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This may shock some of you....

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:11 pm
by bakura_fan
today I just swore into the Air Force. I've been working towards this and I'm proud of the descision I have made. My top 4 job choices deal with electronics. Not fixing them or anything...but computer stuff dealing with intelligence...feedign false info to enemies....recovering lost information...networking computers and secure lines for the president and his contacts...those are a few of the descriptions...The earliest i'll find out which job I get is the 23rd of this month. I will also find out when between January 31 2006 and september 13 2006 I will go to basic training. Thought I should give you guys a heads up. Any questions?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:21 pm
by Ashley
Wow, congrats! I'm sure you'll do our country good. We shall be praying for you; please keep us informed of your service as much as you can. God be with you!

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:24 pm
by bigsleepj
Bakura Fan wrote:Not fixing them or anything...but computer stuff dealing with intelligence...feedign false info to enemies....recovering lost information...networking computers and secure lines for the president and his contacts...those are a few of the descriptions...

Erm, I'm not sure it was a good idea to post all of this in an open forum .... but congratulations on your decision!!! I wish you only the best of luck. :thumb: May you make your country and family proud.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:31 pm
by bakura_fan
ah..but you realize I didn't give the actual names of the courses. Also..they told me what things were classified and what weren't...so don't worry...but if my air force buddy on here thinks I should edit...I will.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:39 pm
by inkhana
I pray that it all goes well for you. ^^

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:40 pm
by Slater
sw33t job!

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:47 pm
by Alice
You're my hero. n______n

PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:53 pm
by bakura_fan
Thanks guys.

oh yeah...
since i already have my AA degree...after basic training I'll automatically be an E3 *instead of starting off as an E1 like most*. So that means an automatic $300 pay raise for me. ^_^

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:14 am
by shooraijin
Good luck! (Speaking as an Air Force brat ... Dad was an O-3 before he left active duty).

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:29 am
by dragonshimmer
Kudos to you, miss :) You're my hero too.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:19 am
by termyt
Off you go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun;
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun! (Give 'er the gun now!)
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,
Off with one helluva roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!

May God bless you and keep you safe.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:22 am
by Scribs
Hey, thats awsome! Its great to hear about people going off to help the country.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:57 am
by bakura_fan
[quote="termyt"]Off you go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun]
lol. I have one of those dancing hamsters that sings that. ^_^

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:05 pm
by mitsuki lover
My twin cousins Joan and Jan were in the Air Force a long time ago.If you had
been in when they were you would have had to salute them because they were
nurses.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:08 pm
by Kawaiikneko
That's great! Its wonderful that you're going to serve our country. Are you allowed to tell us what job you get when you find out or is it confidential?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:11 pm
by ice122985
you said you got your AA. what is that? besides that, congrats!! you'll do us all proud.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:33 pm
by meboeck
Congrats! My dad was in Air Force intelligence during the Cold War. He is still a major in the reserves these days. Good luck!

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:46 pm
by Eriana
bakura_fan wrote:today I just swore into the Air Force. I've been working towards this and I'm proud of the descision I have made. My top 4 job choices deal with electronics. Not fixing them or anything...but computer stuff dealing with intelligence...feedign false info to enemies....recovering lost information...networking computers and secure lines for the president and his contacts...those are a few of the descriptions...The earliest i'll find out which job I get is the 23rd of this month. I will also find out when between January 31 2006 and september 13 2006 I will go to basic training. Thought I should give you guys a heads up. Any questions?


Good for you! Thank you for your bravery and may God keep His hand on you at all times! ^_~*

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:32 pm
by Lunis
:o Woah! Go Teej! *o*/

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:37 pm
by Eriana
I could never join the army. To chicken. ^^;;;
Not to mention to young.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:48 pm
by Sonic_13
hahaha have you been watching the blue angels lately? :P hahaha i'm kidding!

congratulations and awesome choice! I wish you the best of luck =)

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:49 pm
by Eriana
I'm not sure I get that joke...^^;;;

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:40 pm
by bakura_fan
AA degree. Associate of arts...I don't have a highschool diploma...but I have a college one. ^_^ It's the degree right below a BA. So I've done 2 years of college.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:42 pm
by Yojimbo
Sonic_13 wrote:hahaha have you been watching the blue angels lately? :P hahaha i'm kidding!

congratulations and awesome choice! I wish you the best of luck =)


Blue Angels are the Navy, the Thunderbirds are the Air Force.:P

Good for you bakura fan I'm sure you'll do our nation proud. My Grandpa was in the Army Air Corps when it became the Air Force all the way through Korea.

There are lots of Army and Marines in my family, my Navy cousin is the black sheep. I've planned on joining the Army for years. I was so psyched on joining the Army Reserve while doing ROTC next year but then I realized how much of a strain that would put on me. Coming back from drills on a Sunday night then having ROTC drills the next morning and class... So I can stand to wait four years for active duty, while doing ROTC and school. Then it's PSYOPS or Civil Affairs for me, nitty gritty stuff.:grin:

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:55 pm
by Lynx
Yay bakura_fan!!!! You'll do great!!! I'll be praying for ya!

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:26 pm
by The Doctor
Bakura_Fan,

Thank you ever so much for deciding to serve your country like this. You don't know how much it means to us.

My grandpa was a Prisoner of War in World War 2 in the Pacific and he served his nation with honor. My family and I are proud to be called his descendants because of his service. We are grateful for his sacrifice to keep us free.

And now you as well join the same ranks as those who've fought and died for freedom; the servant-hearted. You are loved and we are grateful for your service. Our prayers are with you and may God shine His love through you to your fellow servicemen; and in times of war, to our enemies as well.

Be honored of who you have joined and were you are now. You are a member of the United States Armed Forces; a member of those forces across the world that have stood for freedom. I salute you bakura_fan.

:: salutes:: Make your anscestors proud. But don't worry about making God proud...if you're His daughter, He's proud of you already, and loves you forevermore...

PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:04 am
by bakura_fan
thank you all for your support. oh yeah. ^^, my dad and his uncle are Retired Marines...and my grandpa served in the Navy for a bit. I've sorta grown up around military stuff I guess you could say. I know that my dad served in Desert Storm and Vietnam. He worked in the office portion of it. One of the jobs I know he had was also in intelligence..,but he also had a not so fun job...sending letters home to the families of the desceased. ;-; After that he went into the reserves and joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department. Then he retired from that and we all moved away from CA to WA. ^_^

PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:50 am
by Kisa
Congrats! Being a Navy brat though, I have to say you shoulda joined the Navy ^_^

PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:07 am
by termyt
bakura_fan wrote:lol. I have one of those dancing hamsters that sings that. ^_^

Woah. That's one tough hamster.

I spent four years in Air Force Jr ROTC in high school, so I say you picked very well!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:01 am
by livewire
Good luck!!!!
=)
I think it is wonderful that you have chosen to serve...
There are many military people in my family, too....my Dada was a Seabee in the Navy....several of my cousins are in the army....
Good luck and may God bless you!