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My dad went through that same decision when he was about to graduate college. He had done a full tour of ROTC and he could pick which service to join. He went to each recruiter and it was quickly down to just Navy or Air Force. Discussing it with an Air Force friend he realized 6 months on a ship (in 1952 era) or flying home to sleep in his own bed most nights was an easy choice for him.
He spent 26 years in the USAF as a pilot. The Air Force did indeed steal my daddy for over a year during the capture of the Pueblo. He was stationed in South Korea during that mess. That was his only remote duty where the family was not allowed. He did have many TDY deployments but those were usually just a few weeks or so.
He visited just about every non communist country on the planet except Australia. He was actually the Pilot in Command about to taxi to the end of the runway when that mission was canceled. He was the first person to land a C-124 on Pango Pango. He visited virtually every island with a military presence in the Pacific.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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