Thinking about joining the airforce reserve

[slow99]

My ex joined the USAF and he's gay now. Just sayin'

Spurious correlation.

[CJ]

My ex joined the USAF and he's gay now. Just sayin'

so you're saying you drove a man to gay?

[matts5.0]

what was your MOS?

6154 I was a huey and cobra airframer, I was a QA when I got out.

[96mustangtx]

I was active Air Force for 3 years and then switched to Air Force Reserves for three years. It was a huge adjustment. This biggest thing that irked me was it took a lot longer to get anything done in Reserves.

For example, average turn around on a travel voucher was 2 weeks when on active, my last travel voucher from the reserves took 8 months. Eight months and they "lost" it alot. I submitted it seriously 3 times a month. My ex still has not been paid for one from 2 years ago. She gave up.

Not everything is that different, but that is the thing about the Reserves that stands out.

After three years I made the switch to the National Guard and have never looked back. The fact the Guard was sending me to OCS was the ultimate deciding factor in making another change.

[jnobles06]

Anyone here in the cheerforce? I was an e5 in the Marines, got out last July.

i was active for 6 years doing f-16 avionics,but when i enlisted i got to pick my job. now i work at lockheed on the f-35. it's a good easy gig, but i wouldn't just join unless i knew what i was going to be doing

i dont't know about the marines but in the air force they have a tendency to micromanage a lot. i don't know if it is true air force wide but that is what i learned from my experience.

[32vfromhell]

i was active for 6 years doing f-16 avionics,but when i enlisted i got to pick my job. now i work at lockheed on the f-35. it's a good easy gig, but i wouldn't just join unless i knew what i was going to be doing

i dont't know about the marines but in the air force they have a tendency to micromanage a lot. i don't know if it is true air force wide but that is what i learned from my experience.

Micromanagement you will find in just about any government institution outside of a Park Ranger, heh.

[BULLET_DRIVER]

Anyone here in the cheerforce? I was an e5 in the Marines, got out last July.

Yea Im Air Force and no Im not gay. You will probably go down 1 rank by movin to the reserve. You will also need alot of paper work from your previous service. Air Force recruiters dont have alot of knowledge about the Marines way of doin business, when you talk to one they will most likely act like they know it all. Dont take it personal, its what they were taught to do in recruiting school.

[Chili]

well in boot they treat us like shit cuz we arent fulltime but i imagine that goes through every branch. fyi airnational guard pays more and has better benifits but that ws 10 years ago so i dont know now. lackland AFB is pretty nice and has a badass hospital if you plan to stay down there a while. but if you arent smart and a very quick learner its not for you, hell i was gunna be a glorifed cook and they still wanted me to know how to build a jet. army is easier just letting you know, but if you are bright and dont mind more mental challenges than physical you might like it

LMFAO, Seriously?

[Ted]

Yea Im Air Force and no Im not gay.

Mutherjuggs says you may not be but your boyfriend is!!!11

[matts5.0]

Yea Im Air Force and no Im not gay. You will probably go down 1 rank by movin to the reserve. You will also need alot of paper work from your previous service. Air Force recruiters dont have alot of knowledge about the Marines way of doin business, when you talk to one they will most likely act like they know it all. Dont take it personal, its what they were taught to do in recruiting school.

No way in hell im going to lose a rank going from the Marine Corps to the airforce. hell I should gain one in my opinion. I have copies of every single document I have from when I got out of the Corps.

[matts5.0]

LMFAO, Seriously?

both seem pretty easy, at least boot camp wise anyway. I heard they get stress cards and get to hang on to their cell phones and shit.

[Chili]

both seem pretty easy, at least boot camp wise anyway. I heard they get stress cards and get to hang on to their cell phones and shit.

Granted, I went through Army basic 18 years ago, so things may have changed. They still asked if you were a homo and did not have mixed genders in basic. Back then the Air Force was even easier than the Navy!

Hell, I remember hanging out at an AF base in Korea waiting for a flight and listening to the junior enlisted call their NCO "Bob" to his face and he had facial hair. Unless he was the only white guy in the military with a shaving profile, that would not fly in the Army at the time.

[matts5.0]

Granted, I went through Army basic 18 years ago, so things may have changed. They still asked if you were a homo and did not have mixed genders in basic. Back then the Air Force was even easier than the Navy!

Hell, I remember hanging out at an AF base in Korea waiting for a flight and listening to the junior enlisted call their NCO "Bob" to his face and he had facial hair. Unless he was the only white guy in the military with a shaving profile, that would not fly in the Army at the time.

now every branch but the Marines has mixed gender bootcamp.

[akfodysvn]

Security Forces is basically Air Force Infantry now, just so you know.

worst advice I've seen here...

Did 5 years Active, been stateside and overseas... then I Palace Chased into the ANG. I would do ANG over reserves, and carswell is right there. Hit me up w/ a PM if you want my opinion. I had a successful career and feel I could provide some good/honest advice. Not sure what kind of troops these other guys were, maybe they were studs too!

[ZYouL8R]

I was active Air Force for 3 years and then switched to Air Force Reserves for three years. It was a huge adjustment. This biggest thing that irked me was it took a lot longer to get anything done in Reserves.

For example, average turn around on a travel voucher was 2 weeks when on active, my last travel voucher from the reserves took 8 months. Eight months and they "lost" it alot. I submitted it seriously 3 times a month. My ex still has not been paid for one from 2 years ago. She gave up.

Not everything is that different, but that is the thing about the Reserves that stands out.

After three years I made the switch to the National Guard and have never looked back. The fact the Guard was sending me to OCS was the ultimate deciding factor in making another change.

2 weeks for a travel voucher? That's pretty impressive. I'm averaging about 2 months per. It would take a lot less if the shoe clerks in Finance didn't spend all day on Facebook or in "training".