Just got out of the Army, still wanna serve but not in the Army. I looked at the AF site I'm looking at Flight Engineer, Armament, and Munitions, (however you spell it) Any advice would be great. Thanks

 

What kind of advice are you looking for?

 

The key word being ANY

 

i'm about to join the airforce after the holidays and i know some advice. When you sign up if you sign a 6 year contract you can be an E-2 instead of an E-1( better pay). Did you take the aptitude test ? what are some of the new wanted jobs that they told you outright you could get for a bonus yearly pay ?

 

He just got out of the Army, more than likely he will be well above an E-2.. That kind of advice really won't apply to him..

 

ok i did not know that your rank can transfer if you transfer branches of the military . just for thought if you dont mind how long have you been inlisted ? what is your rank Sir ?( just wondering how long it normaly takes to get your rank up .thats why i asked )

 

l was in for 6 yrs E-5 18 months to E-4 got stuck there for a bit.

 

It may have changed but I don't think the AF is taking prior service unless you are trying to be like TACP/CCT/EOD etc...

 

Yeah they are accepting prior service i just talked the recruiter Friday, was mostly looking to see if anyone here has done any of those jobs or is doing any of those jobs.

 

Well flight engineer is a great job depending what aircraft... i wouldn't reccomend ammo or anything unless you like dealing with bombs etc. i would reccomend aerial gunner or TACP etc... but you sound like you want a job that gives a lot of family/off time. Go just about anything medical its almost like a regular job most the time. problem is finding a recruiter that will help you secure a slot.

 

Yeah he tried to tell me they didn't have any medical jobs probably cause he needs to fill the mechanical jobs, I'm going also look at Air Traffic Controller although there might be an age limit for that. After being in the Army for 6yrs and being a Tanker I need something to keep me busy. During terminal leave from the Army I was so bored I would go take the Camaro apart just to put it back together.

 

hey brother i was stationed in ft hood also who were you with 4ID or 1st cav? anywho sucks you just got out and didn't ask before you could have got a 20k bonus for signing up with the air force reserves, depending on the job, flight engineer is a good job, r u trying to go active again, i'd say kc-10 flight engineer as it's an awesome aircraft that gets to fly everywhere, i'm currently a crewchief for the kc-10 on the reserve side, i think the only places you can be stationed r cali, or nj, i was 4ID, if you have any questions feel free to pm me good choice on branch i haven't regretted it yet outstanding morale

 

Thanks, beezer I'm going to look up the kc-10, I was 4ID forever I think 4ID rocks. Yes I was planning on going active. Flight Engineer does sound awesome, hopefully I qualify for it. when I enlisted in the Army they told me I pretty could whatever I wanted as far as MOS's go. From everyone I have talked to and heard from on this thread and everywhere else, The AF seems awesome. Thanks everyone for responding. When I know more about my options I'll post up again.

 

Just quoting these so he can't go back and edit them.

To the OP Thanks!

 

i've heard good things about FE, munitions/arm are places i wouldn't wanna be.

go high speed..

 

few of my buds are in it and they said they love it

 

If you want a nice, cushy, well paid job, be a Flight Engineer. Don't, however, be one on a tanker unless you enjoy deploying often (like twice a year). If you can get ACC heavies, that is your best bet. I am on AWACS and its cushy!

 

Atomyk how are the flight engineer spots looking and how long is tech school?

 

There is no guaranty that you can keep your rank when you join the USAF. NONE

 

I'm in the Air Force and I've been in for 13 years. I've loved every bit of it. I'm in the medical field as a Radiologic Technologist. Basically, I shoot x-rays and do CT scans (CAT Scans), etc. I'm one of the few in my section that has been in the medical field from the get-go. A bunch of the people I work with were prior flight line, crew chiefs, ammo, weapons, and one security forces guy. Although I love what I do, I'm looking at maybe shifting gears here shortly (no pun intended) and applying for first sergeant school. I know that there will be many times where I'm expected to really "lay down the law", so to speak, but I really look forward to just helping people out.