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Originally Posted by Snapper33
Dude, you live in Poway. USN and USMC and USGC everywhere, how in the world did you son decide to go USAF?
Oh, by-the-way, I do not dislike the USAF...those boys taught me how to fly Herks. If I had it to do all over again I would join the USCG or USAF specifically to fly A-10, the most badarse attack plane of the jet age. Flame suit on.
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I grew up in San Diego and dreamed of flying F-14s. You know the skies over San Diego were filled with F-14s and A4s in the 70s & 80s. I tried to convince him, but he's wanted to go to the AF Academy since he knew what it was. He's an officer in CAP here in San Diego, working on the Spatz Award (highest in CAP). As you know, CAP is the AF Aux, so he's hooked (not literally). I've tried to tell him that the Navy has more planes, etc. The best pilots are in the Navy. Doesn't work, he's set on the AF. I think he can do it. He's got a 4.0 + gpa, CAP and working on his pilot's license, glider license and I know a place where he can fly King Airs and Citations prior to military flight training (my company), so, yep I'm stoked as you can see, sorry to hi jack the thread. He's 16 by the way.
Actually, I have trained and worked with both Navy and AF pilots and there is a distinct difference but that's a different discussion. I have the utmost respect for all of you. I am in aviation, but on the corporate side, not military. The Clinton era wasn't very forgiving on low gpa's trying to get into the military.