(Serious) Ask any USAF questions- this is not like the other ask threads!!!

[SDFlip]

any questions you have about being Enlisted in the Air Force.

Ask me anything about military jobs, basic training, military life, benefits, etc.

i don't know about the Officer side of the military so save your "How do I become a fighter pilot?" questions for someone else.

[BulkingBrit]

how long did it take to get upto rank sergeant?

[steve39]

do you fly a jet?

[Fryphax]

Do you feel the pay and benifits is/was worth giving up your rights for?

[SDFlip]

how long did it take to get upto rank sergeant?

it took me 4 1/2 years.

in the air force, you take a test and if you meet the required score, you pin on your rank anywhere from a couple months to almost a year later.

i made it my first try.

some can make it earlier if they came in as an E-3 or made E-4 earlier through a program called "Below the Zone"

[TaZ88XXL]

1. can you keep a bodybuilding lifestyle? if so, how do you keep a bodybuilding lifestyle.

2. Do you go clubbin, what do you do in the weekends on your freetime?

3. I want to be stationed overseas to Japan, Hawaii, Thailand...etc how can I do that?

[SDFlip]

do you fly a jet?

all air force members don't fly aircraft. only a small percentage of officers do.

i was an enlisted aircrew member the first couple years i was in the air force. i was a loadmaster on the c-17.

[LandonA]

Why did you choose the Air Force?

[SDFlip]

Do you feel the pay and benifits is/was worth giving up your rights for?

what rights did i give up?

if you're posting to start some kind of debate, don't bother.

[steve39]

all air force members don't fly aircraft. only a small percentage of officers do.

i was an enlisted aircrew member the first couple years i was in the air force. i was a loadmaster on the c-17.

yeah i heard that only like 2 percent actually fly the fighter jets. would've been alpha if you were one of them

[coke]

What are the odds of someone like me getting to fly.

getting lasics
will have an Electrical Engineering degree, junior this year
5'11 180
athletic. highschool Baseball MVP, and basketball 2 year starter.
been riding dirtibikes since i was nine (good reflexes), but i've never broken anything
pretty much perfect health

I like engineering, but i've always wanted to be a pilot, and i'm still considering the air force after college.

[lanzo]

Do you feel the pay and benifits is/was worth giving up your rights for?

Dont start stupid **** , take it to R&P.

[BAMF_T]

do you reagreat joing the airforce?(military)?
If you did not join the airforce what else would you be doing?

[Leafs13]

what do you think of the Israeli airforce?

[user467848784578]

I love the commissary, tax free groceries ftw.

[SDFlip]

1. can you keep a bodybuilding lifestyle? if so, how do you keep a bodybuilding lifestyle.

i know you're leaving for basic soon, so you're gonna have to take a small break from lifting. it's alright though. your cardio will be pretty good when you're done.

once you're done with basic, you can pretty much lift whenever you want. when you're all done with tech school and at your first assignment, you can lift whenever. you'll actually get time during your duty day to go to the gym. i work out in the morning before work and on the weekends. the base gyms always have decent equipment and are open early/late for shift workers. you'll have time to eat all your meals, too.

2. Do you go clubbin, what do you do in the weekends on your freetime??

i don't go clubbing anymore, i'm a family man. but when i was younger, that's all i did. when i would go TDY (temporary duty assignment) i would spend every minute of my off duty time with alcohol in my system. haha.

when i'm not at work, my life is pretty normal. i do whatever i want.

3. I want to be stationed overseas to Japan, Hawaii, Thailand...etc how can I do that?

when you get to basic, you're gonna fill out a dream sheet. it's an assignment preference form. you have 8 CONUS (continental US) and 8 overseas choices. you're a cop so you can go anywhere. just put down the places you want to go. remember, this is just your preference, you can go ANYWHERE.

what kind of places do you want to go to? i'll tell you what places are good/bad.

[keeperlit]

as a loadmaster, what's the biggest load you've ever dealt with

[SDFlip]

yeah i heard that only like 2 percent actually fly the fighter jets. would've been alpha if you were one of them

it's less than that.

