th, 2010

Round 1 of training is complete and I still have quite a long way to go in the whole training process. I’ve finished aircrew fundamentals and basic loadmaster. Next on my list are three survival schools followed by the big daddy of them all – initial qualification. I’ve barely been home all year and [...]

Almost done

By John, on October 3rd, 2010

I’ve got two and half days of class left and then a graduation ceremony that takes about an hour. If I was lucky, the final day of class and graduation would be on the same day. I’m not lucky. I take my final test on Wednesday and have to come in on Thursday to [...]

I’m making progress

By John, on September 21st, 2010

Since I last made a post the wheels have been put into motion… and they didn’t turn far.

We got our assignment and we don’t have to pack up our bags and move. We’re going to stay at McChord for the next few years. Along with my assignment I got my next pile [...]

Two weeks down

By John, on September 3rd, 2010

We had another block test and I passed without issue (again). I did miss one question and it pisses me off because I second guessed myself. Damn.

Earlier this week I had to yell at an airman for disrespect. He thought we were peers. He was mistaken. He can’t speak to me however [...]

One week down

By John, on August 28th, 2010

Training will no longer be an annual requirement. For me it will be something that I live and breathe. My old career field spends a lot of time on simple tasks that we do ad nauseum. The Loadmaster career field demands that each member be fully trained and qualified (current and qualified) on all [...]

Flashbacks

By John, on August 19th, 2010

Yesterday evening I arrived at Lackland, the home of basic military training for the Air Force. For the next two months I’ll be in class just like every basic training graduate. It’s back to basics for me. I’m retraining into the Loadmaster career field (1A2X1).

Simply driving around this place has brought back [...]

Travel

By John, on May 15th, 2010

Travel has officially begun. I’ve been awake for 6 hours and I have a few more hours before my show time. I looked at the flight board and it looks like I am going to wait for 5-6 hours after my show time.

By the time I land, I will have been up [...]

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