I dont think I can change anything as far as orders go. The squadron I got orders to goes to allot of cool places from what iv been told.
welcome big toe!!
What is your rating/job.
I tried to get stationed close to home when I first joined. They sent me to Europe and then proceeded to close all the major bases in New England. For 22 years, the closest I ever got to Massachusetts was Oklahoma!
It ended up being a good thing. Got to live in new places, not just visit them....and ended up here where I met my bride and ended up raising a family.
It ended up being a good thing. Got to live in new places, not just visit them....and ended up here where I met my bride and ended up raising a family.
My family was furious at me,,,
Because I did not list Tinker on my dream sheet.
I was Born in OKC and had spent the last 8 years there,,,
I wanted to get the heck out of Oklahoma.
I got an incredible job (99125/99105) in the USAF,,,
I spent the next 8 years (minus 89 days) on worldwide TDY.
I never understood why people tried to be stationed in their home town,,,
They could have seen the world on Uncle Sugars dime like I did.
Aarond
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Because I did not list Tinker on my dream sheet.
I was Born in OKC and had spent the last 8 years there,,,
I wanted to get the heck out of Oklahoma.
I got an incredible job (99125/99105) in the USAF,,,
I spent the next 8 years (minus 89 days) on worldwide TDY.
I never understood why people tried to be stationed in their home town,,,
They could have seen the world on Uncle Sugars dime like I did.
Aarond
.
Thank all of you for your service.
Just to make things clear, I did not expect to get these orders. I had a list to apply from, but there was nothing on the list I was super excited about. So when you go up for orders you get three different tries to apply for places. I chose the Tinker orders because it is almost impossible to get them (and all my friends applied for them too) which means they would push me back to the next list if I didnt get them. Somehow I got them though lol. Im happy because ill be working on planes that are very similar to civilian airliners, and also because it is pretty uncommon to be accepted into these types of squadrons.
My father got three choices (Hawaii, Alaska, and the UK) when we were stationed at Clark AB and got hosed on all three accounts ending back up Tinker which was his first duty station and where I was born. Thanks to Uncle Sam by the time I was 12 I had lived in Japan, Korea, and Philippines which led to one heck of an adjustment integrating into civilian life after being in a DOD system my entire life. Welcome back and if you are getting our anytime soon Boeing on the back side of the base is constantly hiring.
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