Joining the USAF!!!! Anyone in the Air Force stationed in Hawaii? Whats your MOS? How many bases are there out there? Hows life?

 

im not in the AF but life in hawaii is purty awesome! The AF base is pretty laid back.

 

Good luck getting your first set of orders here

 

yeah good luck who promised you hawaii? or did you mean alaska

 

I was there for 4.5 Years at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. 6 months is awesome, anything more than that gets to be pretty painful. There is 704863147963197469214914 military dudes there on 20+ military bases and in general the locals hate you. Enjoy.

Oh yeah, save your money if you plan on ever seeing your family, flights are stupid expensive. Watch out for a half black kid people call "Smiley" that rides, tell him Adam says hey if you see him

 

Ha ha.. well thanks for the info.. Noone told me hawaii.. I was just wonderin.. but f-u-c-k it.. I just wanna get the hell outta cincinnati! I need a break.. I would like to get stationed somewhere warm.. lol.. please no alaska!
Anyways. I take my ASVAB this monday.. I need at least a 70.. i think I will be able to get it.. Any helpful hints on that.. or just go take it..
One question I do have.. I was told that if I sign for 6 years I will start out of tech school,as a E-3.. Is this worth it? More money each month and Higher rank.. sounds good to me! Let me know.. and thanks again! later:YEAH

 

DO NOT SIGN FOR 6 YEARS!!! 2 extra years is a long damn time to be stuck if you hate it.

 

Yeah i wouldn't do 6 I signed for 5 but i got 7k outta the deal.

 

Was it hard for you to find a job in the field you wanted when you got out?

 

**** yes, it's still hard, I was an Artillery Scout Observer, and "Killing people" doesn't do a whole ton on a resume, even with my 3.5 years of teaching.

 

Can anyone tell me how big of a difference comin out of tech school a E3 verses an E1? Thanks!

 

2 ranks and about $300 a month

http://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp

 

Thanks Bro.. I was talkin to this dude last night that just finished with the navy.. he was tellin me that i should hold out for the job I want and See if i can get more money.. He also told me that there easier ways to get higher ranks out of tech school... Like tests and ****.. Is this true.. I would like to get the highest rank possible right off the bat.. He also told me that people in intel jobs almost always come out an E4 cause the tech school is so long? From peoples experience, is that true?

 

What other ways are there to get up the ranks? I know the Air Force is probably different from other branches.. was just wondering.. I take my ASVAB today at 430..

 

Yeah some jobs have advancement when you get out of the associated school.

 

Well I do Comm's and the field i want to do i've only had 1yr experience. Im kinda worried about getting out