Time to hang up the hat. Decided (with a bit of help from a non-vol 1 year remote orders) to punch out of the Air Force. I've been at it for 21 years and its time to move on. No sense in staying in any longer.
Retirement date is set for 1 Oct 2007. Now I have to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I thought the military life would never end but seems all good things must come to an end.
Have a couple of things on my side. 21 years as an aircraft mechanic, degree in aviation technology, TS clearance and no children to take care of. They are all grown up.
I know I want to live somewhere on the East side of the Mississippi river. Tired of being away from my mother/father, brothers/sisters and niece/nephews for so long. Time to get back closer to the family and enjoy the remainder of our lifes together.
Where to go from here.............................
Cross your fingers that you don't get stop-lossed and yanked right back in?
There's so much more dependence on high-tech aircraft and drones now, and so few qualified new incoming sorts that it could be that they can't afford to let you go.
Hope that doesn't happen.
I'd prefer to stay outside of the beltway as far as jobs go in the DC area. I'm gonna hit up some job fairs here around the base and see whats out there. Now, to finish my degree and resumes.
Good plan. Upon retiring, I was told to take my TS/SCI and head for DC, and continue doing more of God's Work for SAIC/NSA/CIA/State Department/Pentagon. I did some digging, talked to a couple friends who had recently been re-assigned to the Pentagon and NSA, and realized I just couldn't force myself to head for the agencies inside the beltway. The commute, cost of housing, cost of living, it all was just more than I was willing to put my wife and I through.
If you've got your A&P, I understand Scaled Composites is hiring every now and again. That would be fun.
If you've got your A&P, I understand Scaled Composites is hiring every now and again. That would be fun.
Now that would be a sweet job!
The end of the road? If you look at it a different way, its just the beginning!
Have a couple of things on my side. 21 years as an aircraft mechanic, degree in aviation technology, TS clearance and no children to take care of. They are all grown up.
Where to go from here.............................
Any experience or interest in rotary wing aviation? We're (Sikorsky) hiring.
I got drawn for unit #9 19-25 Oct.
Kick ass! I'll PM you my cell phone number on THR.
I got drawn for unit #9 19-25 Oct.
As for rotary, no experience. Have 2 years in Flight Safety and 20 in fixed wing aircraft. A&P will be done by retirement date of 1 Oct.
Well, PM if you're ever interested. We're always looking for more folks with an avn background and we're very rapidly expanding. Hard to find good folks with lots of experience.