Newbie From Florida

[Retired Srage]

New guy from Panama City Florida, joined to learn more about a rifle I have, and see there are some PH Gurus on here.

I'm retired Air Force, did almost 23 years before medical issues forced me into retirement.

I'm a Military Surplus weapons collector at heart, but have a mix of milsurps and commercial weapons totalling 64 guns and 1 parts kit as of now.

 

[yamoon]

Welcome, I just found this site a few days ago, but it is rapidly becoming the one I visit first. 4 years in 62 to 66. F105 weapons control. 1 year at Lowry Denver In school, 3 years Nellis Las Vegas I had it rough.The ones I worked on are rusting in the jungle.
Mike in Kansas

 

[Retired Srage]

Welcome, I just found this site a few days ago, but it is rapidly becoming the one I visit first. 4 years in 62 to 66. F105 weapons control. 1 year at Lowry Denver In school, 3 years Nellis Las Vegas I had it rough.The ones I worked on are rusting in the jungle.
Mike in Kansas

My dad did Aircraft Maintenance in the AF 62-88, my father in law did Weapons in the AF 72-92, I did Aircrew Life Support in the AF 86-08 and my bother did Combat Communications in the AF 96-16. Then my oldest did Legal Administration in the Marines 07-17.

My dad worked on a few different birds over his 26 years. His assignments.

Lackland AFB Texas Basic Training 62-62
Sheppard AFB Texas Tech School 62-63
Soesterberg AB Holland 63-65 F-102s
Tyndall AFB Florida 65-67 F-106s and T-33s, was a tow target operator on the T-33
Tan Son Nhut AB Vietnam 67–68 F-4s
Hill AFB Utah 68-69 F-4 RAM Team
Sheppard AFB Texas 69-71 Instructor
Erding AB Germany 71-72 F-102s
Zaragoza AB Spain 72–75 F-4s
Mountain Home AFB Idaho 75-77 F-111s
Kadena AB Okinawa 77–80 F-4s
Homestead AFB Florida 80–82 F-4s
Spangdahlem AB Germany 82–85 F-4s
George AFB California 85–88 F-4s

My assignments.

86-86 Lackland AFB, Texas (Basic Training)
86-86 Chanute AFB, Illinois (Tech School)
86-88 George AFB, California
88-92 Rhein Main AB, Germany
92-92 Columbus AFB, Mississippi
92-96 Tyndall AFB, Florida
96-00 Duke Field, Florida
00-01 Kessler AFB, Mississippi
01-08 Duke Field, Florida

 

[Jagged77]

Welcome to the forum

 

[maximus otter]

Welcome on board, from a UK where the temperature seems to be rising to Florida levels this week!

maximus otter

 

[bullet chucker]

Welcome to the site.

BC.

 

[wytonpjs]

Welcome

Twenty-six years in uniform in the RAF and now in my 24th year in the MOD as a Civil Servant (GS14). 7 Sep 26 marks the 50th anniversary on my commissioning scroll

 

[Nettle573]

Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you will find a wealth of knowledge and advice here!

 

[yamoon]

My dad did Aircraft Maintenance in the AF 62-88, my father in law did Weapons in the AF 72-92, I did Aircrew Life Support in the AF 86-08 and my bother did Combat Communications in the AF 96-16. Then my oldest did Legal Administration in the Marines 07-17.

My dad worked on a few different birds over his 26 years. His assignments.

Lackland AFB Texas Basic Training 62-62
Sheppard AFB Texas Tech School 62-63
Soesterberg AB Holland 63-65 F-102s
Tyndall AFB Florida 65-67 F-106s and T-33s, was a tow target operator on the T-33
Tan Son Nhut AB Vietnam 67–68 F-4s
Hill AFB Utah 68-69 F-4 RAM Team
Sheppard AFB Texas 69-71 Instructor
Erding AB Germany 71-72 F-102s
Zaragoza AB Spain 72–75 F-4s
Mountain Home AFB Idaho 75-77 F-111s
Kadena AB Okinawa 77–80 F-4s
Homestead AFB Florida 80–82 F-4s
Spangdahlem AB Germany 82–85 F-4s
George AFB California 85–88 F-4s

My assignments.

86-86 Lackland AFB, Texas (Basic Training)
86-86 Chanute AFB, Illinois (Tech School)
86-88 George AFB, California
88-92 Rhein Main AB, Germany
92-92 Columbus AFB, Mississippi
92-96 Tyndall AFB, Florida
96-00 Duke Field, Florida
00-01 Kessler AFB, Mississippi
01-08 Duke Field, Florida

Your father and I were at Lackland the same year, I reported Jan 8, 1962.

 

[Retired Srage]

Your father and I were at Lackland the same year, I reported Jan 8, 1962.

You beat by a few months, he went in after HS graduation in Jun 62.

Irony for you though, my Basic Training start date was 9 Jan 1986, one day short of 24 years after you.

 

[yamoon]

I had no skills when I graduated from high school in 61, couldn’t find a good job, so I enlisted. The air force taught me electronics and the early computers, when I got out I had no problem getting a good job. The best 4 years I ever spent, I will always be grateful for what they gave me.

 

[12gsnapcaps]

Welcome mate!

 

[Tim.243]

I had no skills when I graduated from high school in 61, couldn’t find a good job, so I enlisted. The air force taught me electronics and the early computers, when I got out I had no problem getting a good job. The best 4 years I ever spent, I will always be grateful for what they gave me.

My School (Essex) UK had 2 Colchester Student Lathes, A forge, motor engineering section (stripping engines carbs points distributor's)
Pottery wheels x 2 kilns and a dark room, language room (French/German)
This was just a Secondary Modern School (run by the State) but set many of us to go from leaving into a good job as they recognized what was needed.

 

[Retired Srage]

I had no skills when I graduated from high school in 61, couldn’t find a good job, so I enlisted. The air force taught me electronics and the early computers, when I got out I had no problem getting a good job. The best 4 years I ever spent, I will always be grateful for what they gave me.

Growing up in a household with strict military discipline, by the time I graduated high school, I was already trained to be a GI. In fact a few days after arriving at Basic, I figured it out, it was just like home, just a different dad now, but the same rules.