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Well, it sounds like I gotta combo of BradM and CJs dad in me! I came in with aspirations of being a PJ during 9/11, but a medical snafu landed me in Acft maintenance. I’m a Flying Crew Chief (“flight mechanic”) on the C17, and pretty much spent most of my time between the Middle East and Antarctica. I actually kept more of my gear and personnal belongings in Germany and Turkey than I did here! lol
And yes, basic at Lackland is an absolute cake walk. I think I lost more muscle and endurnace in basic than I gained. I couldn’t believe the guys cryin and wanting out or faking injuries! Most of them were fresh from high school and probably never left the house though.
BradM, I probably work with a few guys you know then. We’ve gotta couple that have been there since the 60’s and 70’s.
quote ogre:BradM, I probably work with a few guys you know then. We’ve gotta couple that have been there since the 60’s and 70’s.Are the active duty or ARTS? I assume ARTS since they’ve been there so long. So you’re a C-17 guy – how do you like it. When I retired from the Air Force in December 1986, I went to work for McDonnell Douglas as a Senior Logistics Engineer and Maintainability Engineer. I developed maintenance procedures for the TOD on the C-17. At first I was assigned to Missions Systems (rails, doors. etc.). Had a lot of problems to iron out in that system. I don’t know if they ever got totally “maintenance friendly” after I left. I also done some hydraulic system work. I was only on the C-17 for a year or so, then went over to the commercial side (MD-11), more $$$. I eventually ended up with Lockheed in Marietta, GA on the the F-22.
Civvies and ARTs…George Graham, Larry Daughtry, Gary Davis, Will Thompson, Bob Ackerman and Dave McCarroll are the first that came to mind. I’m sure if I set down and thought about it, there’d be more.
C17s aren’t bad. They’re relatively Mx friendly and you really don’t get to dirty wrenchin on them. They have a few flaws and the integral jacking system needed to change a tire kinda sucks, but they’re reliable as a brick, fun to ride in and they’re always doing block upgrades fixing items Boeing deems necessary.
The names don’t ring a bell. But, remember, I retired from the AF just over 20 years ago. I’m glad the C-17 is Mx friendly. I know I and many other maintainability and logistics engineers constantly pounded on the design engineers to make design changes for the better.
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I am new to the forum. My name is Jamie and I am a Phase A certified KM instructor at Krav Maga Nantucket.Re: CMON OVER AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF- DON’T BE SHY 🙂
Welcome Jamie :wav:. Great seeing more instructors come out and post thumbsup
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Jamie, why are you always whupping up on poor ol’ Steve?
Inquiring minds want to know…
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quote stevetuna:Jamie, why are you always whupping up on poor ol’ Steve?Inquiring minds want to know…
Because I am afraid of you.
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Greetings all. Al from Dublin Ireland, new to the forum and new to the system.
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quote Aldub:Greetings all. Al from Dublin Ireland, new to the forum and new to the system.Welcome Aboard Al!! Another newbie – cool :D. Please make yourself at home. I’ve recently started back myself after hubby and I being gone awhle.
If you’ve got questions, please feel free to ask. I warn ya though. KM will rear up pain in places you didn’t know there WOULD be
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quote mara_jade:KM will rear up pain in places you didn’t know there WOULD be
Tell me about it. I’ve been training at KMLI in Hicksville for about 5 months and I still get sore in places I didn’t know I had.
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quote LI Kraver:Tell me about it. I’ve been training at KMLI in Hicksville for about 5 months and I still get sore in places I didn’t know I had.Hey, another newbie! Sorry if I missed you earlier. Y”all are coming out of the woodwork – cool and welcome:D
Hubby and I got back into training Monday night – Cardio Kettlebell. OMG you wanna talk a whoopingrazz. Tweaked my back dangit and the weight wasn’t even what I used to use. Geez, tallk about out of shape but that’s ok. Gotta start someplacethumbsup
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Wow, I’ve been logging in and viewing the instructor info but some how skipped the forum. Well a bit of an intro, I am in the USAF, currently a HAZMAT instructor. Just got certified as a Krav Maga L.E. and Military instructor in Sept. Been teaching my fellow troops and it’s going great. Looking to branch out to the S.A. area and get certified to teach the civilian aspect of Krav Maga.
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