2 percent is the amount of people that are aircrew members. the fighters are an even smaller portion of that.

[F2.]

do you like it?

and any info you might have on paratroopers.

[Jeremy-Vincent]

how much do you get paid?

[SDFlip]

Why did you choose the Air Force?

my brother and father recommended it.

my brother is currently a loadmaster and insisted that if i join i get a guaranteed contract to be a loadmaster also.

i wanted to join the Navy, but my dad was former navy and told me the AF was better. better jobs, facilities, duty assignments, quality of life.

[plcsp]

Is there an officer program for someone that is about to graduate where you can just go to training and go straight in as an officer? The Marines have OCC, is there an AirForce version? I have about a year left of college and I'm not doing ROTC with the retards that go right when "column left" is called.

[animal-mother]

I'm not doing ROTC with the retards that go right when "column left" is called.

LOL I can def. vouche for that...

alot of the ROTC people at my school are retards who just want to fly jets

[TaZ88XXL]

i know you're leaving for basic soon, so you're gonna have to take a small break from lifting. it's alright though. your cardio will be pretty good when you're done.

once you're done with basic, you can pretty much lift whenever you want. when you're all done with tech school and at your first assignment, you can lift whenever. you'll actually get time during your duty day to go to the gym. i work out in the morning before work and on the weekends. the base gyms always have decent equipment and are open early/late for shift workers. you'll have time to eat all your meals, too.


i don't go clubbing anymore, i'm a family man. but when i was younger, that's all i did. when i would go TDY (temporary duty assignment) i would spend every minute of my off duty time with alcohol in my system. haha.

when i'm not at work, my life is pretty normal. i do whatever i want.


when you get to basic, you're gonna fill out a dream sheet. it's an assignment preference form. you have 8 CONUS (continental US) and 8 overseas choices. you're a cop so you can go anywhere. just put down the places you want to go. remember, this is just your preference, you can go ANYWHERE.

what kind of places do you want to go to? i'll tell you what places are good/bad.

for domestic...i wanna be stationed at San Diego lol or hickam hawaii

for international...first is japan or guam or maybe even italy

what are the best for quality of life?

[xduelx]

as a loadmaster, what's the biggest load you've ever dealt with

No homo? haha jk.

SD, Since youve been in, how many duty stations have you had? To me thats the only thing I wouldnt like, especially if I had a family. I like to be set in one place. But my friends dad is an A10 pilot, and since theres only a couple bases that have A10's hes been stationed at Davis-Monthan for like 18 years, omitting including TDYs and deployments.

[SDFlip]

What are the odds of someone like me getting to fly.

getting lasics
will have an Electrical Engineering degree, junior this year
5'11 180
athletic. highschool Baseball MVP, and basketball 2 year starter.
been riding dirtibikes since i was nine (good reflexes), but i've never broken anything
pretty much perfect health

I like engineering, but i've always wanted to be a pilot, and i'm still considering the air force after college.

i'm enlisted and don't know too much about the officer side of the house.... sorry.

[Leafs13]

what do you think of the Israeli airforce?

[SDFlip]

do you reagreat joing the airforce?(military)?
If you did not join the airforce what else would you be doing?

it has it's ups and downs, just like any other job.

but for the most part, i like it. the take home pay isn't the best, but when you factor in all the benefits, the military pays pretty well.

if i wasn't in the military, i'd probably still be chasing my dreams of being an artist.... i don't know if i'd be able to support my wife and 2 kids selling painting.

[SDFlip]

what do you think of the Israeli airforce?

are you gonna keep asking that question until i answer it?

i don't know anything about them.... sorry

[ReMiX82]

What does it take to actually fly jets? like what are the requirements and what type of training and for how long?

I know it sounds like a little kid question but i've always been interested especially considering the fact that less that 2 percent actually fly them, do you apply to fly and then go through rigorous training and then they just cut them almost like the seals or how does it work in the air force?